Packet control system, packet control method, and packet control apparatus

A packet control method comprising:

• acquiring, by at least one processor, a packet which is associated with a sending timing;
• enqueuing, by the at least one processor, the packet into any of a plurality of queues in accordance with the sending timing which is associated with the packet;
• and
• dequeuing, by the at least one processor, a packet from each of the plurality of queues in accordance with a dequeue timing specified for the queue and sending, by the at least one processor, the packet to a network,
• the number of packets to be sent to the network in the sending being restricted in accordance with a band that is usable for the network, and
• after the sending timing associated with the packet, a packet that is not sent at the sending timing being sent in the sending.

A packet control apparatus comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:

• an acquisition process of acquiring a packet which is associated with a sending timing;
• an enqueuing process of enqueuing the packet into any of a plurality of queues in accordance with the sending timing which is associated with the packet;
• and
• a sending process of dequeuing a packet from each of the plurality of queues in accordance with a dequeue timing specified for the queue and sending the packet to a network,
• the number of packets to be sent to the network in the sending process being restricted in accordance with a band that is usable for the network, and
• in the sending process, the at least one processor sending, after the sending timing associated with the packet, a packet that is not sent at the sending timing.