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Method and apparatus for segmentation of messages in a communications system

US8009697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Miguel Peeters · Brussels, BE
Dimitri Saey · Mechelen, BE
Ruben Lysens · Mechelen, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2004
Grant date	Aug 30, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method for transmitting messages in a communications system, wherein the message is segmented into a plurality of message segments, the message segments being of variable length, the plurality of message segments comprising at least one leading message segment and a trailing message segment, and a message segment indication is applied to the at least one leading message segment.

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