FLOW TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FLOW BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF FLOW, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND FLOW PROCESSING METHOD
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1. A flow transfer method comprising:
- analyzing an input packet stream to classify the input packet stream into a plurality of flows;
dynamically determining a transmission method for each of the flows based on the characteristics of each of the flows; and
transmitting the flows in parallel using their respective determined transmission methods.
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Abstract
A flow transfer apparatus and method, which can make efficient use of limited resources in a wireless environment by dynamically mapping data flows to different transmission methods according to the characteristics of the flows, are provided. The flow transfer method includes analyzing an input packet stream to classify the input packet stream into a plurality of flows; dynamically determining a transmission method for each of the flows based on the characteristics of each of the flows; and transmitting the flows in parallel using their respective determined transmission methods.
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1. A flow transfer method comprising:
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analyzing an input packet stream to classify the input packet stream into a plurality of flows; dynamically determining a transmission method for each of the flows based on the characteristics of each of the flows; and transmitting the flows in parallel using their respective determined transmission methods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A flow transfer apparatus comprising:
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a flow classification unit configured to analyze an input packet stream and thus to classify the input packet stream into a plurality of flows; a transmission method determination unit configured to dynamically determine a transmission method for each of the flows based on the characteristics of each of the flows; and a multiple wireless interface unit configured to transmit the flows in parallel using their respective determined transmission methods. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 15)
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12. A flow processing method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of flows, via their respective transmission methods, from a flow transfer apparatus connected via a network, the transmission methods being dynamically determined based on the characteristics of the respective flows; and processing the received flows according to their characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A terminal apparatus comprising:
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a multiple wireless interface unit configured to receive a plurality of flows, via their respective transmission methods, from a flow transfer apparatus connected to the terminal apparatus via a network, the transmission methods being dynamically determined based on the characteristics of the respective flows; and a flow processing unit configured to process the received flows according to their characteristics.
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