Communication device and method

摘要

There is provided a communication device performing communication by breaking up a frame into a plurality of links, the communication device includes a dividing means for dividing the frame into units of a predetermined size, a distributing means for distributing the units to a plurality of links, a plurality of storing means for storing the units distributed by the distributed means in payloads of transfer frames for the respective plurality of links, a timer means for measuring a timeout time based on a priority of the frame, and a transmission means for transmitting the transfer frames to another communication device via the plurality of links in one of a case where the units included in the payloads of the transfer frames becomes to a predetermined amount and a case where the timeout time measured by the timer becomes to a predetermined value.

主权项

1. A communication device performing communication by breaking up a frame into a plurality of links, the communication device comprising:
a dividing module to divide the frame into units of a predetermined size; a distributing module to distribute the units to a plurality of links; a plurality of storing modules to store the units distributed by the distributing module in payloads of transfer frames for the respective plurality of links; a timer to measure a time interval, the time interval being variable and being based on a priority value located within the frame; and a transmission controller to trigger transmission of the transfer frames to another communication device via the plurality of links in one of a case where a number of the units included in the payloads of the transfer frames becomes a predetermined amount and a case where the time interval measured by the timer becomes a predetermined value, wherein the distributing module stops distributing the units at an end of the frame in a case of being instructed to increase or decrease a number of the links by an operator, so that the communication device is operable to increase or decrease the number of the links as a shortage of communication capacity occurs or a link failure occurs, respectively.