Patent ID: 6963931
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: H03M,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamically mixing header suppression techniques for transmitting data over a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) network, comprising the steps of: (a) communicating a plurality of header suppression techniques and a unique index number assigned to each of the plurality of header suppression techniques to a cable modem termination system; (b) receiving a plurality of data packets to be transmitted; (c) identifying which of the received data packets have a header that should be suppressed; (d) selecting a header suppression technique from the plurality of header suppression techniques for each of the identified data packets; (e) appending a packet header element to each of the identified data packets, the packet header element containing the index number assigned to the header suppression technique selected for each of the identified data packets; and (f) suppressing a header of each of the identified data packets using the header suppression technique selected for each of the identified data packets; and (g) concatenating each data packet within a single DOCSIS transmit burst to form a mixed protocol burst, the mixed protocol burst comprising a plurality of data packets having headers suppressed in accordance with a corresponding plurality of header suppression techniques.