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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Hyoudou, Chofu, JP;
Yukihiro Nakagawa, Kawasaki, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A network system includes a transmitting/receiving apparatus, a plurality of switches, and a network control apparatus. The switch includes a first packet transmission control unit and a second packet transmission control unit. The network system includes a first packet transmission control area according to the first packet transmission control unit, and a second packet transmission control area according to the second packet transmission control unit. A switch in the first packet transmission control area includes a first storage unit which stores a plurality of pieces of first rule information informed from the network control apparatus, applies a mask to a predetermined position of header information of an input packet according to the number of the plurality of pieces of first rule information, and controls the input packet according to the first rule information selected from the first storage unit based on the header information after masking.