The source FEC payload MIU
format
flow_id (4 bits): This field identifies the source packet flow to which FEC protection is applied.
length (12 bits): This field indicates the number of source FEC payload ID involved in a source FEC
payload MIU.
Initial_seq_number (16 bits): This field indicates the sequence number of the starting source packet
with respect to flow_id of a source block. The starting source packet belongs to the source packet
flow identified by flow_id field.
Source_FEC_Payload_ID (Variable Length): This field is identical to “Source FEC Payload ID” defined
in draft-ietf-fecframe-framework-05. The field size is dependent upon the FEC scheme identified by
fec_id field in FEC payload header. This field in conjunction with initial_seq_number determines
which source block a FEC source packet belongs to and the position of a FEC source packet in the
FEC source block.