System and method for optimizing data transport in a communications system

A system for optimizing data transport in a communications system:

• comprising:
• means for receiving an original IS-634 standard frame formatted message carrying bearer traffic information;
• means for determining which of layer three and layer two headers of the message to compress;
• means for identifying header information bits in the determined layer three and layer two headers for compression;
• means for suppressing selected ones of the identified header information bits from the message;
• means for encapsulating the message into a packet for transport wherein the selected ones of the identified header information bits to be suppressed include bits representing a rate set indicator and a traffic channel rate for the message.

A computer readable medium including code for optimizing data transport in a communications system, the code operable to:

• receive an original IS-634 standard frame formatted message carrying bearer traffic information;
• determine which of layer three and layer two headers of the message to compress;
• identify header information bits in the determined layer three and layer two headers for compression;
• suppress selected ones of the identified header information bits from the message;
• encapsulate the message into a packet for transport wherein the selected ones of the identified header information bits to be suppressed include bits representing a rate set indicator and a traffic channel rate for the message.