Patent ID: 8767775
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting signals to a receiver at a transmitter, the method comprising: multiplexing, at a transmitter processor, a plurality of pieces of data for a plurality of connections to be transmitted to one specific receiver, and configuring a multiplexed Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Unit (PDU) which includes a MAC header part for transmitting the multiplexed data and includes a MAC PDU payload including the multiplexed data; and transmitting, at the transmitter, the multiplexed MAC PDU to the specific receiver; wherein the MAC header part includes a first header part including a generic MAC header and includes a second header part including an extended header indicator serving as a one-bit indicator representing whether an extended header is present for each flow ID indicating each of the plurality of connections, and wherein the MAC header part selectively further includes a third header part including the extended header for each flow ID according to the extended header indicator for each flow ID.