IN BAND SIGNALING TO INDICATE END OF DATA STREAM AND UPDATE USER CONTEXT

• Main Author: LINDNER MARK A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.04.2015
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

The disclosure relates to indicating or detecting an end of a stream of data (507; 607; 617) using in band signaling. An embodiment transmits (710; 720; 860) the stream of data the stream of data comprising multiple packets each packet of the multiple packets including a header with a marker bit field and a payload and configures (714; 850) the marker bit field and/or the payload of at least one packet of the multiple packets to indicate the end of the stream of data wherein the configuring the payload comprises reducing an amount of data contained in the payload from payloads of other packets of the multiple packets and/or setting a field in the payload indicating a countdown to a last packet of the stream of data. An embodiment receives (732; 810) the stream of data and detects (734; 744; 820) that at least one packet of the multiple packets is configured to indicate the end of the stream of data.