Instruction system, method, and recording control apparatus

• US 8,775,612 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Fukuyama, Noriyuki, Morinaga, Masanobu, Kinoshita, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tammy
• Application Number:
  US13/251,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084439A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/223, 250/282, 250/288
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/067 using time frame reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A system including a first apparatus including a first processor, a first storage device, and a first communication interface and a second apparatus including a second processor and a second communication interface is provided. The first processor measures traffic of data communicated via a predetermined communication path in each of a plurality of time ranges, stores the data communicated in each of the plurality of time ranges in the first storage device, and performs a control processing to cause the first communication interface to transmit the measured data traffic to the second apparatus, and when the second processor receives the measured data, the second processor performs control processing to cause the second communication interface to transmit to the first apparatus designation information designating one of the plurality of time ranges in which protection target data not to be deleted from the first storage device has been communicated.

Claims

1. A measurement system comprising:

a first apparatus including a first processor, and a first storage device; and

a second apparatus including a second processor, and

wherein the first processor is configured to measure traffic of data communicated via a communication path in each of a plurality of time ranges, store the data communicated in each of the plurality of time ranges in the first storage device, and notify the second apparatus of the measured data traffic,

wherein the second processor is configured to transmit information designating one of the plurality of time ranges to the first apparatus,

wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the data communicated in a time range designated by the information to the second apparatus, and

wherein the second processor is configured to remeasure traffic of the data transmitted from the first apparatus, and compare the remeasured data traffic and the measured data traffic notified by the first apparatus.

2. The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the first processor measures the traffic of data communicated by a predetermined apparatus via the communication path in each of the plurality of time ranges.

3. The measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the first processor measures the traffic of data communicated by the second apparatus via the communication path in each of the plurality of time ranges.

4. A measurement apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device,

wherein the processor is configured to;

measure traffic of data communicated via a communication path in each of a plurality of time ranges,

store the data communicated in each of the plurality of time ranges into the storage device,

notify an information processing apparatus of the measured data traffic, and

transmit the data stored in the storage device to the information processing apparatus in response to an instruction from the information processing apparatus, and

wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to remeasure traffic of the data transmitted from the measurement apparatus, and compare the remeasured data traffic and the measured data traffic notified by the measurement apparatus.

5. A measurement method comprising:

measuring, using a measurement apparatus, traffic of data communicated by an information processing apparatus via a communication path in each of a plurality of time ranges;

storing the data communicated in each of the plurality of time ranges in a storage;

transmitting measured data traffic to the information processing apparatus; and

transmitting, after receiving the measured data traffic, information designating one of the plurality of time ranges from the information processing apparatus to the measurement apparatus,

transmitting the data communicated in a time range designated by the information from the measurement apparatus to the information processing apparatus, and

remeasuring the traffic of the data transmitted from the measurement apparatus, and comparing the remeasured data traffic and the measured data traffic transmitted from the measurement apparatus.

6. The measurement method according to claim 5, wherein pieces of the data communicated in the plurality of time ranges are stored in different storage locations, and

a measurement during said one of the plurality of time ranges is verified using a corresponding of the pieces of data.