A multiplex transmission apparatus is provided that conducts traffic control and discards priority control of an ATM network for transferring IP packets having a plurality of QoS conditions. The multiplex transmission apparatus includes an intermediately generated packet generator configured to generate...http://www.google.de/patents/US7382783?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7382783 - Multiplex transmission apparatus and multiplex transmission method for encapsulating data within a connectionless payload