Data transferring apparatus and data transferring method

A method for transferring data by a data transferring apparatus, the data transferring apparatus including a receiving unit configured to receive a transfer request containing attribute information that indicates a type of data transfer, a buffer configured to store a plurality of transfer requests received by the receiving unit, and a storing unit configured to associate the attribute information with a first identifier and to store the attribute information, the method comprising:

• from the plurality of transfer requests stored in the buffer, selecting a transfer request containing attribute information that corresponds to the attribute information stored in the storing unit, including the first identifier associated with the attribute information that corresponds to the attribute information contained in the transfer request in place of the attribute information of the transfer request, and preferentially transmitting the transfer request.

A method for transferring data by a data transferring apparatus using a packet including a header portion and a data portion, the data transferring apparatus including a storing unit configured to store attribute information, and a receiving unit configured to receive a transfer request containing the attribute information that indicates a type of data transfer and to store a plurality of the transfer requests, the method comprising:

• in a case where the attribute information in the transfer request stored in the receiving unit corresponds to the attribute information stored in the storing unit, including an identifier that indicates correspondence of the attribute information in a packet in place of the attribute information of the transfer request, and transmitting the packet.