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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Naoki Oguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Oguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A relay apparatus for performing relay possessing is disclosed. The relay apparatus includes a first logical relay unit; a second logical relay unit; a sending unit configured to add a packet header including a first protocol identifier or a second protocol identifier registered in a protocol assignment unit to a packet to be sent by the first logical relay unit or the second logical relay unit, and to send the packet to a network; a receiving unit configured to pass a received packet to the first logical relay unit or the second logical relay unit by referring to the protocol assignment unit based on a protocol identifier in a packet header of the received packet; and a switching process unit configured to change correspondence relationship for the first and the second protocol identifiers to switch between the first logical relay unit and the second logical relay unit.