Communication apparatus and method of calculating round trip time

1. A communication apparatus which transmits data to a transmission destination, and receives, from the transmission destination, an acknowledgement indicating that the data has been received, comprising:

a memory unit configured to store first specific data for specifying a plurality of transmission data, and transmission time data indicating transmission times of the plurality of transmission data;

a search unit that searches, based on second specific data contained in the acknowledgement, said memory unit for the first specific data for specifying transmission data corresponding to the acknowledgement; and

a unit that calculates a round trip time based on a transmission time of the transmission data specified by the first specific data found by said search unit, and a reception time at which the acknowledgement is received.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first specific data indicates start data and end data of the transmission data, and said search unit performs, based on the second specific data, a range search within a range between the start data and the end data indicated by the first specific data.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein every time data is transmitted, said memory unit stores first specific data for specifying the transmitted data, and transmission time data indicating a transmission time.

4. A method of calculating a round trip time in a communication apparatus which transmits data to a transmission destination, and receives, from the transmission destination, an acknowledgement indicating that the data has been received, the method comprising:

storing, in a memory, first specific data for specifying a plurality of transmission data, and transmission time data indicating transmission times of the plurality of transmission data;

searching, based on second specific data contained in the acknowledgement, the memory for the first specific data for specifying transmission data corresponding to the acknowledgement; and

calculating a round trip time based on a transmission time of the transmission data specified by the found first specific data, and a reception time at which the acknowledgement is received.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first specific data indicates start data and end data of the transmission data, and a range search within a range between the start data and the end data indicated by the first specific data is performed based on the second specific data.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein every time data is transmitted, first specific data for specifying the transmitted data, and transmission time data indicating a transmission time are stored in the memory.

7. A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program for transmitting data to a transmission destination, receiving, from the transmission destination, an acknowledgement indicating that the data has been received, and calculating a round trip time, the program comprising:

a code for storing, in a memory, first specific data for specifying a plurality of transmission data, and transmission time data indicating transmission times of the plurality of transmission data;

a code for searching, based on second specific data contained in the acknowledgement, the memory for the first specific data for specifying transmission data corresponding to the acknowledgement; and

a code for calculating a round trip time based on a transmission time of the transmission data specified by the found first specific data, and a reception time at which the acknowledgement is received.