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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yohei Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Iizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/781 (2013.01); H04L 47/825 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0062 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication system includes a control apparatus that controls communication apparatus(s) included in a hierarchical network, and a first communication apparatus that forms links in a first layer of the network and performs processing related to communication flows based on a first packet handling operation. The control apparatus determines destinations to accommodate communication flows specified according to the first packet handling operation, based on information related to a second layer that differs from the first layer.