Abstract: An infrastructure design system includes an infrastructure design apparatus configured to generate infrastructure design information including information regarding a server infrastructure in which an application of a solution service is installed and a wireless communication infrastructure that connects the server infrastructure with a place where the solution service is used. The infrastructure design apparatus manages provision cost information regarding each of the wireless communication infrastructure and the server infrastructure, calculates estimated latency at a time of providing the solution service, on the basis of a communication delay between a solution service usage environment and the server infrastructure and a processing delay of the application, selects a combination of the wireless communication infrastructure and the server infrastructure on the basis of the estimated latency and a provision cost, and outputs the combination as infrastructure design information.

Abstract: It is provided a network system that transfers data, the network system comprising: a first network; a second network connected with the first network and to which a server is connected; a third network connected with the first network and in which a terminal is accommodated; a terminal identification device, wherein the terminal identification device is configured to hold terminal identification information in which the address information of the gateway device in the first network, an identifier of the terminal, and the connection availability of the terminal to the second network are associated with each other, determine the connection availability of the terminal to the second network based on the terminal identification information, and acquire the address information of the gateway device in the first network and the identifier of the terminal from the gateway device to register or update the terminal identification information.

Abstract: An electronic control device that is mounted on a vehicle and performs automated driving control using map information includes: a storage unit that stores basic map data; a communication unit that communicates with a data center to acquire map data managed by the data center as external map data; and a processing unit that determines a control mode of the automated driving control according to the acquired external map data and performs the automated driving control based on the determined control mode, position information of the vehicle, the basic map data, and the external map data. With the configuration, availability of map information is secured and continuity of an automated driving function is improved even in a case where a communication situation is not good while a required storage capacity is suppressed by limiting the map information stored in the vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic control device is mounted on a vehicle and executes automatic driving control using a plurality of pieces of map information. Each piece of the map information includes one or more pieces of partial data corresponding to a predetermined geographical area and being information of a predetermined attribute related to a road of the predetermined geographical area. The electronic control device includes a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of the map information, a specification unit that specifies the map information corresponding to a traveling position of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines a control method of the vehicle at a traveling position of the vehicle according to the partial data included in the map information specified by the specification unit.

Abstract: A data transfer apparatus includes an acquisition side communication port that receives data including an identifier indicating a classification from an outside, a distribution side communication port that transmits the data to the outside, a storage unit that stores transfer information in which the identifier and a condition related to a time of the data are associated, and a transfer processing unit that decides whether or not to transmit received data which is the data to the distribution side communication port based on the identifier included in the received data and information of the time of the received data, and the transfer information when the received data is received by the acquisition side communication port. The information of the time of the received data is a time at which the received data is received by the acquisition side communication port or a time included in the received data.

Abstract: A data transfer apparatus includes an acquisition side communication port that receives data including an identifier indicating a classification from an outside, a distribution side communication port that transmits the data to the outside, a storage unit that stores transfer information in which the identifier and a condition related to a time of the data are associated, and a transfer processing unit that decides whether or not to transmit received data which is the data to the distribution side communication port based on the identifier included in the received data and information of the time of the received data, and the transfer information when the received data is received by the acquisition side communication port. The information of the time of the received data is a time at which the received data is received by the acquisition side communication port or a time included in the received data.

Abstract: A moving body control method for a moving body includes detecting position information and generating a surrounding map of surroundings of the moving body from map information corresponding to the position information, acquiring sensor information from a sensor and detecting non-map information from the sensor information, determining whether the traveling route can be calculated by adding the non-map information to the surrounding map and applying to the surrounding map first restriction information in which restrictions in setting a traveling route, if the moving body can calculate the traveling route, the first restriction information is applied to the surrounding map to calculate the traveling route, if the moving body cannot calculate the traveling route, second restriction information that relaxes restrictions in setting the traveling route is applied to the first restriction information to calculate the traveling route and the calculated traveling route is outputted to the traveling control module.

Abstract: An autonomous driving assistance apparatus includes: a status recognition unit that outputs status recognition information, including status information about a status of a vehicle and a peripheral status of the vehicle; a manual control unit that outputs operation information by manual operation; an experience information database that stores the status information belonging to the status recognition information and experience information about a control method for the vehicle to travel along a route by associating the status information with the experience information; an experience information registration unit that manages the experience information database; an experience information search unit that extracts the experience information corresponding to a search key from the experience information database by using the status information as the search key; and a control judgment unit that: judges whether autonomous driving traveling is possible or not, based on the experience information extracted by the

Abstract: To stabilize data communication with a small delay while keeping communication cost low, it is provided a wireless communication terminal, which is capable of coupling to a plurality of wireless communication systems, comprising: a transmission buffer configured to store data to be transmitted; a determination module configured to determine communication quality of the plurality of wireless communication systems based on a result of comparison between an amount of data stored in the transmission buffer and a given threshold; a selection module configured to control a number of wireless communication systems to be used to transmit data, based on a result of the determination of the communication quality; and at least one wireless interface configured to transmit data via the controlled number of wireless communication systems.

