Method and apparatus for implementing LTE RLC header formats
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1. A method for optimizing Radio Link Control (RLC) headers comprising:
- implementing, by one or more processors, a segment offset (SO) field in a RLC header to designate resegmented packets for lost protocol data units;
implementing, by the one or more processors, a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size of the SO field in the RLC header; and
implementing, by the one or more processors, a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header to identify a last segment of a protocol data unit (PDU).
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies of reducing overhead by designating various fields in an optimized Radio Link Control header. Depending on communication type (e.g., VoIP, non-VoIP) such fields include a combination of a Segment Indicator (SI—which indicates presence of a whole SDU at beginning or at an ending), a Sequence Number (SN), a Length Indicator (LI—which indicates length of a service data unit); a length for the length indicator (LLI—to enable a variable size for the LI and notify a receiver regarding such varying size); a Segment Offset (SO—to designate resegmented packets for lost protocol data units); a length indicator for the SO (LSO—to enable a variable size for the SO); and Last Segment Flag (LSF—for resegmentation of RLC protocol data units).
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1. A method for optimizing Radio Link Control (RLC) headers comprising:
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implementing, by one or more processors, a segment offset (SO) field in a RLC header to designate resegmented packets for lost protocol data units; implementing, by the one or more processors, a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size of the SO field in the RLC header; and implementing, by the one or more processors, a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header to identify a last segment of a protocol data unit (PDU). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor configured to; implement a segment offset (SO) field in a RLC header to designate resegmented packets for lost protocol data units (PDUs); implement a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size thereof-of the SO field in the RLC header; and implement a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header to identify a last segment of a PDU. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication apparatus for optimizing RLC headers comprising:
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designating means for designating resegmented data packets for lost protocol data units in a RLC header; means for accommodating a variable size for the designating means; and means for identifying a last segment for last segment of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) in the RLC header. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon code for optimizing Radio Link Control (RLC) headers, the code comprising: -
code for causing at least one computer to implement a segment offset (SO) field in a RLC header and further designate resegmented packets for lost protocol data units; code for causing the at least one computer to implement a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size of the SO field in the RLC header; and code for causing the at least one computer to implement a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header and identify a last segment of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of receiving a Radio Link Control (RLC) transmission comprising:
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receiving an RLC header having a segment offset (SO) field that designates resegmented packets for lost protocol data units; further receiving a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size of the SO field in the RLC header; and identifying a last segment of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) via a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless communications apparatus for receiving a Radio Link Control (RLC) header, comprising:
at least one processor configured to receive the RLC header having a segment offset (SO) field that designates resegmented packets for lost protocol data units; further receive a length indicator (LSO) for the SO field in the RLC header, to further accommodate a variable size of the SO field in the RLC header; and identify a last segment of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) via a Last Segment Flag (LSF) in the RLC header. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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