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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:

Manish Mangal, Overland Park, KS (US);

Fred C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);

Jeremy R. Breau, Leawood, KS (US);

Inventors:

Manish Mangal, Overland Park, KS (US);

Fred C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);

Jeremy R. Breau, Leawood, KS (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/161 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of a method, system, and structure communicating messaging data in a header of a packet are provided. The data structure includes a data packet comprising a header and a payload, wherein part of the header includes first and second data portions, wherein the first data portion indicates a type of message encoded in the second data portion, and wherein the second data portion includes message data. An embodiment of a method includes encoding a communications message, which would otherwise be inclusive in a payload portion of a packet into a portion of a header of a packet, encoding an indication that indicates a type of messaging that said messaging is, and facilitating the communication of the packet to a destination.


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