Author: claimsbot

1. A circuit arrangement for transmitting both
single-ended logic-level-based data signals and clock signals, and
differential data signals and clock signals
between at least one transmission arrangement assignable to at least one data source and at least one receiving arrangement assignable to at least one data sink
in the form of at least one common signal stream serializing the single-ended, logic-level-based data and clock signals and the differential data and clock signals andor
in the form of at least one signal stream, which comprises both the differential data and clock signals and single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals,
wherein the circuit arrangement comprises at least one multiplexer and at least one binary PulseWidthModulation converter.
2. The circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the common signal stream can be transmitted via at least one optical medium.
3. The circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the signal stream comprising both the differential data signals and clock signals and the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals can be transmitted via at least one electrical or galvanic link.
4. The circuit arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the electrical or galvanic link
in the transmission arrangement has assigned to it at least one transmissionreceiving module and
in the receiving arrangement has assigned to it at least one transmissionreceiving module, by means of which the signal stream comprising both the differential data and clock signals and the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals can be deliveredreceived.
5. The circuit arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the transmissionreceiving module comprises:
the at least one multiplexer for serializing the differential data and clock signals and the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals
the at least one binary PulseWidthModulation converter downstream of the multiplex for changing the serialized signal stream from a binary NonReturn-toZero format into a pulse-width-modulated format,
at least one line driver downstream of the binary PulseWidthModulation converter and
at least one terminating resistor downstream of the line driver.
6. The circuit arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the transmissionreceiving module comprises:
at least one differential amplifier downstream of the terminating resistor for subtracting at least two signals separated by the terminating resistor;
at least one PulseWidthModulation binary converter downstream of the differential amplifier for changing from pulse-width-modulated format into binary NonReturn-toZero format and
at least one demultiplexer downstream of the PulseWidthModulation binary converter for deserializing into the differential data and clock signals and the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals.
7. The circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the transmission arrangement comprises:
at least one input for the data and clock signals,
at least one transmission interface logic downstream of the input for picking up the data and clock signals,
at least one serializer downstream of the transmission interface logic for generating the common signal stream,
at least one clock generator provided downstream of a clock module of the transmission interface logic, upstream of the serializer and for generating at least one reference clock,
at least one output driver downstream of the serializer and
at least one output downstream of the output driver for transmitting the common signal stream to the receiving arrangement.
8. The circuit arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the serializer comprises:
at least one framer downstream of the transmission interface logic for generating at least one frame recognizable in the receiving arrangement for the common signal stream as well as
at least one multiplexer downstream of the framer for generating the common signal stream.
9. The circuit arrangement according to claim 8, wherein both the single-ended, logic-level-based data signals and the differential data signals can be applied to the framer and in that the framer, by means of at least one coder, embeds the differential data signals in the stream of the single-ended, logic-level-based data signals.
10. The circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the receiving arrangement comprises:
at least one input for the common signal stream transmitted by the transmission arrangement,
at least one input amplifier for picking up the common signal stream,
at least one clock and data recovery unit for recovering the data signals and clock signals from the common signal stream,
at least one clock module of at least one receiving interface logic downstream of the clock and data recovery unit,
at least one deserializer downstream of the clock and data recovery unit for re-parallelizing the data signals and for assigning the re-parallelized data signals to the receiving interface logic and
at least one output downstream of the receiving interface logic for the data signals and clock signals.
11. The circuit arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the deserializer comprises:
at least one demultiplexer downstream of the clock and data recovery unit for re-parallelizing the data signals as well as
at least one deframer downstream of the demultiplexer for assigning the re-parallelized data signals to the receiving interface logic.
12. The circuit arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the deframer separates the differential data signals by means of at least one decoder from the single-ended, logic-level-based data signals and assigns the re-parallelized data signals to the respective data lines.
