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A packet transmission system is provided to achieve a higher throughput in downlink packet transmission to a mobile node. When there is a packet call directed to the mobile node, a transmission node in a network in this packet transmission system retrieves information as to a connection point of the

A packet transmission system is provided to achieve a higher throughput in downlink packet transmission to a mobile node. When there is a packet call directed to the mobile node, a transmission node in a network in this packet transmission system retrieves information as to a connection point of the mobile node from a distribution location information holder of a home agent. Packets are inputted to a packet distributor situated at the logical location designated by the retrieved connection point information. The packets are then distributed by the packet distributor to radio transmission devices, and are transmitted at once.

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What is claimed is: 1. A packet transmission system comprising: a mobile node; a network that has a radio link with the mobile node, and transmits downlink packets to the mobile node; and a home agent that manages connection point information about the mobile node in the network, the network includ

What is claimed is: 1. A packet transmission system comprising: a mobile node; a network that has a radio link with the mobile node, and transmits downlink packets to the mobile node; and a home agent that manages connection point information about the mobile node in the network, the network including a packet distributor that inputs a packet stream and divides packets from the packet stream to be transmitted to the mobile node, and a packet parallel transmitter that distributes the packets divided by the packet distributor to a plurality of radio transmission devices provided in advance and transmits the packets through the radio transmission devices at once, the mobile node including a packet receiver having a plurality of radio reception devices respectively receiving the packets transmitted by the radio transmission devices, and a packet combiner that combines the received packets to generate the packet stream, the home agent including a distributor location information holder that holds information of a logical location of the packet distributor as information of a connection point of the mobile node in the network, and when the network has packets to be transmitted to the mobile node, the network retrieving the connection point information from the distributor location information holder of the home agent, and inputting the packets to the packet distributor situated at the logical location specified by the retrieved connection point information. 2. The packet transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the packet distributor includes a communicable radio transmitter detector that determines whether each of the radio transmission devices is communicable with the mobile node. 3. The packet transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the packet distributor includes a packet distribution ratio setting part that sets an equal distribution ratio or a predetermined distribution ratio with which the packets to be transmitted are distributed. 4. The packet transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the packet distributor changes the distribution ratio with which the packets to be transmitted are distributed, based on the reported information sent by the reported information notifying part. 5. The packet transmission system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the packet distributor includes a packet transfer part that transfers the packets distributed to the radio transmitters to the packet combiner in accordance with lower-layer protocols; and the packet combiner includes a packet retriever that retrieves packets transferred by the packet transfer part in accordance with the lower-layer protocols. 6. The packet transmission system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a router that relays packets from the network to the radio transmission devices, wherein the distributor location information holder of the home agent is provided in the router. 7. A method of transmitting downlink packets from a network to a mobile node having a plurality of radio reception devices, with the network being connected to a home agent that manages information as to a connection point of the mobile node located in the network, and the network including a distribution node that inputs a packet stream and distributes packets from the packet stream, the method comprising: retrieving information as to a logical location of the distribution node as the connection point information held in the home agent, when transmitting the packets to the mobile node; inputting the packets to the distribution node situated at the logical location designated by the retrieved connection point information; transmitting each of the distributed packets that are divided from the packet stream from the distribution node to the mobile node through each of the a plurality of radio transmission devices, respectively that are set in advance; and receiving the packets transmitted through the radio transmission devices respectively with the plurality of radio reception devices and combining the received packets so as to generate the packet stream by the mobile node. 8. A packet transmission device that is connected to a network including a transmission node and a plurality of radio transmission devices, and transmits packets directed to a mobile node via the network, the network, when packets are to be transmitted to the mobile node, retrieving connection point information from a distributor location information holder of a home agent, and inputting the packets to the packet distributor situated at a logical location specified by the retrieved connection point information, the packet transmission device comprising: a packet distributor that distributes packets from the transmission node to the radio transmission devices; and the packet distributor that further inputs a packet stream and divides packets from the packet stream to be transmitted to the mobile node, and a packet parallel transmitter that distributes the packets divided by the packet distributor to a plurality of radio transmission devices provided in advance and transmits the packets through the radio transmission devices at once, a communicable radio transmitter detector that determines whether each of the radio transmission devices to which packets are distributed can communicate with the mobile node. 9. The packet transmission device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the packet distributor includes a packet distribution ratio setting part that sets an equal distribution ratio or a predetermined distribution ratio with which the packets to be transmitted are distributed. 10. The packet transmission device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the packet distributor changes the packet distribution ratio with which the packets to be transmitted are distributed, based on reported information supplied from each of the radio transmission devices. 11. The packet transmission device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the packet distributor includes a packet transfer part that transfers the packets distributed to the radio transmission devices to a packet combiner in accordance with lower-layer protocols. 12. The packet transmission device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the packet distributor includes a special-purpose packet transfer (link) part that transfers the packets distributed to the radio transmission devices through a special-purpose link. 13. The packet transmission device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the packet distributor includes a packet upper-layer transfer part that transfers the packets distributed to the radio transmission devices in accordance with the upper-layer protocols. 14. A mobile terminal that receives downlink transmission packets from a network that includes a distribution node for inputting a packet stream and distributing packets divided from the packet stream to be transmitted to the mobile terminal, the network, when packets are to be transmitted to the mobile terminal, retrieving connection point information from a distributor location information holder of a home agent, and inputting the packets to the packet distributor situated at a logical location specified by the retrieved connection point information, the mobile terminal comprising a plurality of predetermined radio reception devices, and further comprising a packet combiner that receives packets from the packet stream distributed by the distribution node and transmitted from a predetermined plurality of radio transmission devices provided in advance to each of the predetermined plurality of radio reception devices respectively at once, and combines the received packets to generate the packet stream, the predetermined plurality of radio reception devices being provided in the packet combiner. 15. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a communication possibility notifying part that determines whether the mobile terminal can communicate with a plurality of radio transmission devices, and notifies the distribution node of the determination result.