Patent ID: 8203995

Claim:
A method for transmitting data in a wireless network, comprising: generating a packet of data having: first header information including a first connection identification (CID); and a packet payload, wherein the first CID indicates a connection between a base station and a final destination for the packet of data and the packet payload includes the data; determining a desired path for transmitting the packet of data to the final destination, wherein the desired path includes at least a first relay station and a second relay station; encapsulating the generated packet of data into a first capsule, the first capsule having: second header information including a second CID indicating a connection to the first relay station; and a first capsule payload, the first capsule payload including the packet of data which includes the first CID and the data, wherein the first CID is not included in the second header information; encapsulating the first capsule into a second capsule, the second capsule having: third header information including a third CID indicating a connection to the second relay station; and a second capsule payload, the second capsule payload including: the first capsule including the second header information with the second CID, and the first capsule payload, the first capsule payload including the packet of data which includes: the first header information including the first CID; and the data, wherein the first CID and the second CID are not included in the third header information; routing the second capsule from the base station or a third relay station to the second relay station using the third CID; stripping the second capsule from the first capsule at the second relay station; routing the first capsule from the second relay station to the first relay station using the second CID; stripping the first capsule from the packet of data at the first relay station; and routing the packet of data from the first relay station to the final destination using the first CID.