Implicit packet type identification
First Claim
1. In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a compressor and a decompressor, a method of implicit packet type identification comprising the steps of:
- selecting a set of implicit packet transmission characteristics, comprising at least first and second distinguishably different transmission characteristics and further selecting a number of specific packet sizes for use only with header free packets, wherein said compressor uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets;
operating said compressor tocompress a header of a first packet type so that the first packet type becomes header free and toassign said first transmission characteristic to packets of the first packet type, the compressor further operating to assign said second transmission characteristic to packets of a second packet type which is different from said first packet type; and
operating said decompressor to detect said transmission characteristics of packets received by said decompressor, and to thereby identify a received packet as being either the first packet type or the second packet type.
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Abstract
In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a compressor and a decompressor, a method is provided for implicit packet type identification. A set of implicit packet transmission characteristics including at least first and second characteristics is selected, and the compressor is operated to assign the first and second transmission characteristics to packets of first and second packet types, respectively. The decompressor is operated to detect transmission characteristics of packets received by the decompressor, and to thereby identify a received packet as being either a first or second packet type. Usefully, header free packets comprise one of the packet types.
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39 Claims
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1. In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a compressor and a decompressor, a method of implicit packet type identification comprising the steps of:
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selecting a set of implicit packet transmission characteristics, comprising at least first and second distinguishably different transmission characteristics and further selecting a number of specific packet sizes for use only with header free packets, wherein said compressor uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets; operating said compressor to compress a header of a first packet type so that the first packet type becomes header free and to assign said first transmission characteristic to packets of the first packet type, the compressor further operating to assign said second transmission characteristic to packets of a second packet type which is different from said first packet type; and
operating said decompressor to detect said transmission characteristics of packets received by said decompressor, and to thereby identify a received packet as being either the first packet type or the second packet type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a compressor and decompressor, which respectively compresses packet headers before and decompresses packet headers after transmission, a method of implicit packet type identification comprising the steps of:
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selecting a set of implicit packet transmission characteristics, wherein different characteristics of said set of implicit packet transmission characteristics identify packets of different types and further selecting a number of specific packetsizes for use only with header free packets, wherein said compresser uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets; compressing the header of a particular packet so that said particular packet becomes header free, said particular packet being of a type identified by a corresponding one of said characteristics; transmitting said particular packet over said link from said compressor to said decompressor; and operating said decompressor to detect said corresponding characteristic and to thereby identify said particular packet as being a header free packet type. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for transmitting packets over a link comprising:
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a compressor for compressing a header of a first packet type so that the first packet type becomes header free and for assigning a first transmission characteristic from a set of implicit packet transmission to packets of the first packet type, and to assign a second transmission characteristic to packets of a second packet type which is different from said first packet type, means for selecting a number of specific packet sizes for use only with header free packets where said compresser uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets; and a decompressor at the opposing side of said link disposed to detect said transmission characteristics of packets received by said decompressor. and to thereby identify a received packet as being either said first packet type or said secondpacket type. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a compressor and an opposite party, a method of implicit packet type identification comprising the steps of:
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selecting a number of specific packet sizes for use only with header free packets, wherein said compresser uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets; selecting a set of implicit packet transmission characteristics, comprising at least first and second distinguishably different transmission characteristics; compressing the header of a first packet type so that the first packet type becomes header free and assigning the first transmission characteristic to packets of a first packet type; and assigning said second characteristic to packets of a second packet type which is different from said first packet type. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a system for transmitting packets over a link between a communicating party and a decompressor, a method of implicit packet type identification comprising the steps of:
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selecting a set of implicit packet transmission characteristics, comprising at least first and second distinguishably different transmission characteristics, wherein the first transmission characteristic is associated with a first packet type that is header free and the second transmission characteristic is associated with a second packet type which is different from the first packet type; and selecting a number of specific packet sizes for use only with header free packets, wherein said communicating party uses one of said specific packet sizes to transmit only header free packets; and operating said decompressor to detect said transmission characteristics of packets received by said decompressor to thereby identify a received packet as being either the first or second packet type. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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