Patent ID: 7675898
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A session relay apparatus for realizing communication between a reception terminal and a transmission terminal by relaying data via a session, the apparatus comprising: a session relay unit, corresponding to the session, comprising: reception session processing means for receiving data from the transmission terminal, transmission buffering means for temporarily storing the data received from the transmission terminal in a transmission buffer, transmission session processing means for receiving data from the reception terminal, wherein the transmission session processing means calculates an amount of transmissible data based on the data received from the reception terminal, packet scheduling means for controlling delivery of the data stored in the transmission buffer, based on the amount of transmissible data, delivery control means for delivering the data stored in the transmission buffer in response to the control of the packet scheduling means, wherein the session relay apparatus comprises a plurality of session relay units, and wherein said packet scheduling means determines a session relay unit from the plurality of session relay units from which to deliver a packet, based on a communication resource allocation policy including at least: