CPC H04L 1/1819 (2013.01) | 16 Claims |
1. A method for implementing an automatic retransmission function, comprising:
sending, by a first station, a first message, wherein the first message carries automatic retransmission enable information and the automatic retransmission enable information is used for instructing that the automatic retransmission function be enabled or disabled;
in response to the automatic retransmission enable information instructing that the automatic retransmission function be enabled, sending, by the first station, at least one of the following time information: duration in which the automatic retransmission function is enabled or information about calculation of the duration, or time at which the automatic retransmission function is disabled;
wherein the duration in which the automatic retransmission function is enabled or the information about the calculation of the duration is used for instructing that timekeeping start from start time at which the automatic retransmission function is enabled and the automatic retransmission function be disabled when the duration ends; and
wherein the time information is contained in the first message or in a second message sent by the first station.
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