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US8995328B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995328-B2
Application numberUS-201113521809-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 13, 2011
Priority dateSep 24, 2009
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A method including sending a multicast packet to a cluster of recipients; receiving information indicating receiving status relating to the multicast packet from individual members of the cluster of recipients; and initiating intracluster retransmission of said multicast packet by sending to the cluster of recipients collective information about the receiving statuses of the members of the cluster of recipients.

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We claim: 1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a user equipment, information defining acknowledgement feedback resources for a cluster; receiving, by the user equipment, a multicasted packet from a multicast transmitter; determining, by the user equipment, reception status for the packet; responsive to the reception status being positive, transmitting, by the user equipment, in a positive acknowledgement phase of a cluster, a positive acknowledgement to the multicast transm…

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What does patent US8995328B2 cover?
A method including sending a multicast packet to a cluster of recipients; receiving information indicating receiving status relating to the multicast packet from individual members of the cluster of recipients; and initiating intracluster retransmission of said multicast packet by sending to the cluster of recipients collective information about the receiving statuses of the members of the clus…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Li Zhenhong, Zou Wei, Wang Haifeng, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/1868. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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