Communication control device, communication system, and communication control method

A communication system in which multiple terminals perform data communication using a communication network, the communication system comprising:

• a status-information acquiring unit configured to acquire respective pieces of status information which represent operating states of the terminals;
• a reception-information acquiring unit configured to acquire respective pieces of reception information which represent states of the communication network when the terminals have received data;
• a communication determining unit configured to determine a type of communication on the basis of a combination of pieces of status information of multiple terminals that participate in the same communication;
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• a quality control unit configured to control quality of data that each terminal transmits or receives on the basis of the determined type of communication and the acquired reception information.

A communication control method for controlling data communication between terminals using a communication network, the communication control method comprising:

• acquiring respective pieces of status information which represent operating states of the terminals, by a status-information acquiring unit;
• acquiring respective pieces of reception information which represent states of the communication network when the terminals have received data, by a reception-information acquiring unit;
• determining a type of communication on the basis of a combination of pieces of status information of multiple terminals that participate in the same communication, by a communication determining unit;
• and
• controlling quality of data that each terminal transmits or receives on the basis of the determined type of communication and the acquired reception information, by a quality control unit.