13. A method for transmitting both
single-ended logic-level-based data signals and clock signals, and
differential data and clock signals,
between at least one transmission arrangement assignable to at least one data source and at least one receiving arrangement assignable to at least one data sink
in the form of at least one common signal stream serializing the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals and the differential data and clock signals and
in the form of at least one signal stream on full-duplex basis, comprising both the differential data and clock signals and single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals.
14. The method according to one of claim 13, wherein the differential data and clock signals and the single-ended logic-level-based data and clock signals are scanned at different frequencies.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An ATR-probe, comprising:
a housing having an inner space with a media opening opening to outside of said housing, wherein said media opening is surrounded by an annular sealing surface;
a transparent radiation guiding body closing said media opening and having two planparallel surfaces, between which light can be guided by means of total reflection, at least one sensitive section of a first surface of said planparallel surfaces is positioned in alignment with said media opening and can be contacted through said media opening with a medium to be measured, wherein said at least one sensitive section of said first surface is bordered by a sealing ring, which is arranged between said first surface and said sealing surface, wherein said transparent radiation guiding body is supported from said inner space by a support body;
transmission light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing; and
receiving light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing, wherein:
light from said transmission light conductors can be coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body from the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section;
adjoining said surface of said first planparallel surfaces, a first inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it hits first on a second surface of said planparallel surfaces, and can be guided in said radiation guiding body between said two planparallel surfaces by means of further total reflections; adjoining said first surface, opposite to said first inclined deflection surface, a second inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light guided between said two planparallel surfaces by means of total reflection impinges and is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it can then, on the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section, be coupled out of said transparent radiation guiding body and into said receiving light conductors; said first and said second inclined deflection surfaces are arranged in said inner space of said housing outside of the region surrounded by said sealing ring;
the coupled light is not collimated; and
the effective area of said transmission light conductors, from which light is coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body, is smaller than the effective area of said receiving light conductors, into which light from said transparent radiation guiding body is coupled.
2. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, further comprises:
a support body comprises a ferrule, in which end sections of said light conductors are guided, in order to position and to orient said light conductors with respect to said transparent radiation guiding body.
3. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
between end faces of said light conductors and said second surface of said transparent radiation guiding body, a separation of at least 20 \u03bcm, preferably at least 60 \u03bcm, and especially preferably at least 100 \u03bcm is provided.
4. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 3, wherein:
the separation is set via a spacing body, which is arranged between said support body and said transparent radiation guiding body.
5. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 4, wherein:
said spacing body has a rough surface on its side facing said transparent radiation guiding body.
6. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 3, wherein:
said support body has on its surface facing said transparent radiation guiding body protrusions, with which the separation between said second surface of said transparent radiation guiding body and said end faces of said light conductors is defined.
7. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
said transparent radiation guiding body is monolithic and comprises diamond, sapphire or ZnSe.
8. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
said transmission light conductors and said receiving light conductors include silver halide fibers or chalcogenide fibers.
9. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a dispersive element, which includes, for example, a graduated filter, a grating or an interferometer.
10. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
said second surface extends to the outer edge of said transparent radiation guiding body, so that said second surface overlaps with said first and said second deflection surfaces.
11. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
adjoining said second surface and at least partially aligned with said first inclined deflection surface is a first refracting surface, which is inclined with respect to said second surface, and by which in-coupled light is refracted.
12. The ATR-probe as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:
a second refracting surface, which adjoins said second surface opposite to said first refracting surface, and which is arranged at least sectionally aligned with said second inclined deflection surface, and by which light to be out-coupled is refracted.
