Patent ID: 9331959
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A transmission apparatus comprising: a detector configured to receive a multiplexed signal including a plurality of signals having different frame periods and detect switching information included in the multiplexed signal; a sorter configured to sort a plurality of pieces of detected switching information included in the plurality of signals into one or more groups according to the different frame periods of the plurality of signals, a frame period being indicative of an updating period of respective pieces of detected switching information; an adjuster configured to adjust an order of transferring the sorted plurality of pieces of detected switching information, according to a period with which the switching information is received; a transfer unit configured to transfer the sorted plurality of pieces of detected switching information, based on a result of the adjustment performed by the adjuster; a controller configured to generate path setting information to set transmission paths of the signals based on the sorted plurality of pieces of detected switching information transferred from the transfer unit; and a switch unit configured to set the transmission paths based on the path setting information generated by the controller.