Modified packet combining using error forecasting decoding to control error

To combat error in computer/data communication networks, ARQ (automatic repeat request) techniques are used. Recently Chakraborty has proposed a simple technique called packet combining scheme in which error is corrected at the receiver from the erroneous copies. The technique has a number of attractions. In the paper we propose a modified packet combining scheme that is established as more powerful than the Chakraborty´s technique. We also propose to apply error forecasting decoding to control error in network. This may lead to lower delay and higher performance at the cost of extra decoding complexities.