Apparatus and method for compressing a header of a packet

摘要

A packet processing terminal and method for compressing a header of a packet. When it is determined an IP header is to be compressed in order that a terminal removes overhead of a generated packet, an IP header compression option is added to a socket option of a socket generated in order to exchange the packet between an application module and an OS module. And, when the application module sets the IP header compression option, the IP header of the packet is compressed by the OS module using a compression method corresponding to option information of the set IP header compression option.