Method and apparatus for transmitting generic information in an Ethernet Media Access Control header. The Surveillance System includes a video camera, a coaxial cable and a central control machine. The pattern adaptive prediction uses the parent grid to determine what geometry of a filter is to be used when predicting the child grid. A token issuer, when the access enabledisable information indicates that the access to the resource is permitted, issues token information that gives authority to access the resource to the first application.