A communications system has a real time signal generating part for generating the real time signal of data rate R with one frame as one unit; a transmission part, having a transmission rate C (C>R), over which the real time signal is transmitted; and a real time signal outputting part for outputting the real time signal stored in a real time signal receive buffer part, wherein after storing the real time signal for a prescribed number, N, of frames in the real time signal receive buffer part, the real time signal outputting part is activated, thereby performing control so that all generated portions of the real time signal can be output at the receiving end without interruption.