Method and apparatus for servicing simultaneously a plurality of requests for data streams

摘要

A plurality of unit streams which can be simultaneously supplied at a reference speed are determined and a schedule forming section previously forms a schedule for allocating time-dependent uses of a memory unit, an input/output unit, and a buffer memory to all of unit streams. When a stream is actually requested, un-used unit streams of the necessary number are allocated in accordance with a request speed by a stream allocating section. The request stream is supplied in accordance with the schedule of the allocated unit streams.