US 2016/0112330 A1 · CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND MEDIUM

Abstract

A first control apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first receiving unit which receives a second message from any one of switch apparatuses of an OpenFlow network which is a connection path connecting a terminal apparatus with a communication destination apparatus; a first receiving packet processing unit which processes the second message; a first application executing unit which executes a first application corresponding to the second message; a first message generating unit which receives messages from the first receiving packet processing unit and the first application executing unit, and generates a first message; a first message receiving unit which receives a first message from another first control apparatus; a first determination unit which selects the first message received from the first message generating unit or the first message received from the first message receiving unit; and a first sending unit which sends the selected first message.

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Dependent claims

A first control apparatus, comprising:

a first receiving unit which receives a second message from any one of a plurality of switch apparatuses which constructs an OpenFlow network which is a connection path which connects a terminal apparatus which is a sending source of information with a communication destination apparatus which is a destination of the information;
a first receiving packet processing unit which processes the second message;
a first application executing unit which executes a first application which is corresponding to the second message;
a first message generating unit which receives a message from the first receiving packet processing unit and a message from the first application executing unit, and generates a first message;
a first message receiving unit which receives a first message from another first control apparatus;
a first determination unit which selects any one of the first message which is received from the first message generating unit and the first message which is received from the first message receiving unit on the basis of the first message which is received from the first message generating unit;
and
a first sending unit which sends the first message which is selected by the first determination unit.

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Control apparatus, control method and medium

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Abstract

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