METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION

摘要

The object is to provide a gateway (100) comprising a transmitter terminal communication interface (103) for transmitting data to and receiving data from at least one transmitter terminal (101) and a receiver terminal communication interface (104) for transmitting data to and receiving data from at least one receiver terminal (102). The gateway also comprises a transmitter terminal bandwidth monitor portion (106) for monitoring a transmission bandwidth for transmitting data to and receiving data from the transmitter terminal (101) and a receiver terminal bandwidth monitor portion (105) for monitoring a transmission bandwidth for transmitting data to and receiving data from the receiver terminal (102). The gateway further comprises a storage portion (112) for accumulating data and a request management portion (110) for allowing a request from the receiver terminal (102) to be inputted, and determining a procedure of the request to be outputted. The gateway further comprises a data management portion (109) for controlling a method of using the storage portion (112) and a method of transferring data in accordance with bandwidth information of the transmitter terminal monitored by the transmitter terminal bandwidth monitor portion (106), bandwidth information of the receiver terminal monitored by the receiver terminal bandwidth monitor portion (105), and the request from the request management portion (110). This makes efficient use of transmission bandwidth of the transmitter and receiver sides.