A system and method for retransmission of voice packets in wireless
communications are provided. The method includes transmitting a voice
packet from a base station to a communication unit or from a
communication unit to a base station at a rate faster than a generation
rate of the voice packet. The method further includes determining whether
the transmitted voice packet is successfully received and retransmitting
the voice packet if not successfully received. The number of
retransmissions is limited by a predetermined value.