Apparatus and method for transmitting multimedia stream using virtual machines based on a number of transmissions at a data rate

An apparatus and method are provided for variably transmitting a multimedia stream according to requirements of a client device and the state of a channel. The multimedia stream transmission apparatus includes: a plurality of virtual machines corresponding to the multiple client applications, each of the virtual machines determining a specific parameter set and obtaining a change value for the parameter set from network statistics and a requirement of a corresponding client application; a parameter adjustment unit which adjusts values of parameters used in a network interface by the change value; and the network interface which transmits the multimedia stream based on the adjusted parameters.