Method and apparatus for segmentation, reassembly and inverse multiplexing of packets and ATM cells over satellite/wireless networks

摘要

A method of transmitting information arranged in packets from one location to a second location via a wireless/satellite network, comprising: (a) examining each packet to determine whether its size is equal to a minimum (STEP 11 A 1 ) and (STEP 11 A 2 ); (b) if a minimum size, generating a first SAR header (STEP 11 A 4 ) and applying the header to packet to form a SAR segment (STEP 11 A 7 ); (c) if greater than a minimum size, dividing the packet into uniform sized segments (STEP 11 A 5 ), generating a second SAR header unique for each segment (STEP 11 A 6 ) and applying the header to respective segment to form SAR segments (STEP 11 A 7 ); (d) forwarding the SAR segments to modems for transmission to terminals at the second location (STEP 11 A 7 ).