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Packet transmission apparatus and packet transmission method

US8089876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2009
Grant dateJan 3, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/33
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An aspect of the embodiments related to a packet transmission apparatus includes a user identification unit for identifying the user of an input user flow upon input of the user flow containing communication packets and maintenance packets, a maintenance packet extraction unit for extracting the maintenance packets from the user flow of the user identified by the user identification unit, a maintenance packet output control unit for controlling the transparent output of the maintenance packets extracted by the maintenance packet extraction unit based on the monitor rate setting, and a control unit for monitoring and controlling the user flow of the particular user based on the maintenance packets of the user transparently output by the maintenance packet output control unit.

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