| CPC H04L 5/0053 (2013.01) [H04L 1/0003 (2013.01); H04L 1/1854 (2013.01); H04L 1/189 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A method for a communication device capable of simultaneous transmission and reception, wherein the method is for transmission of a packet comprising a header and a payload, the method comprising the communication device:
transmitting at least a part of the header;
monitoring receipt of a header acknowledgement signal;
when absence of the header acknowledgement signal is detected, interrupting the transmission of the packet and scheduling the packet for retransmission; and
when a header acknowledgement signal is received and includes an indication of a recommended packet modulation and coding scheme, using the recommended packet modulation and coding scheme for transmission of a subsequent packet.
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