摘要 |
A communication apparatus that is to be connected to a network includes: a first processing unit configured to transition between a sleep state and a non-sleep state and configured to process a packet received via the network when the first processing unit is in the non-sleep state; and a second processing unit configured to process a packet when the first processing unit is in the sleep state, wherein the second processing unit is capable of executing packet-processing for sequentially processing of unprocessed packets, wherein the second processing unit includes a detecting section that detects a reception of the unprocessed packet, wherein, when the first processing unit is in the sleep state and the reception of the unprocessed packet is detected, the second processing unit starts the packet-processing, and wherein, the second processing unit terminates the packet-processing if a continuous packet-processing period exceeds an allowable time period.
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