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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Akira Jinzaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Akira Jinzaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In a network, a relaymakes a name search of a communication destination nodebased on a request from a communication source nodeaccording to a condition into which at least one or a plurality of information effective for identifying the communication destination node, such as the running state, the use state, the positional information, and the information representing the characteristic of the communication destination node, information representing the information held by the communication destination node, and the like are combined. The relaymakes a reply by searching a database of a DNS, etc. for information identifying the communication destination node, or obtains and replies the information by actually inquiring the communication destination nodeat the time of an inquiry.