System and method for network data compression
US8046496B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of compressing data in a network, the data comprising a plurality of packets each having a header and a payload, the header comprising a plurality of header fields, the method comprising generating a classification tree based on at least a portion of the plurality of header fields, determining a inter-packet compression plan based on the classification tree, and performing inter-packet compression in real time for each payload of at least a first portion of the plurality of packets, the inter-packet compression being performed according to at least a portion of the inter-packet compression plan.
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