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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Kenichi Nagami, Chiba-ken, JP;
Junko Ami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Katsube, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Esaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
At a time of transmitting a packet from a node connected with one logical network to another logical network, a control message is transmitted to a network interconnection apparatus connecting the one logical network and the another logical network, when a new node is activated beyond the network interconnection apparatus, the control message including information for a registration in the network interconnection apparatus of a correspondence relationship between a first virtual path to be used in receiving a packet from the one logical network and a second virtual path to be used in transmitting the packet to the another logical network.