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Method and apparatus for providing a packet data service between a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system includes packet data being transmitted from the terminal (base station) on a reverse (forward) packet traffic channel to the base station (terminal) during a data transmiss

Method and apparatus for providing a packet data service between a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system includes packet data being transmitted from the terminal (base station) on a reverse (forward) packet traffic channel to the base station (terminal) during a data transmission period; the occupation of the reverse (forward) packet traffic channel is released during a data transmission suspension period; and the base station controls the reverse (forward) packet traffic channel over a packet control channel.

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Method and apparatus for providing a packet data service between a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system includes packet data being transmitted from the terminal (base station) on a reverse (forward) packet traffic channel to the base station (terminal) during a data transmiss

Method and apparatus for providing a packet data service between a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system includes packet data being transmitted from the terminal (base station) on a reverse (forward) packet traffic channel to the base station (terminal) during a data transmission period; the occupation of the reverse (forward) packet traffic channel is released during a data transmission suspension period; and the base station controls the reverse (forward) packet traffic channel over a packet control channel. t port to assign to the particular packet and to store in a look-up table for the corresponding data flow and, when a packet is not the first packet of a data flow, the packet is assigned the physical output port corresponding to its data flow with use of the look-up table, wherein the load balancing device further encapsulates the packets with a routing header that comprises a packet forwarding header and a rotator information unit header; wherein the forwarding node further comprises a packet receiving device that, when input with an encapsulated packet, removes the routing header from the packet and outputs the packet to a transmission apparatus; and wherein the packet forwarding header comprises an egress context identifier and the rotator information unit header comprises a physical output port identifier. 3. A forwarding node according to claim 2, wherein the egress context identifier is determined for each packet with use of a second look-up table. 4. A forwarding node capable of operation within a router connected to a supertrunk, the router transferring digital data over the supertrunk with a plurality of other routers within a packet routing system, the forwarding node comprising: a load balancing device that, when input with individual packets of a data flow, reads a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow, assigns the data flow to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria, and outputs the individual packets to their assigned physical output port; wherein the physical link criteria are link available bandwidth (LAB) factors calculated for each of the available physical output ports, each of the LAB factors for a particular physical output port equalling an input rate multiplied by an average packet size, subtracted from a total link bandwidth; and wherein the input rate is calculated with use of an exponentially weighted moving average technique. 5. A forwarding node capable of operation within a router connected to a supertrunk, the router transferring digital data over the supertrunk with a plurality of other routers within a packet routing system, the forwarding node comprising: a load balancing device that, when input with individual packets of a data flow, reads a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow, assigns the data flow to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria, and outputs the individual packets to their assigned physical output port; wherein the physical link criteria are link available bandwidth (LAB) factors calculated for each of the available physical output ports, each of the LAB factors for a particular physical output port equalling an input rate multiplied by an average packet size, subtracted from a total link bandwidth; and wherein the average packet size is calculated with use of an exponentially weighted moving average technique. 6. In a packet routing system comprising a plurality of routers, a method of transferring digital data over a supertrunk between the routers comprising the steps of: inputting individual packets of a data into a first router; reading a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow of the individual packets; assigning each of the data flows to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria; transmitting each of the packets, via their assigned physical output ports, to a second router; and outputting a data flow corresponding to the packets received at the second router; wherein assigning each of the data flows to a physical output comprises determining a physical output port for the data flow and encapsulating each of the packets with a routing header that comprises a physical output port identifier; wherein transmitting each of the packets comprises receiving the packet at the physical output port, removing the routing header from the packet and outputting the packet for transmission to the second router; wherein the routing header comprises a rotator information unit header; and wherein the rotator information unit header comprises the physical output port identifier. 7. In a packet routing system comprising a plurality of routers, a method of transferring digital data over a supertrunk between the routers comprising the steps of: inputting individual packets of a data into a first router; reading a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow of the individual packets; assigning each of the data flows to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria; transmitting each of the packets, via their assigned physical output ports, to a second router; and outputting a data flow corresponding to the packets received at the second router; further comprising: when a first packet of a data flow is detected, determining a physical output port to assign to the particular packet and to store in a look-up table for the corresponding data flow; and when a packet is not the first packet of a data flow, assigning the packet the physical output port corresponding to its data flow with use of the look-up table; and further comprising: encapsulating the packets with a routing header that comprises a packet forwarding header and a rotator information unit header, wherein transmitting each of the packets comprises receiving the packet at the physical output port, removing the routing header from the packet and outputting the packet for transmission to the second router, and wherein the packet forwarding header information comprises an egress context identifier and the rotator information unit header comprises a physical output port identifier. 8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the egress context identifier is determined for each packet with use of a second look-up table. 9. In a packet routing system comprising a plurality of routers, a method of transferring digital data over a supertrunk between the routers comprising the steps of: inputting individual packets of a data into a first router; reading a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow of the individual packets; assigning each of the data flows to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria; transmitting each of the packets, via their assigned physical output ports, to a second router; and outputting a data flow corresponding to the packets received at the second router; wherein the physical link criteria are link available bandwidth (LAB) factors calculated for each of the available physical output ports, each of the LAB factors for a particular physical output port equalling an input rate multiplied by an average packet size, subtracted from a total link bandwidth; wherein the input rate is calculated with use of an exponentially weighted moving average technique. 10. In a packet routing system comprising a plurality of routers, a method of transferring digital data over a supertrunk between the routers comprising the steps of: inputting individual packets of a data into a first router; reading a logical output port of the supertrunk corresponding to the data flow of the individual packets; assigning each of the data flows to a physical output port within the logical output port based upon physical link criteria; transmitting each of the packets, via their assigned physical output ports, to a second router; and outputting a data flow corresponding to the packets received at the second router; wherein the physical link criteria are link available bandwidth (LAB) factors calculated for each of the available physical output ports, each of the LAB factors for a particular physical output port equalling an input rate multiplied by an average packet size, subtracted from a total link bandwidth; and wherein the average packet size is cal