Internet-augmented radio port controller unit (RPCU) of a personal access communications systems (PACS)

摘要

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure communicating information, particularly information transferred to and from an Internet host. The apparatus comprises a radio port control unit (106), comprising a router (532), and a stub (530). The router (532) is communicatively coupled to transmit and receive messages with an Internet host and communicatively coupled to a packet forwarding module (402) to accept SU-sourced messages and to provide SU-addressed messages to the packet forwarding module (402) in a first data transfer protocol. The stub (530) is coupled between the router (532) and the packet forwarding module (402) to translate messages from the first data transfer protocol to a second data transfer protocol and to translate messages from the second data transfer protocol to the first data transfer protocol. The method comprises the steps of receiving a data packet having a data payload, determining if the data payload is a loss-sensitive message or a delay-sensitive message, configuring the data packet to indicate that an acknowledge message is required if the day payload is a loss-sensitive message and configuring the data packet to indicate that the acknowledgement message is not required if the data payload is a delay sensitive message, and transmitting the data packet.