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Method and apparatus for transmitting data packets and method and apparatus for receiving data packets

US8923336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2013
Grant dateDec 30, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/321
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a data packet structure for conveying data of service data units (SDU) using protocol data units (PDU). The data packet comprise a data packet payload comprising at least one protocol data unit (PDU), wherein a protocol data unit (PDU) comprises a service data unit (SDU) or a fragment of a service data unit; and a data packet header comprising an indicator (FFF,SFF) indicating whether or not the data packet payload begins with a protocol data unit (PDU) being a fragment of a service data unit and whether or not the data packet payload ends with a protocol data unit (PDU) being a fragment of a service data unit.

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