COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
First Claim
1. A communication system in which communicating stations are interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication system comprising:
- a data transmitting station for dividing one piece of transmission data to generate two data packets, assigning the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path, and transmitting each data packet; and
a data receiving station for receiving the data packets from said data transmitting station via said first transmission path and said second transmission path, obtaining the original transmission data by combining the data packets assigned to the respective transmission paths with each other, and transmitting a packet including a response to reception of the data packets from said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein a communication system in which communicating stations are interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, the communication system including: a data transmitting station for dividing one piece of transmission data to generate two data packets, assigning the data packets to the first transmission path and the second transmission path, and transmitting each data packet; and a data receiving station for receiving the data packets from the data transmitting station via the first transmission path and the second transmission path, obtaining the original transmission data by combining the data packets assigned to the respective transmission paths with each other, and transmitting a packet including a response to reception of the data packets from the first transmission path and the second transmission path simultaneously.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication system in which communicating stations are interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication system comprising:
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a data transmitting station for dividing one piece of transmission data to generate two data packets, assigning the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path, and transmitting each data packet; and a data receiving station for receiving the data packets from said data transmitting station via said first transmission path and said second transmission path, obtaining the original transmission data by combining the data packets assigned to the respective transmission paths with each other, and transmitting a packet including a response to reception of the data packets from said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication device for transmitting data to another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication device comprising:
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first communicating, means for performing communication using said first transmission path; second communicating means for performing communication using said second transmission path; and communication controlling means for controlling communicating operation of said first communicating means and said second communicating means; wherein in transmitting data to said other communicating station, said communication controlling means divides the transmission data to generate data packets, assigns the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path, and transmits the data packets using said first communicating means and said second communicating means, and in receiving a response to transmission of the data from said other communicating station, said communication controlling means receives a response packet transmitted to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously, using said first communicating means and said second communicating means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device for receiving data from another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication device comprising:
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first communicating means for performing communication using said first transmission path; second communicating means for performing communication using said second transmission path; and communication controlling means for controlling communicating operation of said first communicating means and said second communicating means; wherein in receiving data from said other communicating station, said communication controlling means receives respective data packets assigned to said first transmission path and said second transmission path and transmitted, using said first communicating means and said second communicating means, and combines the data to reconstruct original transmission data, and said communication controlling means transmits a response to reception of the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously using said first communicating means and said second communicating means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A communication method of a communication device, for transmitting data to another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting data to said other communicating station, dividing the transmission data to generate data packets, assigning the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path, and transmitting the data packets; and receiving a response packet in response to transmission of the data, the response packet being transmitted from said other communicating station to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication method of a communication device, for receiving data from another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication method comprising the steps of:
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receiving respective data packets assigned to said first transmission path and said second transmission path and transmitted, and combining the data to reconstruct original transmission data; and transmitting a response to reception of the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A communication device for transmitting data to another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication device comprising:
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a first communicating section performing communication using said first transmission path, a second communicating section performing communication using said second transmission path; and a communication controlling section controlling communicating operation of said first communicating section and said second communicating section; wherein in transmitting data to said other communicating station, said communication controlling section divides the transmission data to generate data packets, assigns the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path, and transmits the data packets using;
said first communicating section and said second communicating section, andin receiving a response to transmission of the data from said other communicating station, said communication controlling section receives a response packet transmitted to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously, using said first communicating section and said second communicating section.
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23. A communication device for receiving data from another communicating station, said communication device and said other communicating station being interconnected via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, said communication device comprising:
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a first communicating section performing communication using said first transmission path; a second communicating section performing communication using said second transmission path; and a communication controlling section controlling communicating operation of said first communicating section and said second communicating section; wherein in receiving data from said other communicating station, said communication controlling section′
receives respective data packets assigned to said first transmission path and said second transmission path and transmitted, using said first communicating section and said second communicating section, and combines the data to reconstruct original transmission data, andsaid communication controlling section transmits a response to reception of the data packets to said first transmission path and said second transmission path simultaneously using said first communicating section and said second communicating section.
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