Abstract: A moving body control method for a moving body includes detecting position information and generating a surrounding map of surroundings of the moving body from map information corresponding to the position information, acquiring sensor information from a sensor and detecting non-map information from the sensor information, determining whether the traveling route can be calculated by adding the non-map information to the surrounding map and applying to the surrounding map first restriction information in which restrictions in setting a traveling route, if the moving body can calculate the traveling route, the first restriction information is applied to the surrounding map to calculate the traveling route, if the moving body cannot calculate the traveling route, second restriction information that relaxes restrictions in setting the traveling route is applied to the first restriction information to calculate the traveling route and the calculated traveling route is outputted to the traveling control module.

Abstract: To stabilize data communication with a small delay while keeping communication cost low, it is provided a wireless communication terminal, which is capable of coupling to a plurality of wireless communication systems, comprising: a transmission buffer configured to store data to be transmitted; a determination module configured to determine communication quality of the plurality of wireless communication systems based on a result of comparison between an amount of data stored in the transmission buffer and a given threshold; a selection module configured to control a number of wireless communication systems to be used to transmit data, based on a result of the determination of the communication quality; and at least one wireless interface configured to transmit data via the controlled number of wireless communication systems.

Abstract: A transmission system that uses resources of a transmission network efficiently to a request of dynamic bandwidth guarantee from a communication network while controlling a load of a managing server, and connects a logical path of the communication network and a logical path of a transmission network. In the transmission system that has multiple transmission nodes each serving as a component of the transmission network, multiple communication nodes each serving as a component of the communication network, and a managing computer, when an available bandwidth of a default path is smaller than a guaranteed bandwidth contained in control information and then when information about the logical path already having been dynamically constructed coincides with a condition, a logical path that uses a route different from a specified default path is dynamically constructed as a logical path in the transmission network.

Abstract: Emulsifying dispersants, comprising an amphipathic substance and an electrolyte, wherein the amphipathic substance forms two or more layers, are capable of stably dispersing a large amount of oil even when used in a small amount. Emulsion compositions containing such an emulsifying dispersant show high emulsion stability even when added to a food or drink containing an electrolyte, and can be used to prepare a final product without the need for a complicated operation.

Abstract: Technology to provide linked control of bandwidth allocation to a plurality of optical network units among the plural wavelengths by a bandwidth allocation section coupled to the plural optical network units.

Abstract: In interworking systems that utilize IP/MPLS protocol processing to operate a centralized control server within a MPLS-TP network as a pseudo-router unit; a system improves the utilization rate of the MPLS-TP network by establishing default paths beforehand as a precondition to coupling between MPLS-TP network edge devices and mapping a plurality of IP/MPLS paths between the same edge devices to the common default paths when mapping to provide IP/MPLS network connectivity.

Abstract: If, in a situation where the information about the OAM function of a first network including router networks is collected, a fault affecting a service used by a user occurs in a transmission network, which is a second network that acts as a relay for the first network and includes a plurality of transmission devices having a fault monitoring function, the transmission network promptly reports the fault to the router networks by actively using the OAM function of the router networks in order to achieve rapid fault recovery.

Abstract: In a gain-switching-type transimpedance amplifier, in order to provide a technique capable of preventing unnecessary gain switching caused when noise is received, and preventing decrease in sensitivity caused when noise with a large input level is received, and then, a burst signal with a small input level is received, a transimpedance amplifier 5 includes: a pre-amplifier 200 to which the burst signal is inputted; an average detection start determination unit 300 for comparing an output of a pre-amplifier 200 with a first threshold voltage; an average detection circuit 400 for detecting and outputting an average value of the output of the pre-amplifier 200 during a certain period of time from a time point when the output of the pre-amplifier 200 exceeds the first threshold voltage; and a gain switching control unit 500 for determining whether to switch a gain of the pre-amplifier 200 based on an output of the average detection circuit 400.

Abstract: In a relay forward system, in setting a label switched path between edge nodes: information which is dependent on a user network such as routing information in the user network, which is also referred to as user network routing information, and information which is dependent on a label switching network such as a relay route of a label switched path and a path ID for specifying a label switched path, which is also referred to as internode path information are separated from each other; and are also managed separately in the whole relay forward system, to thereby control forwarding of a packet.

Abstract: A transport system comprises a plurality of transport devices to be and a central control computer. The transport devices are coupled to a first communication path which is established autonomous and decentralized manner by communication devices. The central control computer establishes a second communication path in a transport network including the plurality of transport devices, and sets a correspondence between the first communication path and the second communication path to one of the plurality of transport devices. One of the plurality of transport devices transmits a coupling check request for checking coupling from the communication device to a loopback point to the central control computer. The central control computer transmits, depending on a result of the check of the coupling executed by the one of the plurality of transport devices, a coupling check response to one of the plurality of transport devices which has transmitted a coupling check request.

Abstract: There is a need to provide a multirate burst mode receiver for an OLT to be capable of receiving a high-speed burst signal without the need for a special capability of an ONU in a PON system including a mix of ONUs at different transmission bit rates. A multirate burst mode receiver according to the invention includes a signal input discrimination section and a bit rate discrimination section. The signal input discrimination section detects an average amplitude to discriminate signal input. The bit rate discrimination section detects an envelope curve for a high-frequency component to discriminate a signal bit rate. Based on a discrimination result from the signal input discrimination section and the bit rate discrimination section, the multirate burst mode receiver switches a setting for an optical signal reception section and a serial-parallel converter corresponding to the reception bit rate.