Patent ID: 7991000
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of handling control information sent inband in a packet-based communications network with traffic data, wherein the network has a buffer for temporarily storing received packets, the method comprising: receiving one or more packets and determining first control information comprised therein, wherein, upon receipt of the one or more packets, each received packet is assigned an individual number indicating a processing rank of the received packet with respect to all buffered packets; utilizing the assigned individual number for deciding if the first control information is newer than second control information received earlier, the second control information being stored in a memory, wherein the first control information and the second control information correspond to received codec mode requests; if the first control information is newer than the second control information, handling the first control information independently from a buffering of the one or more received packets which contain the first control information.