Patent ID: 8107429

Claim:
A method of protecting payload information in radio transmission comprising the steps of: dividing the payload into a plurality of data portions, grouping a data portion so as to form a packet, selecting an available radio channel, suitable for incorporating said packet in said radio channel, incorporating at least one packet in the selected radio channel transmitting, said selected radio channel with said at least one packet incorporated in the radio channel wherein the step of grouping a data portion so as to form a packet comprises the steps of: identifying data portions according to a criterion of protection selected from a plurality of criteria of protection, grouping data portions identified as having the same criterion in a packet, labeling said packet containing data portions with the same criterion said labeling being indicative of a priority level for the packet, and wherein the step of incorporating at least one packet in the selected radio channel is performed such that the packets are incorporated in the selected channel according to said priority level.