Storing transmission units when transmitting data between networks, has segment memory with memory segments of size corresponding to size of payload region of transmission units

摘要

Data are contained in a payload region of the transmission units. The payload region of each transmission unit of a first network has the same size. The transmission units are stored in a segment memory (10) including a segmentation, such that the size of a memory segment corresponds to the size of the payload region of the transmission units of the first network. An independent claim is included for a network communication apparatus.