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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koya Takata, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kamoi, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Mizumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Aizono, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A free-space optical communication control system includes at least one processor. The at least one processor carries out: a first detection process of detecting a change in a connection relationship between a first free-space optical communication apparatus and a second free-space optical communication apparatus adjacent to the first free-space optical communication apparatus; a second detection process of detecting a transition of work stages in accordance with the change in the connection relationship detected and plan information indicating a connection relationship between the first free-space optical communication apparatus and the second free-space optical communication apparatus in each of the work stages; and a connection control process of controlling, according to the transition of the work stages detected, which connection destination is connected to the first free-space optical communication apparatus.