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Communication system, virtual network management apparatus, virtual network management method and program

  • US 9,794,111 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2013
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system, comprising:

  • a network configuration memory that stores;

    network configuration information of a first layer in which an area of the first layer whose low level configuration is desired to be concealed is represented by a preset symbol; and

    network configuration information of a second layer showing the area represented by the preset symbol;

    a network configuration management section that allows;

    a first user to manage a network of the first layer using the network configuration information of the first layer; and

    a second user to manage a network of the second layer using at least the network configuration information of the second layer;

    a mapping information memory that stores a relation of correspondence between a first identifier for identifying a user in the first layer, and a second identifier for identifying a user in the second layer; and

    a switch controller that causes a switch on a path of a user packet to write the second identifier in a header of the user packet, based on the first identifier contained in the user packet.

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