| CPC H04L 47/365 (2013.01) [H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 47/245 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01)] |

| AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT: |
| The patentability of claims 1-3, 5, 7-10, 12, 14-17, 20-23, and 26 is confirmed. |
| Claims 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 19, 24, and 25 were not reexamined. |
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1. A method for transmitting packets, the method comprising:
receiving a first packet;
transmitting a portion of the received first packet;
receiving a second packet;
upon receiving the second packet,
stopping the transmitting of the first packet so that not all of the first packet has been transmitted;
transmitting a preempt indicator;
transmitting the second packet; and
upon completion of transmitting the second packet,
transmitting a continue indicator; and
transmitting the portion of the first packet that has not yet been transmitted;
wherein the packets include in-band symbols and the indicators include one or more out-of-band symbols.
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