COMPUTER SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL SERVER, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a forwarding node(s) that stores a flow and a packet handling operation defining processing for a packet belonging to the flow in association with each other, and processes a packet received from any other apparatus based on the packet handling operation;
a communication control server that controls the packet handling operation stored in the forwarding node(s); and
a physical server(s) on which a virtual server operates, whereinthe communication control server comprises;
a topology information storage unit that stores a topology of a communication network including the forwarding node(s) and the physical server(s), and an operating status of a virtual server(s) connected to the communication network;
a virtual environment cooperation unit that requests resuming an operation of a virtual server(s) in a suspended state upon occurrence of a communication request to the suspended virtual server(s); and
a forwarding node control unit that sets a communication path for forwarding a packet for the communication request in the forwarding node(s), based on a location at which the suspended virtual server(s) is connected to the communication network after resumption of the operation.
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Abstract
A computer system comprises: a forwarding node(s) that processes a packet received from any other apparatus based on a packet handling operation; a communication control server that controls the packet handling operation stored in the forwarding node(s); and a physical server(s) on which a virtual server operates, wherein the communication control server stores a topology of a communication network including the forwarding node(s) and the physical server(s) and an operating status of a virtual server(s) connected to the communication network, requests resuming an operation of a virtual server(s) in a suspended state upon occurrence of a communication request to the suspended virtual server(s), and sets a communication path for forwarding a packet for the communication request in the forwarding node(s), based on a location at which the suspended virtual server(s) is connected to the communication network after resumption of the operation.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a forwarding node(s) that stores a flow and a packet handling operation defining processing for a packet belonging to the flow in association with each other, and processes a packet received from any other apparatus based on the packet handling operation; a communication control server that controls the packet handling operation stored in the forwarding node(s); and a physical server(s) on which a virtual server operates, wherein the communication control server comprises; a topology information storage unit that stores a topology of a communication network including the forwarding node(s) and the physical server(s), and an operating status of a virtual server(s) connected to the communication network; a virtual environment cooperation unit that requests resuming an operation of a virtual server(s) in a suspended state upon occurrence of a communication request to the suspended virtual server(s); and a forwarding node control unit that sets a communication path for forwarding a packet for the communication request in the forwarding node(s), based on a location at which the suspended virtual server(s) is connected to the communication network after resumption of the operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication control server, controlling a packet handling operation stored in a forwarding node(s) that stores a flow and the packet handling operation in association with each other and processes a packet received from any other apparatus based on the packet handling operation, the packet handling operation defining processing for a packet belonging to the flow, the communication control server comprising:
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a topology information storage unit that stores a topology of a communication network including the forwarding node(s) and a physical server(s) on which a virtual server(s) operates, and an operating status of a virtual server(s) connected to the communication network; a virtual environment cooperation unit that requests resuming an operation of a virtual server(s) in a suspended state upon occurrence of a communication request to the suspended virtual server(s); and a forwarding node control unit that sets a communication path for forwarding a packet for the communication request in the forwarding node(s), based on a location at which the suspended virtual servers) is connected the communication network after resumption of the operation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication control method, comprising:
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by a communication control server that controls a packet handling operation stored in a forwarding node(s) that stores a flow and the packet handling operation in association with each other and processes a packet received from any other apparatus based on the packet handling operation, the packet handling operation defining processing for a packet belonging to the flow, storing in a storage unit a topology of a communication network including the forwarding node(s) and a physical server(s) providing a virtual server(s), and an operating status of a virtual server(s) connected to the communication network; requesting resuming an operation of a virtual server(s) in a suspended state upon occurrence of a communication request to the suspended virtual server(s); and setting a communication path for forwarding a packet for the communication request in the forwarding node(s), based on a location at which the suspended virtual server(s) is connected the communication network after resumption of the operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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