Patent ID: 6570851
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of data transmission in a communication system comprising a source node which originates packet data transmissions, at least one controlling node and a destination node which receives the packet data transmissions comprising:originating at least one packet data transmission at the source node; transmitting the originated packet data transmission to the at least one controlling node, the at least one packet data transmission received at the at least one controlling node from the source node containing information indicating a per hop behavior processing which the at least one controlling node is to perform on the received at least one packet data transmission; the at least one controlling node transmitting the at least one packet data transmission to the destination node with the at least one packet data transmission being received by the destination node with a per hop behavior processing having been performed on the at least one packet data transmission by the at least one controlling node different than the per hop behavior processing specified in the at least one packet data transmission received by the at least one controlling node; and transmitting from the destination node to the at least one controlling node a command which specifies processing of the at least one packet data transmission by the at least one controlling node receiving the command with a per hop behavior indicated in the command.