SHORT PACKET COMMUNICATION IN A POWERLINE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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1. A method for transmitting packets, comprising:
- determining to transmit application data from a first network device to a second network device of a communication network;
determining whether a length of the application data exceeds a first threshold length; and
transmitting the application data from the first network device to the second network device in a frame control field of a short packet when the length of the application data does not exceed the first threshold length.
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Abstract
A network device may transmit a short packet when the length of application data that will be transmitted does not exceed a threshold length. In some embodiments, the network device may transmit the application data in a frame control field of the short packet. The short packet may not include a payload field. In other embodiments, the network device may support multiple short payload field lengths and may transmit the application data in a short payload field with an appropriate short payload field length. The network device may also support communication techniques to transmit the application data in the short packet.
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1. A method for transmitting packets, comprising:
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determining to transmit application data from a first network device to a second network device of a communication network; determining whether a length of the application data exceeds a first threshold length; and transmitting the application data from the first network device to the second network device in a frame control field of a short packet when the length of the application data does not exceed the first threshold length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for transmitting packets, comprising:
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determining to transmit application data from a first network device to a second network device of a communication network; comparing a length of the application data with a plurality of payload field lengths; and selecting a first payload field length from the plurality of payload field lengths to transmit the application data in a payload field of a short packet based, at least in part, on comparing the length of the application data with the plurality of payload field lengths. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A first network device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the first network device to; determine to transmit application data to a second network device of a communication network; determine whether a length of the application data exceeds a threshold length; and transmit the application data to the second network device in a frame control field of a short packet when the length of the application data does not exceed the threshold length. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A first network device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the first network device to; determine to transmit application data to a second network device of a communication network; compare a length of the application data with a plurality of payload field lengths; and select a first payload field length from the plurality of payload field lengths to transmit the application data in a payload field of a short packet based, at least in part, on the comparison of the length of the application data with the plurality of payload field lengths. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions stored therein, the machine executable instructions comprising instructions to:
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determine to transmit application data from a first network device to a second network device of a communication network; determine whether a length of the application data exceeds a threshold length; and transmit the application data from the first network device to the second network device in a frame control field of a short packet when the length of the application data does not exceed the threshold length. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions stored therein, the machine executable instructions comprising instructions to:
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determine to transmit application data from a first network device to a second network device of a communication network; compare a length of the application data with a plurality of payload field lengths; and select a first payload field length from the plurality of payload field lengths to transmit the application data in a payload field of a short packet based, at least in part, on the comparison of the length of the application data with the plurality of payload field lengths. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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