PACKET TRANSMITTING METHOD AND DEVICE

摘要

PURPOSE: A packet transmitting method and device are provided to effectively reduce the number of packets to be discarded due to the loss of a certain packet, even if headers of packets to be transmitted and received are compressed. CONSTITUTION: A sender data terminal(1) and a receiver data terminal(2) are provided so as to exchange packets through a network(3). The network(3) includes a sender node(3a) and a receiver node(3b). Relay apparatuses are provided on the sender node(3a) and receiver node(3b). The relay apparatuses have a function to relay packets which are to be exchanged between the sender and receiver data terminals(1,2). Although the network(3) exemplifies a configuration including the sender and receiver nodes(3a) and(3b). Three or more nodes and relay apparatuses provided thereon can be included in the network.