Deadline dependent coding-a framework for wireless real-time communication

A framework for real-time communication over a wireless channel is proposed. The concept of deadline dependent coding (DDC), previously suggested by the authors, is further developed using soft decision decoding of block codes to maximize the probability of delivering information before a given deadline. The strategy of DDC is to combine different coding and decoding methods with automatic repeat request (ARQ) in order to fulfil the application requirements. These requirements are formulated as two Quality of Service (QoS) parameters: deadline (t_DL) and probability of correct delivery before the deadline (P_d), leading to a probabilistic view of real-time communication. An application can negotiate these QoS parameters with the DDC protocol, thus creating a flexible and dependable scheme.©2000 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.