Method of communicating between layers of a protocol stack and apparatus therefor
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1. A method of communicating between layers of a protocol stack, the method comprising:
- generating message data for communicating between a first layer and a second layer of the protocol stack;
incorporating the message data into a data unit by providing an opaque object within the data unit, the data unit conforming to a data structure definition supporting extendible schemas;
wherein the opaque object comprises the message data.
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In a method of communicating between layers of a protocol stack, message data are generated for communicating between a first layer and a second layer of the protocol stack. The message data are incorporated into a data unit by providing an opaque object within the data unit, conforming to a data structure definition supporting extendible schemas, the opaque object comprising the message data.
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1. A method of communicating between layers of a protocol stack, the method comprising:
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generating message data for communicating between a first layer and a second layer of the protocol stack;
incorporating the message data into a data unit by providing an opaque object within the data unit, the data unit conforming to a data structure definition supporting extendible schemas;
whereinthe opaque object comprises the message data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating between layers of a protocol stack, the method comprising:
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receiving a data unit formed in accordance with a data structure definition supporting an extendible schema;
identifying an opaque object in the data unit relating to an inter-layer communication; and
extracting data from the opaque object.
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9. An apparatus for communicating between layers of a protocol stack, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing resource arranged to generate message data for communication between layers of the protocol stack;
whereinthe processing resource is arranged to incorporate the message data into a data unit by providing an opaque object within the data unit, the data unit conforming to a data structure definition supporting an extendible schema; and
the opaque object comprises the message data.
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10. A virtual channel to support communication of data between layers of a protocol stack, the virtual channel being supported by opaque objects within data units conforming to a data structure definition, the data structure definition supporting extendible schemas.
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11. A use of an extendible schema supported by a data structure definition for data units to serve as a medium for communicating data constituting content of an inter-layer communication between layers of a protocol stack.
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