Patent ID: 8315192
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a media access control header in a wireless communication, the method comprising: establishing a connection between a transmitter and a receiver; determining, by the transmitter, a size of a length field in the media access control (MAC) header of a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) of the connection based on one or more parameters; and transmitting the MAC PDU having the MAC header to the receiver, wherein the MAC PDU comprises the MAC header having one of a first MAC header type and a second MAC header type, the first MAC header type comprises a connection identifier, an Extended Header (EH) presence indicator indicating a presence of an extended header following the MAC header, and a first size of a length field indicating a length of the MAC PDU, the second MAC header type comprises a connection identifier, an EH presence indicator indicating a presence of an extended header following the MAC header, a second size of a length field indicating a length of the MAC PDU, and a sequence number of the MAC PDU, and the second size of the length field is smaller than the first size of the length field.