摘要 |
Data is transmitted in header portions or preambles of data packets or units. The data may be larger than the size of the header portion of a packet, whereby the data is divided into parts each introduced into a header portion, transmitted, and re-assembled. The data transmitted may be error checked using data also having been transported in header portions. The data may have no relation to the data packets in which it is transmitted. Such data is congestion data, statistical data, or other data packets or units. |