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System and method for reducing overhead in a wireless network

  • US 8,023,513 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2009
  • Issued: 09/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for reducing overhead comprising:

  • identifying a plurality of packets that are all to comprise at least one common piece of security information;

    concatenating the plurality of packets into a single jumbo packet based on the at least one common piece of security information, each packet of the plurality of packets comprising a header;

    identifying a base header from among the plurality of headers;

    identifying the at least one common piece of security information;

    generating a jumbo header comprising the base header;

    removing the identified at least one common piece of security information from the identified plurality of packets;

    applying a single set of security information to the jumbo packet, the single set of security information based on the at least one common piece of security information associated with the plurality of packets prior to the plurality of packets being concatenated into the single jumbo packet; and

    transmitting the jumbo packet with the jumbo header via a wireless connection.

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