Providing Information of Data Streams
First Claim
1. A method for communicating information in a data network, the method comprisingdetermining at least one first stream of data in accordance with a first protocol, andgenerating a second stream of data in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol and the generating comprisesincluding at least a portion of the determined at least one first stream of data in the second stream of data, andencoding into a predefined control information field of the second stream of data information associated with the at least one first stream of data for use in processing the at least one first stream of data.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for processing information of data streams in a data network are provided. In accordance with a method comprising at least one first stream of data is determined in accordance with a first protocol. A second stream of data is then generated in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol. The generating comprises including at least a portion of the determined at least one first stream of data in the second stream of data and encoding into a predefined control information field of the second stream of data information associated with the at least one first stream of data for use in processing the at least one first stream of data. The recipient can then use the encoding in processing the at least one data stream.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for communicating information in a data network, the method comprising
determining at least one first stream of data in accordance with a first protocol, and generating a second stream of data in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol and the generating comprises including at least a portion of the determined at least one first stream of data in the second stream of data, and encoding into a predefined control information field of the second stream of data information associated with the at least one first stream of data for use in processing the at least one first stream of data.
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10. A method for receiving information regarding at least one first stream of data according to a first protocol, the method comprising
receiving a second stream of data in accordance with a second protocol and including at least a portion of the least one first stream of data, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol and the second stream of data includes an encoding of information associated with the at least one first stream of data in a predefined control information field, and processing the at least one first stream of data based on said information in the predefined control information field of the second stream of data.
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17. An apparatus for providing information associated with data streams, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to
determine at least one first stream of data in accordance with a first protocol, and generate a second stream of data in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol and the apparatus includes at least a portion of the determined at least one first stream of data in the second stream of data and encodes into a predefined control information field of the second stream of data information associated with the at least one first stream of data for use in processing the at least one first stream of data.
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24. An apparatus for processing at least one first stream of data according to a first protocol, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to
receive a second stream of data in accordance with a second protocol including at least a portion of the least one first stream of data, wherein the second protocol is a lower layer protocol than the first protocol and the second stream of data includes in a predefined control information field an encoding of information associated with the at least one first stream of data, and process the at least one first stream of data based on said information in the predefined control information field of the second stream of data.
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