| CPC H04L 69/22 (2013.01) [H04L 45/66 (2013.01); H04L 69/02 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A method for transmitting a response message in response to an incoming message, wherein
the incoming message comprises an incoming header portion and an incoming payload and
the response message comprises a response header portion and a response payload, wherein
the incoming header portion is identical to the response header portion, and wherein
the incoming payload is different from the response payload, the method comprising:
receiving an incoming physical signal comprising a header part of the incoming physical signal and a payload part of the incoming physical signal;
creating a first copy of the incoming physical signal and a second copy of the incoming physical signal;
providing the first copy of the incoming physical signal to a transmitter system so that at least part of the first copy's header part is transmitted;
determining whether the incoming message is received by determining based on an analysis of at least part of the second copy of the incoming physical signal whether the incoming physical signal conveys the incoming message;
generating the response payload in response to the incoming message based on determining that the incoming message was received; and
based on determining that the incoming message was received, providing the response payload to the transmitter system so that the response payload is transmitted after the at least part of the first copy's header part has been transmitted, wherein the transmitted at least part of the first copy's header part and the transmitted response payload together form a transmitted response signal conveying the response message.
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