ASSISTANCE SIGNALING FOR RADIO LINK CONTROL RETRANSMISSIONS: abstract simplified (17997652)
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described in this abstract. The techniques involve sending an indication from an upper layer to a lower layer at a transmitting device. This indication helps the lower layer determine whether a packet should be transmitted as an initial transmission or as a retransmission. Based on this determination, the lower layer then decides on a transmission process for sending the packet. The transmitting device then transmits the packet according to the chosen transmission process. By allowing the lower layer to identify the type of transmission needed, it can adjust the transmission process to increase the likelihood of the packet being received by a receiving device or to reduce unnecessary overhead.