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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeo Tani, Kashihara, JP;
Takashi Umegaki, Osaka, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A transmission apparatus includes: an assigning unit to assign a number to a group of concatenation information of leading and dependent data which are multicast or broadcast; a retrieval unit to retrieve the concatenation information of the leading data corresponding to the dependent data, the leading and dependent data having the same number; a regeneration unit to regenerate concatenation information of the dependent data in accordance with the concatenation information of the leading data; a storage unit to store switch information of the leading data, the switch information representing a switch which switches output destinations of the leading and dependent data; an information retrieval unit to refer to the storage unit in accordance with leading data information included in the concatenation information of the dependent data so as to retrieve switch information of the dependent data; and a switching unit to switch the output destination of the dependent data.