i>uvmc_packer</i> object passed as an argument.&nbsp; Unlike in SV, we are defining packing and unpacking functionality in a separate class and not as methods of the <a href="#Packet" class=LClass id=link14 onMouseOver="ShowTip(event, 'tt1', 'link14')" onMouseOut="HideTip('tt1')">Packet</a> itself.&nbsp; This allows us to define custom packing algorithms, or &ldquo;policies&rdquo;, without having to subtype the Packet class.</p>

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