| US 7,515,611 B2 | ||
| Unified data packet for encapsulating data packets having diverse formats | ||
| Rong C. Fang, Oak Hill, Va. (US); Paramjit S. Labana, Herndon, Va. (US); David John Tozer, Leesburg, Va. (US); Joseph M. Cordani, Hamilton, Va. (US); James J. Wisniewski, Bristow, Va. (US); and Christopher D. Roller, Fairfax, Va. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Tellabs Reston, Inc., Reston, Va. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 24, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/935,780. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/227477, filed on Aug. 24, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0051465 A1, May 02, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—474 [370/392] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for transporting data, comprising:
encapsulating data in a frame, wherein the frame comprises a header section, a payload section, and a trailer section, and
wherein the header section comprises a Segment Type field and a Final Payload Count Valid field, and wherein the payload section
contains the data;
setting, responsive to the data, the Segment Type field and the Final Payload Count Valid field, the Final Payload Count Valid
field indicating whether or not the payload section includes a Final Payload Count field, the Final Payload Count field indicating
an amount of data placed in the payload section;
transporting the frame through a communication system; and
extracting from the transported frame, responsive to the Segment Type field and the Final Payload Count Valid field, the data
from the payload section.
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