Patent ID: 6747990
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A packet communication system, wherein plural terminal-side apparatus and a network-side apparatus are connected, sharing physical media, said network-side apparatus allocating time slots to at least one of said terminal-side apparatus, and said terminal-side apparatus transferring packets to the physical media by using said time slots, each of said terminal-side apparatus comprising:a buffer means for storing packets input from plural terminals connected and a packet number report means which monitors the number of packets presently stored in said buffer means and reports said packet number information to said network-side apparatus, and said network-side apparatus comprising a time slot allocation control means for allocating time slots to each said terminal-side apparatus on the basis of stored packet information from the packet number report means of said terminal devices, and said time slot allocation control means allocates time slots by allocating time slots so that the stored packet number minus the number of time slots allocated to each may approach a specified value.