COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT

PURPOSE:To prevent the load of a facsimile equipment at one point, from being increased even when the number of stations to be transmitted the same image is increased,concerning the communication method for the facsimile equipment especially for transmitting the same image data to plural receiving stations. CONSTITUTION:At the communication method of the facsimile to transmit the same image data to the plural receiving stations, a starting station 1 transmits communication management information deciding the order of repeater stations 2-1-2-n in advance and the image data to the repeater stations (ST1), the repeater stations 2-1-2-n transmit the communication management information and the image data to the next repeater station (ST2) according to the communication management information and when transmission to the next station is disabled, it is added to the communication management information and transmitted to the following station enabling transmission (ST3). Then, the final repeater station 2-n transmits end information containing the communication management information to the starting station.