摘要 |
<p>A first network apparatus transmits data via a plurality of sequenced packets. A second network apparatus sets a packet holding time to be an appropriate value for every service class, and holds an earlier arriving packet up to the maximum packet holding time when an earlier transmitted packet from the first network apparatus is overtaken and a later transmitted packet arrives earlier. In addition, the second network apparatus rearranges the packets in the transmitted sequence if the overtaken packet arrives during the packet holding time, and gives up rearranging the packets in the transmitted sequence if the overtaken packet does not arrive during the packet holding time.</p> |