Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Ferris, Derrick (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07120158
ABSTRACT:
A transmission timing deciding unit decides the transmission timing for packet data based on time information from a time control unit and flow information from a flow information managing unit. At the decided timing, a packet transmitting unit transmits packet data at the head of the packet queue in the event that the accumulated capacity of a token exceeds zero, and further transmits best-effort flow packets in the event that predetermined conditions are satisfied. Thus, a communication apparatus and communication method can be provided wherein, in the event that a single network interface is shared by multiple flows, coexistence with best-effort flows can be realized while maintaining the reserved bandwidth for each flow so as to avoid collision of transmission requests from the flows.
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Ferris Derrick
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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