Patent ID: 9025593
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus for generating a packet including a header and data and transmitting the packet to a terminal through a network, the apparatus comprising: a first storage which stores connection information including a connection between the apparatus and the terminal and transmitted data information which indicates a part of data to be transmitted with the connection and having been transmitted; a connection information reading portion which, upon reception of a packet transmission start instruction designating a connection, reads connection information corresponding to the designated connection from the first storage; a header generating portion which generates a header of a packet based on the connection information read by the connection information reading portion; a second storage which stores data to be transmitted with the connection; a data reading portion which reads data from the second storage based on the connection information read by the connection information reading portion; and a connection information writing portion which updates the transmitted data information of the first storage based on the connection information, wherein, after the connection information writing portion has updated the transmitted data information for a first packet, and while the data reading portion is reading data of the first packet or while the header generating portion is generating a header of the first packet, the connection information reading portion reads connection information of a second packet to be transmitted next to the first packet.