METHODS OF HEADER COMPRESSION WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of header compression within a wireless communications network, comprising:
- establishing, with an access network, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network and intended for an application server, the mapping protocol configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server; and
sending a first packet of a stream of packets to the access network, the first packet including the flow ID and being in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention disclose header compression within a wireless communications network. In an example, the method includes establishing, between an access network and an access terminal, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network from the access terminal and intended for an application server. The mapping protocol can be configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server. The access terminal sends and the access network receives a first packet of a stream of packets. The first packet includes the flow ID and is in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol. The access network converts the received first packet into a routing packet based on the mapping protocol that conforms with the given addressing protocol.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of header compression within a wireless communications network, comprising:
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establishing, with an access network, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network and intended for an application server, the mapping protocol configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server; and sending a first packet of a stream of packets to the access network, the first packet including the flow ID and being in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of header compression within a wireless communications network, comprising:
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establishing, with an access terminal, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent from the access terminal and intended for an application server; receiving a first packet of a stream of packets from the access terminal, the received first packet including the flow ID; converting the received first packet into a routing packet based on the mapping protocol, the converted routing packet conforming with a given addressing protocol; and forwarding the converted routing packet to the application server based on the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An access terminal, comprising:
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logic configured to establish, with an access network, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network and intended for an application server, the mapping protocol configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server; and logic configured to send a first packet of a stream of packets to the access network, the first packet including the flow ID and being in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An access network, comprising:
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logic configured to establish, with an access terminal, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent from the access terminal and intended for an application server; logic configured to receive a first packet of a stream of packets from the access terminal, the received first packet including the flow ID; logic configured to convert the received first packet into a routing packet based on the mapping protocol, the converted routing packet conforming with a given addressing protocol; and logic configured to forward the converted routing packet to the application server based on the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An access terminal, comprising:
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means for establishing, with an access network, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network and intended for an application server, the mapping protocol configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server; and means for sending a first packet of a stream of packets to the access network, the first packet including the flow ID and being in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An access network, comprising:
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means for establishing, with an access terminal, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent from the access terminal and intended for an application server; means for receiving a first packet of a stream of packets from the access terminal, the received first packet including the flow ID; means for converting the received first packet into a routing packet based on the mapping protocol, the converted routing packet conforming with a given addressing protocol; and means for forwarding the converted routing packet to the application server based on the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, the program code configured to operate within an access terminal, comprising:
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program code to establish, with an access network, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent to the access network and intended for an application server, the mapping protocol configured to convert packets including the flow ID into packets that conform with a given addressing protocol for routing to the application server; and program code to send a first packet of a stream of packets to the access network, the first packet including the flow ID and being in a compressed format compared to that of the same packet conforming with the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, the program code configured to operate within an access network, comprising:
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program code to establish, with an access terminal, a flow identifier (ID) and mapping protocol to support header compression for packets sent from the access terminal and intended for an application server; program code to receive a first packet of a stream of packets from the access terminal, the received first packet including the flow ID; program code to convert the received first packet into a routing packet based on the mapping protocol, the converted routing packet conforming with a given addressing protocol; and program code to forward the converted routing packet to the application server based on the given addressing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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