US 6,982,990 B2
Transmitting method, transmitting apparatus, and program storage medium
Kunitoshi Shimizu, Kanagawa (Japan); and Hisato Shima, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/938,152.
Claims priority of application No. 2000-255424 (JP), filed on Aug. 25, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2002/0067719 A1, Jun. 06, 2002
Int. Cl. H04J 3/26 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—471 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of transmitting a packet, comprising the steps of:
measuring the length of a data packet stored in a device;
generating an additional packet having a length which is equal to the difference between the measured length and a predetermined packet length;
coupling said data packet and said additional packet to each other;
producing a second packet having a predetermined length;
transferring said second packet to a transmission buffer; and
transmitting said second packet.