Method and system of communicating superframe data
First Claim
1. A method of communicating across a communications link, comprising:
- repackaging a superframe of data containing multiple subframes of data in known positions within the superframe into multiple communications packets; and
inserting a sequence indicator into a payload area of the multiple communications packets, the sequence indicator in a given communications packet corresponding to a subframe in the given communications packet and its position within the superframe.
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Abstract
A method and system provides narrowband communications across a communications link through the processing of a superframe of data into packets or through the processing of packets into a superframe of data. In an embodiment, a first node repackages a superframe of data containing multiple subframes of data in known positions within the superframe into multiple packets. A sequence indicator is inserted into a payload area of the multiple packets, the sequence indicator corresponding to a subframe in the given communications packet and its position within the superframe. The packets are transmitted across a connection to a second node. At the second node, sequence indicators in the payload portion of each of the packets are inspected. The multiple subframes of data are extracted along with corresponding command and control information. Using the sequence indicators, frames of data are formed from the multiple subframes of data.
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66 Claims
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1. A method of communicating across a communications link, comprising:
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repackaging a superframe of data containing multiple subframes of data in known positions within the superframe into multiple communications packets; and
inserting a sequence indicator into a payload area of the multiple communications packets, the sequence indicator in a given communications packet corresponding to a subframe in the given communications packet and its position within the superframe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A node in a network comprising:
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a repackaging unit configured to repackage a superframe of data containing multiple subframes of data in known positions within the superframe into multiple communications packets; and
an insertion unit configured to insert a sequence indicator into a payload area of the multiple communications packets, the sequence indicator in a given packet corresponding to a subframe in the given communications packet and its position within the superframe. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of communicating across a communications link, comprising:
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inspecting respective sequence indicators in a payload portion of packets in a sequence of packets;
extracting multiple subframes of data from the packets; and
forming a frame of data with the multiple subframes of data based on the respective sequence indicators. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A node in a network comprising:
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an inspection unit configured to inspect a sequence indicator in a payload portion of a packet;
an extraction unit configured to extract multiple subframes of data from multiple packets; and
a formation unit configured to form a frame of data based on the sequence indicator and the multiple subframes of data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of communicating across a communications link, comprising:
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inspecting respective sequence indicators in a payload portion of packets in a sequence of packets;
extracting multiple subframes of data from the packets; and
forming a superframe of data with the multiple subframes of data based on the sequence indicators. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A node in a network comprising:
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an inspection unit configured to inspect a sequence indicator in a payload portion of a packet;
an extraction unit configured to extract multiple subframes of data from multiple packets; and
a formation unit configured to form a superframe of data based on the sequence indicator and the multiple subframes of data. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of communicating across a communications link, comprising:
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forming a sequence of packets containing subframes of data; and
inserting a sequence indicator in a payload portion of the packets used to position the respective subframes within a superframe formed at a node receiving the sequence of packets. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A node in a network comprising:
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a formation unit configured to form multiple packets of data containing multiple subframes of data; and
an insertion unit configured to insert a sequence indicator in a payload portion of the packets used to position the respective subframes within a superframe formed at a node receiving the sequence of packets. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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