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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuji Igata, Fukuoka, JP;
Yasushi Yokomitsu, Fukuoka, JP;
Toru Yasukawa, Wakayama, JP;
Shinichiro Ohmi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Ikeda, Fukuoka, JP;
Masanori Kataoka, Fukuoka, JP;
Junji Yano, Osaka, JP;
Go Kuroda, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuji Igata, Fukuoka, JP;
Yasushi Yokomitsu, Fukuoka, JP;
Toru Yasukawa, Wakayama, JP;
Shinichiro Ohmi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Ikeda, Fukuoka, JP;
Masanori Kataoka, Fukuoka, JP;
Junji Yano, Osaka, JP;
Go Kuroda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A terminal for performing multiple access transmission suitable to a transmission path having varied characteristics includes a transmission/reception section, a control unit, a transfer management section, and an external interface section. Specifically, the terminal refers to an IGMP (MLD) message received by the transmission/reception section to classify a transmitter host and a relay device of the message based on a characteristic of the transmission path, and performs a multiple access transmission of a multicast packet in a form suitable to the characteristic of the transmission path.