Patent ID: 7738601
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H03M,H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of decoding a frame of data, the frame being one of a set of frames that represents a packet of information words and that additionally represents coded control words preceding and following the packet, the frames each including a scrambled master transition and a payload field, the payload field being one of (a) composed exclusively of ones of the information words, and (b) including a TYPE word that identifies a structure of the payload field, the method comprising: descrambling the scrambled master transition, the descrambled master transition being in a first state when the payload field is composed exclusively of ones of the information words, and otherwise being in a second state; when the descrambled master transition is in the first state, adopting the payload field as a block of received data; and when the descrambled master transition is not in the first state: