Abstract: A method (400) of communicating data and a communication device (104) that communicates data. At least a first portion of the data can be encoded into at least one frame (202, 204, 208, 210) having a first bit length, and encoding at least a second portion of the data into at least one frame (206, 212) having a second bit length. The method also can include placing the at least one frame having the first bit length and the at least one frame having the second bit length into an adaptive data packet (108) having a fixed bit length and a fixed number of frames. The adaptive data packet can be communicated to a communication device (106).

Abstract: A method (400) of communicating data and a communication device (104) that communicates data. At least a first portion of the data can be encoded into at least one frame (202, 204, 208, 210) having a first bit length, and encoding at least a second portion of the data into at least one frame (206, 212) having a second bit length. The method also can include placing the at least one frame having the first bit length and the at least one frame having the second bit length into an adaptive data packet (108) having a fixed bit length and a fixed number of frames. The adaptive data packet can be communicated to a communication device (106).

Abstract: A method (300) of supporting communication between a Multi-flow Packet Application (MFPA) based access network (102) and an access terminal (104, 106, 108). The method can include, from at least two types of data flows supported on the MFPA based access network, detecting a type of data flow to be used to communicate with the access terminal. The method also can include dynamically selecting a type of packet header (124, 128) for communicating with the access terminal based on the detected type of data flow, and generating at least one packet (126) using the selected type of packet header. Further, the packet can be communicated to the access terminal using the detected type of data flow.