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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hitoshi Yabusaki, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Matsubara, Yokohama, JP;
Kota Kawahara, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kataoka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
When a path which is a network communication path is calculated, the amount of path calculation is reduced while satisfying the requirement of the path. The network is logically divided into a plurality of calculation domains, and the divided calculation domains are hierarchically managed, and the path attribute of a path within the calculation domain of a lower hierarchical layer is held as a link attribute of an abstract link of a higher hierarchical layer.