Method and apparatus for processing header bits and payload bits
First Claim
1. A method in a packet switched data transfer system for processing header bits and payload bits in a frame of bits, the method comprising:
- classifying at a data transfer device each of the header bits in the frame into a first predetermined class of bits and into a second predetermined class of bits based upon a location of the header bit in the frame of bits;
classifying at the data transfer device each of the payload bits in the frame into the first predetermined class of bits and into the second predetermined class of bits based upon a location of the payload bit in the frame of bits;
processing at the data transfer device the first predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a first predetermined mechanism; and
processing at the data transfer device the second predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a second predetermined mechanism.
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Abstract
A method (200) and an apparatus (500) in a packet switched data transfer system for processing header bits and payload bits in a frame of bits are disclosed. The header bits are classified into a first predetermined class of bits and into a second predetermined class of bits (204), the payload bits are classified into the first predetermined class of bits and into the second predetermined class of bits (206), the first predetermined class of bits are processed in accordance with a first predetermined mechanism (208), and the second predetermined class of bits are processed in accordance with a second predetermined mechanism (210).
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10 Claims
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1. A method in a packet switched data transfer system for processing header bits and payload bits in a frame of bits, the method comprising:
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classifying at a data transfer device each of the header bits in the frame into a first predetermined class of bits and into a second predetermined class of bits based upon a location of the header bit in the frame of bits; classifying at the data transfer device each of the payload bits in the frame into the first predetermined class of bits and into the second predetermined class of bits based upon a location of the payload bit in the frame of bits; processing at the data transfer device the first predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a first predetermined mechanism; and processing at the data transfer device the second predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a second predetermined mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a packet switched data transfer system for processing header bits and payload bits in a frame of bits, the method comprising:
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classifying at a data transfer device each of the header bits in the frame into a first predetermined class of bits and into a second predetermined class of bits based upon a pre-assigned header weight of the header bit; classifying at the data transfer device each of the payload bits in the frame into the first predetermined class of bits and into the second predetermined class of bits based upon a pre-assigned payload weight of the payload bit; processing at the data transfer device the first predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a first predetermined mechanism; and processing at the data transfer device the second predetermined class of bits, in the frame, in accordance with a second predetermined mechanism.
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7. A packet switched data transfer device comprising:
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a frame receiver configured to receive a frame of bits, the frame of bits comprising a plurality of header bits and a plurality of payload bits; a bit classifier coupled to the frame receiver, the bit classifier configured to classify each of the plurality of header bits into a first class of bits and into a second class of bits based upon a location of the header bit in the frame of bits and each of the plurality of payload bits into a first class of bits and into a second class of bits based upon a location of the payload bit in the frame of bits; and a bit processor coupled to the bit classifier, the bit processor configured to process the classified first class of bits, in the frame, according to a first predetermined process and to process the classified second class of bits, in the frame, according to a second predetermined process. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A packet switched data transfer device comprising:
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a frame receiver configured to receive a frame of bits, the frame of bits comprising a plurality of header bits and a plurality of payload bits; a bit classifier coupled to the frame receiver, the bit classifier configured to classify each header bit of the plurality of header bits into a first class of bits and into a second class of bits based upon a pre-assigned header weight of the header bit and to classify each payload bit of the plurality of payload bits into a first class of bits and into a second class of bits based upon a pre-assigned payload weight of the payload bit; and a bit processor coupled to the bit classifier, the bit processor configured to process the classified first class of bits, in the frame, according to a first predetermined process and to process the classified second class of bits, in the frame, according to a second predetermined process.
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