13. An ATR-probe, comprising:
a housing having an inner space with a media opening opening to outside of said housing, wherein said media opening is surrounded by an annular sealing surface;
a transparent radiation guiding body closing said media opening and having two planparallel surfaces, between which light can be guided by means of total reflection, at least one sensitive section of a first surface of said planparallel surfaces is positioned in alignment with said media opening and can be contacted through said media opening with a medium to be measured, wherein said at least one sensitive section of said first surface is bordered by a sealing ring, which is arranged between said first surface and said sealing surface, wherein said transparent radiation guiding body is supported from said inner space by a support body;
transmission light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing; and
receiving light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing, wherein:
light from said transmission light conductors can be coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body from the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section;
adjoining said surface of said first planparallel surfaces, a first inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it hits first on a second surface of said planparallel surfaces, and can be guided in said radiation guiding body between said two planparallel surfaces by means of further total reflections; adjoining said first surface, opposite to said first inclined deflection surface, a second inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light guided between said two planparallel surfaces by means of total reflection impinges and is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it can then, on the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section, be coupled out of said transparent radiation guiding body and into said receiving light conductors; said first and said second inclined deflection surfaces are arranged in said inner space of said housing outside of the region surrounded by said sealing ring;
the coupled light is not collimated;
the effective area of said transmission light conductors, from which light is coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body, is smaller than the effective area of said receiving light conductors, into which light from said transparent radiation guiding body is coupled; and
said first inclined surface and said transmission light conductors are positioned and oriented in such a manner that, at most, a negligible fraction F1 of the in-coupled light intensity hits an area of said first inclined surface, against which said sealing ring lies, before the first total reflection on said second surface or directly after the first total reflection on said second surface, wherein F1<0.2.
14. An ATR-probe, comprising:
a housing having an inner space with a media opening opening to outside of said housing, wherein said media opening is surrounded by an annular sealing surface;
a transparent radiation guiding body closing said media opening and having two planparallel surfaces, between which light can be guided by means of total reflection, at least one sensitive section of a first surface of said planparallel surfaces is positioned in alignment with said media opening and can be contacted through said media opening with a medium to be measured, wherein said at least one sensitive section of said first surface is bordered by a sealing ring, which is arranged between said first surface and said sealing surface, wherein said transparent radiation guiding body is supported from said inner space by a support body;
transmission light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing; and
receiving light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing, wherein:
light from said transmission light conductors can be coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body from the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section;
adjoining said surface of said first planparallel surfaces, a first inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it hits first on a second surface of said planparallel surfaces, and can be guided in said radiation guiding body between said two planparallel surfaces by means of further total reflections; adjoining said first surface, opposite to said first inclined deflection surface, a second inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light guided between said two planparallel surfaces by means of total reflection impinges and is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it can then, on the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section, be coupled out of said transparent radiation guiding body and into said receiving light conductors; said first and said second inclined deflection surfaces are arranged in said inner space of said housing outside of the region surrounded by said sealing ring;
the coupled light is not collimated;
the effective area of said transmission light conductors, from which light is coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body, is smaller than the effective area of said receiving light conductors, into which light from said transparent radiation guiding body is coupled; and
said second inclined surface and said receiving light conductors are positioned and oriented in such a manner that, at most, a negligible fraction F2 of the light intensity coupled out into said receiving light conductors hits an area of said first surface, against which said sealing ring lies, after the last total reflection on said second surface or directly before the last total reflection on said second surface, wherein F2<0.3.
