Patent ID: 9288011
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H03M,H04L

Claim Text:
1. An encoding method in a data communication system, the method comprising: identifying a source block including a plurality of source payloads; generating a symbol block including a plurality of symbol payloads from the source block according to a generation mode from among a plurality of generation modes; encoding the symbol block according to an encoding scheme to make at least one packet; transmitting the at least one packet to a receiver; and transmitting, to the receiver, a signaling message including an information field indicating the generation mode, wherein each of the plurality of generation modes indicates how the symbol block is configured by using the plurality of source payloads included in the source block, and wherein, in at least one of the plurality of generation modes, the source block is split into a plurality of sub-blocks each including at least one of the plurality of source payloads, at least a portion of a sub-block is included in a symbol payload, and a source payload is placed into at least one symbol payload of the symbol block.