InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 7,715,318
Haghighat , et al. May 11, 2010

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Communication apparatus and method using forward error correcting statistics for adaptive modulation feedback


Abstract
Methods and apparatus for wireless communications systems provide adaptive modulation feedback to enhance wireless communications for wireless stations that use forward error correcting (FEC) by basing the adaptive modulation feedback on FEC statistics.


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Inventors: Haghighat; Afshin (Pierrefonds, CA), Pouliot; Louis E. (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 11/211,239
Filed: August 25, 2005

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Current U.S. Class: 370/235 ; 370/232; 455/69
Current International Class: H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04B 7/14 (20060101); H04L 1/20 (20060101)
Field of Search: 455/69