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Media data communication method via network

  • US 6,321,260 B1
  • Filed: 09/03/1998
  • Issued: 11/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sending a data packet from a first information processor to a second information processor via a relay device, comprising:

  • a step, performed by said first information processor, of sending a first control message containing IDs of said first and second information processors, a size of said data packet, and a transfer rate of said data packet to said relay device before said first information processor sends said data packet;

    a step, performed by said relay device, of reserving sufficient CPU time to perform a relay process at said data packet size and said transfer rate indicated in said first control message, and sending said first control message to said second information processor;

    a step, performed by said second information processor, of reserving sufficient CPU time to perform a receiving process at said data packet size and said transfer rate indicated in said first control message, and sending a second control message indicating that said first control message has been received to said first information processor; and

    a step of sending said data packet to said second information processor, by said first information processor, according to reception of said second control message.

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