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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Nakatsugawa, Shinagawa, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A switch apparatus includes a first controller, a second controller, and a plurality of switch devices, the plurality of switch devices being configured to receive a packet and store a flow table which indicates a method of handling a process of the received packet, wherein the first controller informs a first content of the flow table to the plurality of switch devices, a first switch device detects a communication error between the first switch device and the first controller, the first switch device informs a second switch device of the communication error, and the second switch device changes a connecting destination from the first controller to the second controller.