Patent ID: 7327726
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A cable network, comprising: a cable modem (CM) for transmitting and receiving data; a media access control frame structure in the cable network to initialize payload header suppression of transmitted data packets through extended header types, the media access control frame comprising: a media access control header including various extended header types according to a service flow of data packets between a sender and a receiver over the cable network to be inserted in a payload data unit to initialize a payload header suppression rule; and a payload data unit comprising payload header suppression parameters other than those defined in the various extended header types according to a payload header suppression rule to permit initialization of payload header suppression using the defined PHS rule parameters in the various extended header types and the payload header suppression parameters in the payload data unit other than those defined in the various extended header types.