METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PACKET DATA UNIT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving a Packet Data Unit (PDU) in a mobile communication system. The PDU, including a header and at least one data field, is generated. The PDU is transmitted. The header includes a length indicator (LI) field and an extension bit field. The LI field indicates a length of a corresponding data field. The extension bit field indicates whether a data field follows or a set of an extension bit field and an LI field follows. The extension bit field is placed prior to the LI field in the set of the extension bit field and the LI field. An LI field is present for every data field except a last data field.