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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Ntt, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTT, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 41/147 (2022.01); H04L 41/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/40 (2022.05); H04L 41/147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus for allocating a virtual network to a physical network is disclosed. The control apparatus includes a processor, and a memory storing instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute a process including performing allocation of virtual nodes configuring the virtual network to physical nodes or determination of paths between the virtual nodes, based on a prediction value of an amount of traffic of a service, a prediction value of an amount of power consumption of a physical node, information relating to the physical network, and a command value relating to power supply-demand match.