Apparatus and method for multiplexing packet in mobile communication network

Abstract

A multiplexing apparatus and method for reducing packet overhead in a mobile communication network are provided, which can enhance efficiency of a transmission section by performing multiplexing in an application layer and then reducing header quantity of the packet. The method includes the steps of transmitting, at a sending terminal and a receiving terminal, SDP including information on a quantity of transmission data to be multiplexed and then establishing a session, collecting the quantity of transmission data when the transmission data is generated, adding a header to the transmission data, and then multiplexing the transmission data and the header, and then transmitting the packet multiplexed through the established session. In doing so, embodiments of the present invention reduce the fundamentally generated header, whereby transmission overhead in the transmission section of the network can be minimized and efficiency of the transmission section of a wireless network can be maximized.

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