Patent ID: 8711771
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication device for transmitting at least a first packet in a wireless communication system, wherein the first packet comprises a header field, a payload field, and a padding field, the communication device comprising: a memory configured to store a first extension header and a second extension header; a message formatter in communication with at least one of the processor and the memory, the message formatter configured to: a transmitter configured to transmit the first packet and a second packet, wherein the second packet comprises a header field, a payload field, and a padding field, and wherein the first extension header or the second extension header comprises a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the message formatter is further configured to insert the first portion in at least one of the payload field and the padding field of the first packet and the second portion in at least one of the payload field and the padding field of the second packet, and wherein the length of the first portion is less than or equal to the length of the padding field of the first packet.