Patent attributes
A method is provided for partitioning data into packets, where each packet has a type k selected from a set of packet types, and a length Lk, in bytes, of payload data. The method includes steps of: determining an expected successful transmit time Ek, for packets of type k, for each of the set of packet types; choosing an optimum packet type for which the value Ek/Lk is a minimum; and partitioning the payload data into packets of the optimum packet type. The method is enhanced by computing a bit error rate (BER) from the retransmission rate for single packet type and using the BER to compute retransmission rates for packets of the remaining types. The method is further enhanced by computing transition tables in advance and using the transition tables to select an optimum packet type.
