* added Packet::getRawLength() helper

src/Packet.h

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public:
 
   float getSNR() const { return ((float)_snr) / 4.0f; }
 
+  /**
+   * \returns  the encoded/wire format length of this packet
+   */
+  int getRawLength() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief  save entire packet as a blob
    * \param dest  (OUT) destination buffer (assumed to be MAX_MTU_SIZE)