Patent ID: 6466543
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A packet data sending apparatus for sending a plurality of packets at each packet sending timing, comprising:sent data amount storage means for storing an amount of packet data sent from a preset time to a preceding packet sending timing; calculating means for adding a plurality of amounts of packet data which may possibly be sent at a present packet sending timing, to the amount of packet data stored in said sent data amount storage means thereby to obtain a plurality of total amounts of packet data, and dividing the total amounts of packet data by a time period from the preset time to the present packet sending timing thereby to calculate a plurality of data transmission rates; selecting means for selecting a data transmission rate closest to a desired data transmission rate from the data transmission rates calculated by said calculating means; and packet sending means for sending a number of packets corresponding to the amount of packet data commensurate with the data transmission rate selected by said selecting means.