15. An ATR-probe, comprising:
a housing having an inner space with a media opening opening to outside of said housing, wherein said media opening is surrounded by an annular sealing surface;
a transparent radiation guiding body closing said media opening and having two planparallel surfaces, between which light can be guided by means of total reflection, at least one sensitive section of a first surface of said planparallel surfaces is positioned in alignment with said media opening and can be contacted through said media opening with a medium to be measured, wherein said at least one sensitive section of said first surface is bordered by a sealing ring, which is arranged between said first surface and said sealing surface, wherein said transparent radiation guiding body is supported from said inner space by a support body;
transmission light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing; and
receiving light conductors, which extend in said inner space of said housing, wherein:
light from said transmission light conductors can be coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body from the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section;
adjoining said surface of said first planparallel surfaces, a first inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it hits first on a second surface of said planparallel surfaces, and can be guided in said radiation guiding body between said two planparallel surfaces by means of further total reflections; adjoining said first surface, opposite to said first inclined deflection surface, a second inclined deflection surface is provided, on which light guided between said two planparallel surfaces by means of total reflection impinges and is deflected by total reflection in such a manner, that it can then, on the side of said transparent radiation guiding body facing away from said at least one sensitive section, be coupled out of said transparent radiation guiding body and into said receiving light conductors; said first and said second inclined deflection surfaces are arranged in said inner space of said housing outside of the region surrounded by said sealing ring;
the coupled light is not collimated;
the effective area of said transmission light conductors, from which light is coupled into said transparent radiation guiding body, is smaller than the effective area of said receiving light conductors, into which light from said transparent radiation guiding body is coupled;
said first inclined surface and said transmission light conductors are positioned and oriented in such a manner that, at most, a negligible fraction F1 of the in-coupled light intensity hits an area of said first inclined surface, against which said sealing ring lies, before the first total reflection on said second surface or directly after the first total reflection on said second surface, wherein F1<0.2, and
said second inclined surface and said receiving light conductors are positioned and oriented in such a manner that, at most, a negligible fraction F2 of the light intensity coupled out into said receiving light conductors hits an area of said first surface, against which said sealing ring lies, after the last total reflection on said second surface or directly before the last total reflection on said second surface, wherein F2<0.3.

1. A method for analyzing a three-dimensional (3D) data volume, comprising:
receiving, from an analyst user, a selected position within the 3D data volume, wherein the 3D data Volume campuses field data
detecting, by a processor of a computer system, a pre-determined natural feature of the field data to be within a pre-determined range of the selected position;
generating, by the processor and in response to the detecting, a line segment within the 3D data volume based on a location of the pre-determined natural feature;
selecting a first hinge of a first hinged two-dimensional (2D) facet in a sequence of hinged 2D facets within the 3D data volume, wherein the sequence of hinged 2D facets correspond to a portion of the field data that is displayed on the sequence of hinged 2D facets:
generating, by the processor and based at least on the line segment and the first hinge, a first new 2D facet within the 3D data volume, and
displaying, to the analyst user, an additional portion of the field data corresponding to the first new 2D facet, wherein the additional portion of the field data is displayed on the first new 2D facet.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
further receiving, in response to the analyst user viewing the additional portion of the field data on the first new 2D facet, an input from the analyst user; and
generating an analysis result of the field data based at least on the input.
3. The method of claim 1,
wherein the selected position is received from the analyst user based on a user instruction to move the first hinge to the selected position,
wherein the first new 2D facet is bounded by the line segment and a second hinge of the first hinged 2D facet, and
wherein the method further comprises:
replacing the first hinge by the line segment; and
replacing the first hinged 2D facet by the first new 2D facet that is hinged using at least the second hinge.
4. The method of claim 3,
wherein the first binge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets.
5. The method of claim 3,
wherein the first hinge connects the first hinged 2D facet and a second hinged 2D facet of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the method further comprises:
replacing the second hinged 2D facet by a second new 2D facet that is bounded by the line segment and a third hinge of the second hinged 2D facet.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
appending the first new 2D facet to the sequence of hinged 2D facets,
wherein the first hinge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the first new 2D facet is hounded by the line segment and the end hinge.
7. The method of claim 1,
wherein the field data comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of measured data and simulation data of a subterranean formation,
8. A system for analyzing a three-dimensional (3D) data volume, comprising:
a data repository configured to store the 3D data volume;
a display device configured to selectively display the 3D data volume;
a computer processor; and
memory storing instructions executed by the computer processor, wherein the instructions comprise:
a field data analyzer configured to:
receive, from an analyst user, a selected position within the 3D data volume, wherein the 3D data volume comprises field data, and
detect a pre-determined natural feature of the field data to be within a pre-determined range of the selected position, and

a field data rendering module configured to:
generate, in response to the detecting, a line segment within the 3D data volume based on a location of the pre-determined natural feature,
select a first hinge of a first hinged two-dimensional (2D) facet in a sequence of hinged 2D facets within the 3D data volume, wherein the sequence of hinged 2D facets correspond to a portion of the field data that is displayed on the sequence of hinged 2D facets,
generate, based at least on the line segment and the first hinge, a first new 2D facet within the 3D data volume, and
select an additional portion of the field data corresponding to the first new 2D facet, wherein the additional portion of the field data is displayed on the first new 2D facet.
