A conventional node 3 divides an IP packet into data fragments and prepares a packet for RAN 9 transmission. There has been a problem that, since a RAN 6 cannot identify an IP packet unit, affinity is low relative to an IP network 1 that serves as a core. A node 3 prepares A10 packets by dividing an...http://www.google.de/patents/US8068500?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8068500 - Node device, packet control device, radio communication device, and transmission control method