InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 8,824,476
Wang , et al. September 2, 2014

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Method and apparatus for medium access control in-order delivery


Abstract
Method and apparatus for MAC in-order delivery are disclosed. The MAC in-order delivery may be activated per-connection and may be negotiated at connection setup. The MAC in-order delivery either for non-ARQ connections or ARQ connections may be performed by using HARQ packet ordering information. Alternatively, the MAC in-order delivery may be performed using a sequence number (SN) field at the MAC PDU level or using an SN field at the MAC SDU level. For a connection that has MAC in-order delivery disabled, the MAC PDU may not include an SN field, and an SN field may be included in a MAC extended header or a MAC sub-header when needed.


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Inventors: Wang; Lei (San Diego, CA), Zeira; Eldad M. (Huntington, NY)
Applicant: Name City State Country Type

Wang; Lei
Zeira; Eldad M.
San Diego
Huntington
CA
NY
US
US

Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 12/872,162
Filed: August 31, 2010

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Prior Publication Data

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Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20110051669 A1 Mar 3, 2011


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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
61238935 Sep 1, 2009


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Current U.S. Class: 370/394 ; 370/395.4; 370/447; 370/465
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04L 12/413 (20060101); H04J 3/16 (20060101

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