Patent ID: 8291118
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating data over a communications network, the method comprising: generating a command packet and a data packet to communicate the data over the communications network, the command packet further comprising at least an identification portion and compressed identifier length portion, the identification portion containing an identifier code comprising a predetermined number of random bits and the compressed identifier length portion containing the length of a compressed identifier whose length is shorter than the predetermined number of random bits, and the data packet further comprising data and a compressed identifier portion containing a compressed identifier having the length contained in the compressed identifier length portion of the command packet; communicating the command packet periodically during a communications session so that the identifier code is periodically communicated over the communications network; and encrypting the data in the data packet and placing the compressed identifier at the end of the data packet wherein the compressed identifier is not encrypted so that the compressed identifier may be easily replaced.