US 7,554,977 B2
Method and apparatus for indicating packet boundaries in frames
Vladimir Parizhsky, New York, N.Y. (US); Tom Richardson, South Orange, N.J. (US); and Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J. (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/174,042.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/299833, filed on Jun. 21, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2002/0196751 A1, Dec. 26, 2002
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—389 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
a transmitter module for transmitting a frame; and
a digital data storage device coupled to said transmitter, said data storage device including a frame to be transmitted, said frame comprising:
a packet boundary information indicator used to indicate the presence or absence of a packet boundary information field which indicates a location of a packet boundary within said frame; and
data corresponding to at least a portion of a first packet.