COMMUNICATION INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR ROBUST HEADER COMPRESSION OF DATA FLOWS
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1. A communication interface, comprising:
- a data flow associated with a context ID (CID) and a data flow status indicator, and having packets; and
a robust header compression (RoHC) compressor configured to employ said CID to compress headers of said packets and to mark said CID as reusable by another data flow if said data flow status indicator indicates said data flow is terminated.
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Abstract
A communication interface and method for efficient robust header compression (RoHC). One embodiment of the communication interface includes: (1) a data flow associated with a context ID (CID) and a data flow status indicator, and having packets, and (2) a robust header compression (RoHC) compressor configured to employ the CID to compress headers of the packets and to mark the CID as reusable by another data flow if the data flow status indicator indicates the data flow is terminated.
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1. A communication interface, comprising:
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a data flow associated with a context ID (CID) and a data flow status indicator, and having packets; and a robust header compression (RoHC) compressor configured to employ said CID to compress headers of said packets and to mark said CID as reusable by another data flow if said data flow status indicator indicates said data flow is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of robust header compression (RoHC), comprising:
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employing a context ID (CID) to compress packet headers of a data flow; gaining access to a data flow status indicator; and marking said CID as reusable if said data flow status indicator indicates said data flow is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modem, comprising:
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a protocol stack configured to receive packets of a data flow, said packets having respective headers; and a robust header compression (RoHC) compressor configured to; employ a context ID (CID) to compress said respective headers, determine if said data flow is terminated based on a data flow status indicator associated with said data flow, and mark said CID as reusable by another data flow if said data flow is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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