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Apparatus, and an associated method, facilitates the efficient utilization of a channel extending between a sending and a receiving station of a digital communication system. A block of symbols to be transmitted by the sending to the receiving station is encoded utilizing a parallel-concatenated enc

Apparatus, and an associated method, facilitates the efficient utilization of a channel extending between a sending and a receiving station of a digital communication system. A block of symbols to be transmitted by the sending to the receiving station is encoded utilizing a parallel-concatenated encoding technique. Selected encoded versions, or portions thereof, are transmitted by the sending station to the receiving station. The receiving station decodes the signals received thereat. If recovery of the informational content of the block of symbols cannot be effectuated, a request is made to transmit additional encoded versions, or portions thereof, of the block of symbols.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for selectively iteratively increasing redundancy of a block of digital information communicated by a sending station to at least one receiving station in a digital communication system, said method comprising the steps of:parallel-concatenated coding the block o

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for selectively iteratively increasing redundancy of a block of digital information communicated by a sending station to at least one receiving station in a digital communication system, said method comprising the steps of:parallel-concatenated coding the block of digital information to form a plurality of encoded versions of the block of the digital information;selecting from among the plurality of encoded versions a first portion that is to be transmitted and a corresponding remaining portion that is not to be transmitted;transmitting the first portion from the sending station to the receiving station without the remaining portion;selecting from among the plurality of encoded versions a second portion to be transmitted; andinitiating transmission of the second portion from the sending station to the receiving station if the block of digital information at the receiving station is unrecoverable with at least a selected level of accuracy, the second portion having at least one part which is dissimilar with the first portion transmitted during said step of transmitting.