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Method and apparatus for supporting header suppression and multiple microflows in a network

  • US 6,438,123 B1
  • Filed: 01/04/1999
  • Issued: 08/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A header suppression system, comprising:

  • a first packet processing node transmitting packets having multiple packet headers and a packet payload, the first packet processing node operating in a header suppression mode that suppresses transmission of one or more of the packet headers; and

    a second packet processing node receiving the packets from the first packet processing node over a network medium and sending the received packets to an endpoint, the second packet processing node including a memory containing the packet headers suppressed by the first packet processing node and during the suppression mode appending the stored headers to the packets received from the first packet processing node before sending the packets to the endpoint.

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