Packet Communication System And Packet Communication Apparatus

A packet communication apparatus comprising:

• a data receiving section that receives one or more data packets each having its data volume equal to a prescribed data volume and a last transmitted data packet having its data volume less than the prescribed data volume, and stores the data packets;
• a reading section that reads out the data packets stored in the data receiving section;
• and
• a controlling section that sends to the reading section a signal to instruct the reading section to end the reading operation for the data packets,
• wherein the data receiving section comprises:
• a memory that stores therein the data packets received by the data receiving section;
• a determiner that determines whether or not the data receiving section has received the data packet having its data volume less than the prescribed data volume, and whether or not the reading section has read out from the memory the data packet having its data volume less than the prescribed data volume;
• and
• a signal generator that generates an interrupt signal to the controlling section when the determiner determines that the data receiving section has received the data packet having its data volume less than the prescribed data volume, and the reading section has read out from the memory the data packet having its data volume less than the prescribed data volume, and
• the controlling section sends to the reading section a signal to instruct the reading section to end the reading operation for the data packets, when the controlling section receives the interrupt signal