Selectively exchanging metadata in a wireless communications system

A method of communicating data, comprising:

• receiving a composite representation of information that is redundant for each of multiple elements of data, each of the multiple elements including a separate portion of substantially non-redundant information;
• determining reconstruction information by which the composite representation of the redundant information can be used in conjunction with the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information to reconstruct the multiple elements;
• receiving the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information;
• reconstructing the multiple elements based on the received separate portions, the reconstruction information and the composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• delivering the reconstructed multiple elements to a target.

An apparatus configured to communicate data, comprising:

• means for obtaining data from a first device for transmission to a second device;
• means for determining that the data for transmission includes multiple elements, wherein each of the multiple elements includes (i) a first portion of substantially non-redundant information and (ii) a second portion with information that is redundant to each of the multiple elements;
• means for generating a composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• means for transmitting the composite representation of the redundant information to the second device, the transmitted composite representation configured to be used with reconstruction information by which the second device can reconstruct the first and second portions for each of the multiple elements based on the composite representation of the redundant information and the first portions of the multiple elements.

An apparatus configured to communicate data, comprising:

• means for receiving a composite representation of information that is redundant for each of multiple elements of data, each of the multiple elements including a separate portion of substantially non-redundant information;
• means for determining reconstruction information by which the composite representation of the redundant information can be used in conjunction with the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information to reconstruct the multiple elements;
• means for receiving the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information;
• means for reconstructing the multiple elements based on the received separate portions, the reconstruction information and the composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• means for delivering the reconstructed multiple elements to a target.

An apparatus configured to communicate data, comprising:

• logic configured to obtain data from a first device for transmission to a second device;
• logic configured to determine that the data includes multiple elements, wherein each of the multiple elements includes (i) a first portion of substantially non-redundant information and (ii) a second portion with information that is redundant to each of the multiple elements;
• logic configured to generate a composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• logic configured to transmit the composite representation of the redundant information to the second device, the transmitted composite representation configured to be used with reconstruction information by which the second device can reconstruct the first and second portions for each of the multiple elements based on the composite representation of the redundant information and the first portions of the multiple elements.

An apparatus configured to communicate data, comprising:

• logic configured to receive a composite representation of information that is redundant for each of multiple elements of data, each of the multiple elements including a separate portion of substantially non-redundant information;
• logic configured to determine reconstruction information by which the composite representation of the redundant information can be used in conjunction with the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information to reconstruct the multiple elements;
• logic configured to receive the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information;
• logic configured to reconstruct the multiple elements based on the received separate portions, the reconstruction information and the composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• logic configured to deliver the reconstructed multiple elements to a target.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by an apparatus configured to communicate data, cause the apparatus to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to obtain data from a first device for transmission to a second device;
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to determine that the data for transmission includes multiple elements, wherein each of the multiple elements includes (i) a first portion of substantially non-redundant information and (ii) a second portion with information that is redundant to each of the multiple elements;
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to generate a composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to transmit the composite representation of the redundant information to the second device, the transmitted composite representation configured to be used with reconstruction information by which the second device can reconstruct the first and second portions for each of the multiple elements based on the composite representation of the redundant information and the first portions of the multiple elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by an apparatus configured to communicate data, cause the apparatus to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to receive a composite representation of information that is redundant for each of multiple elements of data, each of the multiple elements including a separate portion of substantially non-redundant information;
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to determine reconstruction information by which the composite representation of the redundant information can be used in conjunction with the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information to reconstruct the multiple elements;
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to receive the separate portions of the substantially non-redundant information;
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to reconstruct the multiple elements based on the received separate portions, the reconstruction information and the composite representation of the redundant information;
• and
• at least one instruction to cause the apparatus to deliver the reconstructed multiple elements to a target.