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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Takeshita, Tokyo, JP;
Shinsuke Fujisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Hino, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Tajima, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a multi-layer network, a control load in the upper layer network increases, and the usage efficiency and the reliability of the entire network decrease; therefore, a multi-layer network system according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a first network manager configured to set a logical path in a first network layer; and a second network manager configured to set a physical path corresponding to the logical path, in a second network layer, wherein the second network manager includes a network information storage configured to store physical network information including physical route information and transmission characteristic information on the second network layer, and the first network manager sets the logical path based on the physical network information.