QUALCOMM Incorporated
NETWORK CODING BASED ON FEEDBACK

Abstract:

A transmitter may be configured to determine a coding rate at which to encode data packets based on a quantity of encoded packets used by a receiver for recovery of one data packet. The transmitter may be further configured to transmit a set of encoded packets generated at the coding rate to the receiver. The receiver may be configured to receive, from the transmitter, encoded packets carrying a set of data packets encoded at a coding rate. The receiver may be further configured to transmit, to the transmitter, feedback indicating a quantity of a set of the encoded packets used for recovery of one data packet of the set of data packets. The receiver may be further configured to receive, from the transmitter, other encoded packets carrying another set of data packets encoded at another coding rate.