Abstract: When a primary failure occurs, each agent device (information processing device) checks itself to determine whether non-notification setting has been performed for alarm notification of the primary failure. If no non-notification setting has been performed, the agent device sends the alarm notification to a manager device (network management device). At the same time, the agent device sends a set alarm mask request to the agent device located downstream in the signal flow to request to perform non-notification setting for alarm notification of a secondary failure caused by the primary failure.

Abstract: A node apparatus for a ring network arranged in a multi-ring formation includes a routing table that defines relationships between a receiving physical line identifier with port number and a sending physical line identifier with port number for virtual ring bypass routes, the relationships being individually provided for respective transmission lines connected to the node apparatus. A detection unit detects, at a time of detection of a failure, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which a switching request is sent. The detection unit detects, at a time of relaying, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which one of a switching request and a switching response is sent. The detection unit detects, at a time of receiving of a switching request, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which a switching response is sent.

Abstract: When a tunable laser is operating at any one of the different wavelengths, wavelength data is sampled and stored in a memory device. In the case where the same operating wavelength as a wavelength hitherto operated needs to be reset to the tunable laser, the wavelength data stored in the memory device is set to the tunable laser. This makes it possible to avoid a shift in wavelength due to age degradation of the tunable laser that selectively outputs any one of light signals of different wavelengths in dependence on the wavelength data set to the tunable laser.

Abstract: A program downloading method downloads a program from a host unit to a plurality of network apparatuses. The program downloading method includes sending a configuration file comprising a main configuration file and a plurality of configuration files from the host unit to the plurality of network apparatuses, acquiring in each network apparatus a sub configuration file corresponding to a system type thereof from a main configuration file of the received configuration file, making from each network apparatus a send request requesting the host unit to send a load module name and a version required therein, based on a sub configuration file corresponding to the system type thereof, and storing in a standby memory of each network apparatus a load module which is received from the host unit in response to the send request.

Abstract: To provide a transmission apparatus capable of setting the same control data to the entire child transmission apparatuses instantaneously at a time, thereby leading to improved maintenance operation and bringing about efficient maintenance and system stability. The transmission apparatus receives from a maintenance operator a designation of a parent apparatus having the control data set in advance. That control data is to be inherited to a child apparatus. The transmission apparatus determines whether any transmission apparatus has already been registered as parent apparatus in the child apparatus, and also determines whether the designated parent apparatus has already been registered as child apparatus in the child apparatus. The transmission apparatus then requests the designated parent apparatus to transfer the control data in the designated parent apparatus to the child apparatus, when the designated parent apparatus is not registered in the child apparatus.

Abstract: A node apparatus for a ring network arranged in a multi-ring formation includes a routing table that defines relationships between a receiving physical line identifier with port number and a sending physical line identifier with port number for virtual ring bypass routes, the relationships being individually provided for respective transmission lines connected to the node apparatus. A detection unit detects, at a time of detection of a failure, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which a switching request is sent. The detection unit detects, at a time of relaying, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which one of a switching request and a switching response is sent. The detection unit detects, at a time of receiving of a switching request, each of the relationships from the routing table to determine a transmission line to which a switching response is sent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a node device for connecting a plurality of networks. The node device comprises a plurality of input units for respectively inputting data from first transmission lines installed in each of the networks, a plurality of output units for respectively outputting data to second transmission lines installed in each of the networks, and a switching unit for switching the data input from the input units to the output units. The input unit that inputs data from a transmission line shared by the networks among the first transmission lines has a higher transmission speed than other input units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method and apparatus for automatically detecting and controlling the degree of caramelization of candies, which provides a detector for continuously detecting the degree of caramelization of caramelized liquid which is connected to a control unit for automatically adjusting the increase or decrease in the degree of caramelization to maintain it at a predetermined control limit. The control unit further includes a pump for continuously feeding a treatment tank with the liquid caramelized to a constant state and a feature for simultaneously keeping the degree of caramelization at a constant when the automatic changes in the quantity of caramelized liquid, due to variations of operating conditions in subsequent processes, occur.