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Systems and methods for compressing packet headers

  • US 7,386,013 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/2003
  • Issued: 06/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device comprising:

  • logic configured to receive a data unit comprising a plurality of headers, the plurality of headers including;

    a payload field with a first movie professional experts group (MPEG) header,a real-time protocol (RTP) header,a user data protocol (UDP) header,an Internet Protocol (IP) header,a media access control (MAC) header,an extended header, anda second MPEG header;

    logic configured to suppress one or more headers of the plurality of headers to form a reduced data unit, the logic configured to suppress one or more headers of the plurality of data unit headers including;

    logic configured to remove the UDP header, the IP header, the MAC header, and at least a portion of the RTP header,logic configured to form a first index based on information associated with the removed UDP header, IP header, MAC header, and a portion of the RTP header, andlogic configured to store the first index in the extended header;

    logic configured to suppress one or more other headers of the reduced data unit to form a further reduced data unit; and

    logic configured to transmit the further reduced data unit to one or more destination devices.

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