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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Hiroshi Murakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Murakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus including a holding portion temporarily holding packets for each individual quality class; a counter counting the amount of data of packets output from the holding portion for each individual quality class; a comparison portion comparing count values of the counter for individual quality classes with threshold values which are threshold values for the quality classes, respectively, the ratio of the threshold values for the quality classes being coincident with the weighting ratio between the quality classes; an output portion outputting packets held in the holding portion based on results of comparisons made by the comparison portion; and a control portion which, according to the results of the comparisons, subtracts values corresponding to the threshold values for the quality classes from the count values of the counter for the individual quality classes.