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o packet-type
o sub-header
o data
The packet-type is a single byte:
Command response extended
Forced transmission extended
Look to next byte for meaning
Binary data, reserved for future use
The sub-header has the following comma delimited fields:
o ,id,start-byte,total-bytes,station-name:
Numeric ASCII character defining packet type. See type
definitions in table, below
Numeric ASCII text defining the message id. Starts at 0. Rolls
over after 99.
Numeric ASCII text defining the total number of data bytes to
be sent (data only, does not include overhead bytes)
Numeric ASCII text defining which byte of total-bytes is the
start byte of the current packet. Starts at 0.
Optional ASCII field that has station name. Formatted as
,N=STATION NAME
16.2.2. Iridium Header Examples
The following examples illustrate how to use the new header.
16.2.2.1. Example 1
Message requiring one packet (i.e., non-extended), formatted pseudobinary B
interleaved, containing 6 values (42, 69, alternating).