Patent ID: 6310893
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for communicating a packet in a communications network comprising a cell relay satellite, said method comprising the steps of:dividing the packet into segments at a source in the communications network, wherein said dividing step includes the steps of:prepending a header portion to the packet;appending a trailer portion to the packet; andinserting a null padding portion between the trailer and the header so that a combined length of the packet, the header portion, the trailer portion, and the null padding portion equals to an integer multiple of the length of the second portion of each of the generated cells;generating a cell for each of the segments, wherein each cell includes a first portion and a second portion with a prefix, a downlink beam locator, and a source identifier included in the first portion;inserting each of the segments into the second portion of each of the generated cells, respectively; andtransmitting the generated cells to the cell relay satellite.