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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Kazuhiko Morimura, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Morimura, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A delay in packet output due to packet fragmentation processing is reduced. If input data is output upon being subjected to fragmentation processing, fragmented data, from among a plurality of fragmented data items fragmented based upon a set value in an MTU register, which belongs to a first fragmented packet containing information that is based upon all fragmented packets is stored in a fragment buffer. After all fragmented packets from a second fragmented packet onward to which other fragmented data items belong are output, the first fragmented packet is output.