Robust header compression in packet communications

USRE44233E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

• Lars Jonsson · Västerås, SE
• Krister Svanbro · Luleå, SE
• Mikael Degermark · Luleå, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 12, 2010
• Grant date: May 21, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A technique for compressing header information to produce a compressed header portion of a data packet to be transmitted across a communication channel includes generating a checksum from the header information, and providing the checksum as the compressed header portion.