9. The system of claim 8, the field data analyzer further configured to:
further receive, in response to the analyst user viewing the additional portion of the field data on the first new 2D facet, an input from the analyst user; and
generate an analysis result of the field data based at least on the input.
10. The system of claim 8,
wherein the selected position is received from the analyst user based on a analyst user instruction to move the first hinge to the selected position,
wherein the first new 2D facet is bounded by the line segment and a second hinge of the first hinged 2D facet, and
wherein the instructions when executed by the computer processor further comprise functionality for:
replacing the first hinge by the line segment, and
replacing the first hinged 2D facet by the first new 2D facet that is hinged using at least the second hinge.
11. The system of claim 10,
wherein the first hinge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets.
12. The system of claim 10,
wherein the first hinge connects the first hinged 2D facet and a second hinged 2D facet of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the instructions when executed by the computer processor further comprise functionality for:
replacing the second hinged 2D facet by a second new 2D facet that is bounded by the line segment and a third hinge of the second hinged 2D facet.
13. The system of claim 8, the field data rendering module further configured to:
append the first new 2D facet to the sequence of hinged 2D facets,
wherein the first hinge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the first new 2D facet is bounded by the line segment and the end hinge.
14. The system of claim 1,
wherein the field data comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of measured data and simulation data of a. subterranean formation.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code for:
receiving, from an analyst user, a selected position within a three-dimensional (3D) data volume, wherein the 3D data volume comprises field data
detecting, by a processor of a computer system, a pre-determined natural feature of the field data to be within a pre-determined range of the selected position
generating, by the processor and in response to the detecting, a line segment within the 3D data volume based on a location of the pre-determined natural feature;
selecting a first hinge of a first hinged two-dimensional (2D) facet in a sequence of hinged 2D facets within the 3D data volume, wherein the sequence of hinged 2D facets correspond to a portion of the field data that is displayed on the sequence of hinged 2D facets;
generating, by the processor and based at least on the line segment and the first hinge, a first new 2D facet within the 3D data volume; and
displaying, to the analyst user, an additional portion of the field data corresponding to the first new 2D facet, wherein the additional portion of the field data is displayed on the first new 2D facet.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising computer readable program code for:
further receiving, in response to the analyst user viewing the additional portion of the field data on the first new 2D facet, an input from the analyst user: and
generating an analysis result of the field data based at least on the input.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15,
wherein the selected position is received from the analyst user based on a user instruction to move the first hinge to the selected position,
wherein the first new 2D facet is bounded by the line segment and a second hinge of the first hinged 2D facet, and
wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises computer readable program code for:
replacing the first hinge by the line segment; and
replacing the first hinged 2D facet by the first new 2D facet that is hinged using at least the second hinge.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17,
wherein the first hinge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17,
wherein the first hinge connects the first hinged 2D facet and a second hinged 2D facet of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises computer readable program code for:
replacing the second hinged 2D facet by a second new 2D facet that is bounded by the line segment and a third hinge of the second hinged 2D facet.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising computer readable program code for:
appending the first new 2D facet to the sequence of hinged 2D facets,
wherein the first hinge is an end hinge of the sequence of hinged 2D facets, and
wherein the first new 2D facet is bounded by the line segment and the end hinge.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for transmitting data between a transmitter and a receiver, comprising:
transmitting packets of data by said transmitter;
receiving at the transmitter a feedback message from said receiver, the feedback message including a bitmap block including a predetermined plural number of fields associated with corresponding said packets of data, each field of said fields representing a consecutive identifier corresponding to each packet of the transmitted packets and indicative of a state of acknowledgement of each packet of said packets;
associating a timer with a periodic reception of the bitmap block at the transmitter;
deactivating said timer after a maximum duration, and then considering said packets associated with said bitmap block to be in an unacknowledged state by said transmitter; and
after deactivating said timer, and when at least one packet associated with said bitmap block is in said unacknowledged state, positioning at least some unacknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block in a retransmission queue.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising
activating said timer when said transmitter sends to said receiver a first of said packets having consecutive identifiers associated with said bitmap block, and switching said timer to an activated state.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving includes receiving said feedback message including said bitmap block with every field indicating the state of acknowledgement as acknowledged.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising
deactivating said timer when said transmitter receives a cumulated acknowledgement of said packets associated with said bitmap block, indicating that said packets associated with said bitmap block are in said acknowledged state.
5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising
deactivating said timer, when said transmitter receives a feedback message including said bitmap block.
6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:
upon the transmitter receiving said feedback messages analyzing said feedback message to determine said acknowledged or unacknowledged state of each of said packets associated with said bitmap block.
7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:
after analyzing said feedback message, for each of said acknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block, deactivating a time stamp associated with at least some packets in said unacknowledged state.
8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:
analyzing said feedback message to determine said acknowledged or unacknowledged state and checking for a presence, in said retransmission queue, of at least one acknowledged packet associated with said bitmap block, and
when the presence in said queue of at least one acknowledged packet of said block has been confirmed, deleting said at least one of said acknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block from said retransmission queue.
9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
retransmitting said packet(s) of said block positioned in said retransmission queue, and activating said timer associated with said block when a first of said packets associated with said bitmap block positioned in said queue is retransmitted.
10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
communicating with an ARQ (Automatic Repeat Request) protocol.
11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
associating a time stamp with at least some packets in said unacknowledged state.
12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:
activating said time stamp when said transmitter sends said associated packet.
13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said positioning includes sub-selecting packets to be positioned in said queue, depending on a selection criterion.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said selection criterion takes into account at least one of a value of a time stamp associated with an unacknowledged packet associated with said block and an ARQ class of said receiver.
15. The method according to claim 13, wherein said sub-selecting includes selecting an unacknowledged packet associated with said block and associated with a time stamp having a value greater than or equal to said maximum duration.
16. The method according to claim 11, wherein said positioning includes for each of said selected packets, deactivating said associated time stamp.
17. The method according to claim 9, wherein when all unacknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block have been selected in said sub-selecting, said timer takes a value V(T) wherein,
V(T)=t(activation)+dmax,

where t (activation) is a current time value, and where dmax is said maximum duration,
wherein
the timer associated with each packet of the bitmap block positioned in said queue is activated and takes the current time value during said retransmission of said packet.
18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:
after deactivating said timer, if at least one unacknowledged packet of said block, associated with said time stamp having a value of less than said predetermined maximum duration, has not been selected during said sub-selecting, activating said timer of said bitmap block, so that said timer takes a value V(T):
V(T)=V(run)+(Time stamp(i)\u2212Time stamp(j)),
where V(run) is the value of said timer during said timer running in said deactivated state,
Time stamp(j) is the greater value of said time stamps associated with said unacknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block selected during said sub-selecting,
and Time stamp(j) is the greater value of said time stamps associated with said unacknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block not selected during said sub-selecting.
19. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:
after deactivating said timer, if at least one unacknowledged packet of said bitmap block has not been selected during said sub-selecting depending on a decision criterion related to the ARQ class of said receiver, activating said timer of said block so that said timer takes a value V(T):
V(T)=V(run)+(dmax\u2212(t\u2212Time stamp(i))),
where V(run) is a value of said timer during said timer running in said deactivated state,
dmax is said maximum duration,
t is a current time value,
and Time stamp (i) is the greater value of said time stamps associated with said unacknowledged packets associated with said bitmap block not selected during said sub-selecting.