Packet information field data format

Appartus for reformating bits from packets each including an information field and a header having a plurality of bit fields into digital samples, comprising,

• means for supplying bits from the information field of the packets, said information field including a plurality of groups of like bits from sample from one communication channel from a plurality of frames,
• means for storing bits from the information field of the packets,
• means for writing said groups of bits from the information field into prescribed memory locations of said means for storing, and
• means responsive to a bit dropped indication from a prescribed bit field in said packet header for controlling reading out bits from a number of said stored groups of bits indicated by said bit dropped indication as said samples from said plurality of frames.

A system including a transmitter for transmitting packets and a remote receiver for receiving the packets, the transmiter including first apparatus for generating packets each including an information iield having a plurality of bit positions and a header having a plurality of bit fields, and the receiver including second apparatus for generating signal samples from received packet information fields, the first apparatus comprising,

• means for supplying digital samples having a plurality of bits, said samples being in a repetitive frame,
• means for grouping bits from individual ones of said samples represenative of a corresponding communication channel from a purality of said repetitive frames and inserting said grouping of similar bits in said packet information field,
• means for generating a bit dropping indication indicating which bits have been removed from the bit positions in said packet information field, and
• means for inserting said indication into a prescribed bit field in said packet header,
• the second apparatus comprising
• means for supplying bits from the information field including a plurality of groups of like bits from samples from one communication channel from a plurality of frames,
• means for storing bits from the information field of the packets,
• means for writing said groups of bits from the information field into prescribed memory locations of said means for storing, and
• means responsive to said bit dropped indication in said packet header prescribed bit field for controlling reading out bits from a number of said stored groups indicated by said bit dropped indication as said samples from said plurality of frames.

A method for generating a packet including an information field having a plurality of bit positions and a header having a plurality of bit fields, comprising the steps of,

• supplying digital samples having a plurality of bits, said samples being in a repetitive frame,
• grouping similar bits iron individual ones of said samples representative a corresponding communication channel from a plurality of said repetitive frames,
• inserting said grouping similar bits in said packet information field,
• generating a first indication whether bits can be removed from the bit positions in said packet informatoin field, and
• inserting said first indication into a prescribed bit field in said packet header.

A method for reforming bits from packets each including an information field and a header having a plurality of bit fields into digital samples, comprising the steps of,

• supplying bits from the information field of the packets, said information field including a plurality of groups of like bits from sample from one communication channel from a plurality of frames,
• storing bits from the information field of the packets in prescribed memory locations,
• indicating a number of bits that have been removed from the information field from a bit dropped indication in a prescribed bit field in the packet header, and
• controlling reading out bits from a number of said stored groups of bits indicated by said bit dropped indication as said samples from said plurality of frames.