Patent ID: 6314095
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method for a high-speed multimedia content switch with compressed Internet Protocol (IP) header comprising:at a header compression unit:retrieving an IP packet having a header and a payload from an IP network;compressing the header of the IP packet;appending the payload to the compressed header to create a compressed IP packet;establishing a multi-protocol label switch (MPLS) virtual circuit through a plurality of IP routers terminating at a header decompression unit of the IP packet, wherein the header decompression unit is the IP packet's final destination;converting the compressed IP packet into a MPLS packet;transmitting the MPLS packet through the MPLS virtual circuit; at the header decompression unit:re-converting the MPLS packet into the compressed IP packet at the destination; anddecompressing the header of the IP packet.