Patent ID: 6128316
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
At data transmitting apparatus which is one of a plurality of apparatuses, said plurality of apparatuses having a connection topology as a result of being coupled together by a transmitting medium, the data transmitting apparatus comprising:propagation delay identifier holding means for holding a propagation delay identifier which is determined by the propagation delay which corresponds to the connection topology of said transmitting medium; andmaximum transmission data size holding means for holding maximum transmission data size expressing maximum size of the data which can be contained in a packer transmitted to said transmitting medium;said transmitting apparatus having a bandwidth available for itself which corresponds to said maximum transmission data size and said propagation delay identifier;wherein said bandwidth available for said data transmitting apparatus is changeable by one of said plurality of apparatuses based upon said connection topology.