Efficient ARQ scheme for high error rate channels

A continuous error detection and retransmission (ARQ) protocol which preserves the order of the data block is presented. Data blocks are retransmitted continuously until a positive acknowledgement is received. The next block is then transmitted. It is shown that in high error rate conditions, i.e., the probability of message error is greater than 0.5, the scheme is more efficient than go-back-N and selective repeat schemes. The high error rates increase with the length of propagation delays.