METHOD FOR INTERPRETING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REQUEST / REPEAT FUNCTIONALITY (HARQ) ON A WIRELESS NETWORK, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER-READY MEMORY

摘要

harq use for uplink leases received in wireless communications systems and methodologies are described and facilitate harq use in system access communications. a harq entity is provided and manages a plurality of harq processes that can typically use new data indicators (ndi) to determine when the data received is a new transmission or a retransmission. for resource grants, the harq entity can determine whether the communication is a new transmission or retransmission based on the type of message that contains the grant. additionally, an address comprised within the message, a previous use of the harq process, and / or the like can additionally be used to determine whether the message is a new transmission or retransmission. once determined, the harq entity can provide the message to the appropriate harq process together with the indication of the new transmission or retransmission.