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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Masaya Yamagata, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Shimonishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Sonoda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Hatano, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Nakae, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Yamagata, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Shimonishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Sonoda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Hatano, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Nakae, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication system includes: a forwarding node(s) in which a first packet handling operation(s) for processing incoming packets is set and which processes packets in accordance with the packet handling operation(s); a first control apparatus setting the first packet handling operation(s) in the forwarding node(s); a flow control node(s) arranged upstream of the forwarding node(s); and a second control apparatus setting a second packet handling operation(s) in the flow control node(s). The flow control node(s) intercepts forwarding of packets that do not satisfy a predetermined condition(s) to the forwarding node(s) in accordance with the second packet handling operation(s).