Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating retransmission of data packets in a packet radio communication system that utilizes a feedback acknowledgement scheme

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, for a frame-formatted radio communication system. Coordination is provided between MAC and RLP layers of a sending station through use of apparatus embodied at the MAC layer of the sending station. Also, apparatus is provided at a receiving station to reduce the generation of RLP layer NAK during segmented RLP frame retransmissions.