Patent ID: 6493342
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
A method of data transmission in a data communication network, comprising:(a) generating a primary data packet formatted for transmission from a source terminal to a destination terminal in the data communication network, the primary data packet having a header and a payload, the header including a sequence number field and a first packet offset field, and the payload including one or more secondary data packets packed therein; (b) recording a sequence number in the sequence number field, the sequence number identifying the relative position of the primary data packet in a series of primary data packets; (c) recording a first packet offset value in the first packet offset field, the first packet offset value identifying the location of a first new secondary data packet that is packed in the primary data packet payload; (d) transmitting the primary data packet from the source terminal to the destination terminal; and (e) at the destination terminal, unpacking the one or more secondary data packets from the primary data packet payload, wherein the first new secondary data packet in the primary data packet payload is located for unpacking by reference to the first packet offset value.