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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 21, 1998
Tatsuya Shoho, Shin-yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiko Uchida, Shin-yokohama, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In a communication network system that is capable of multipoint connection from one switch to a plurality of other switches, to provide an efficient method of rerouting connection in multipoint connection. There is provided a method of rerouting connection, if there is a first other switch that cannot receive multipoint connection request information from the one switch, the method comprising the steps of: receiving in a second other switch first multipoint connection request information sent from the one switch; generating in the second other switch second multipoint connection request information to the first other switch by using the first multipoint connection request information; sending the second multipoint connection request information generated in the second other switch to the first other switch; and performing prescribed multipoint connection processing in the first other switch by using the second multipoint connection request information sent from the second other switch.