Abstract: A communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving data is configured to: store assertion information in which a failure detection condition is registered, the failure detection condition including information for identifying data that is not to be received during normal operation; refer to the assertion information when data has been received from another communication apparatus; judge whether or not the received data satisfies the failure detection condition registered in the assertion information; and detect a failure when it is judged that the received data satisfies the failure detection condition registered in the assertion information.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus that associates a location where a terminal uses communication or travel route in use of the communication, with a connection destination of the terminal. The apparatus includes a communication log analyzer that aggregates communication logs collected by network apparatuses that constitute the mobile network and analyzes it. The communication log analyzer estimates travel route of the terminal connected the network using: log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of starting the connection, log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of a handover of the connection, and log information generated by a base station connected to the terminal at the time of detaching the connection.

Abstract: A communication system includes a mobile terminal, a base station, a first gateway device, a second gateway device, a flow measurement server, a quality management server, and an operational terminal. A predetermined flow is extracted by a quality management server, and the extracted flow is summarized for each communication path. A distribution of the communication quality of the flow for each communication path is displayed on a display unit of the operational terminal.

Abstract: A typical network setting control device according to the present invention can be configured by a control device which includes an input device, an output device, a storage device, and a processing device and is connected to at least one communication device through a network. The control device performs network setting in the communication device on the basis of network setting data. The processing device creates a setting procedure of network setting. The setting procedure of the network setting is determined on the basis of the network setting data and an existing network configuration.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus to be coupled to a first network and a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, includes a receiving unit which receives a data including header information indicating a destination and first header information used to identify a first Virtual Private Network (VPN) in the first network. The apparatus also includes a transmitter which transmits data having added thereto a MPLS header information used to identify one of the plurality of second VPNs in the MPLS network, the MPLS header information corresponding to both the header information indicating the destination and the first header information used to identify the first VPN in the first network included in the received data.

Abstract: A gateway for interconnecting different networks includes a network access means for interconnecting a first network that provides a wireless access function to a mobile station with a second network that provides a network access function to the mobile station. The gateway further includes a first tunnel establishment means for establishing, in the first network, a first tunnel between the gateway and a base station accessing one or more mobile stations via wireless communications, for transmission of different packets to the respective mobile stations. The gateway further includes a second tunnel establishment means for establishing a second tunnel between the gateway and the second network, for packet transmission, a tunnel-mobile station connecting means for connecting the first tunnel with the mobile station, and a tunnel-to-tunnel interworking means for interworking the second tunnel with the first tunnel.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus that associates a location where a terminal uses communication or travel route in use of the communication, with a connection destination of the terminal. The apparatus includes a communication log analyzer that aggregates communication logs collected by network apparatuses that constitute the mobile network and analyzes it. The communication log analyzer estimates travel route of the terminal connected the network using: log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of starting the connection, log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of a handover of the connection, and log information generated by a base station connected to the terminal at the time of detaching the connection.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus that associates a location where a terminal uses communication or travel route in use of the communication, with a connection destination of the terminal. The apparatus includes a communication log analyzer that aggregates communication logs collected by network apparatuses that constitute the mobile network and analyzes it. The communication log analyzer estimates travel route of the terminal connected the network using: log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of starting the connection, log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of a handover of the connection, and log information generated by a base station connected to the terminal at the time of detaching the connection.

Abstract: In femtocell operation, when a wireless communication terminal whose ID is not registered (ID unregistered terminal) has entered a femtocell's area, the disclosed invention prevents interference between the femtocell and the ID unregistered terminal and interference between the ID unregistered terminal and an ID registered radio communication terminal and prevents a decrease in the throughput of the femtocell and these terminals. In a radio coverage area formed by a radio base station, if a drop of received power from a radio communication terminal occurs and the frequency of reporting the ID of the base station now communicating with the terminal has become less than a given value, it is decided that the terminal is located indoors. For the terminal, if its handover to a femtocell was found to be rejected by MME, the terminal is temporarily permitted to be handed over to a femtocell.

Abstract: A paging signal is transmitted to plural base stations which are prioritized with the use of communication results between a wireless communication terminal and the base stations to provide means for suppressing a control signal traffic, and a bandwidth used for a control signal can be effectively used.

Abstract: A communication system includes a mobile terminal, a base station, a first gateway device, a second gateway device, a flow measurement server, a quality management server, and an operational terminal. A predetermined flow is extracted by a quality management server, and the extracted flow is summarized for each communication path. A distribution of the communication quality of the flow for each communication path is displayed on a display unit of the operational terminal.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus to be coupled to a first network and a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, includes a receiving unit which receives a data including header information indicating a destination and first header information used to identify a first Virtual Private Network (VPN) in the first network. The apparatus also includes a transmitter which transmits data having added thereto a MPLS header information used to identify one of the plurality of second VPNs in the MPLS network, the MPLS header information corresponding to both the header information indicating the destination and the first header information used to identify the first VPN in the first network included in the received data.

Abstract: In femtocell operation, when a wireless communication terminal whose ID is not registered (ID unregistered terminal) has entered a femtocell's area, the disclosed invention prevents interference between the femtocell and the ID unregistered terminal and interference between the ID unregistered terminal and an ID registered radio communication terminal and prevents a decrease in the throughput of the femtocell and these terminals. In a radio coverage area formed by a radio base station, if a drop of received power from a radio communication terminal occurs and the frequency of reporting the ID of the base station now communicating with the terminal has become less than a given value, it is decided that the terminal is located indoors. For the terminal, if its handover to a femtocell was found to be rejected by MME, the terminal is temporarily permitted to be handed over to a femtocell.

Abstract: Provided is an optical access system, including: an optical line terminal, a plurality of optical network units and an optical switching unit. The optical line terminal sends to the optical switching unit a control frame including a switching time when the optical switching unit is to make a switch from one of the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units to another, and an identifier of an optical communication path to which the switch is made in order to switch the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units. The optical switching unit switches the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units based on the switching time and the identifier of the optical communication path after switching which are included in the control frame.

Abstract: Provided is an optical access system comprising: an optical line terminal connected to another network; a plurality of optical network units, each connected to a user terminal; and at least one of an optical switching unit and an optical splitter, which is installed between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units. The optical line terminal allocates a length of time to a discovery phase for detecting the plurality of optical network units, and a length of time to data transmission phases for transferring data from the plurality of optical network units; and changes a ratio of the length of time of the discovery phase to the length of time of the data transmission phases so that the length of time of the discovery phase is shortened in the case where a number of the optical network units that are registered in the optical line terminal increase.

Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus that associates a location where a terminal uses communication or travel route in use of the communication, with a connection destination of the terminal. The apparatus includes a communication log analyzer that aggregates communication logs collected by network apparatuses that constitute the mobile network and analyzes it. The communication log analyzer estimates travel route of the terminal connected the network using: log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of starting the connection, log information generated by a base station to be connected to the terminal at the time of a handover of the connection, and log information generated by a base station connected to the terminal at the time of detaching the connection.

Abstract: Bandwidth control over users accommodated under ONU in PON is achieved. BAS sets user bandwidth information obtained during user authorization in OLT. The OLT achieves bandwidth control on a user basis, using bandwidth information set from the BAS. The present invention enables bandwidth control over users under the ONUs.

Abstract: To prevent a hung-up of communications due to changes in a radio wave condition resulting from frequent displacement of the terminals and changes in a number of the terminals, and to realize switching of the radio systems adapting to the radio condition. A radio communication system comprising: a base station for providing a plurality of radio systems, and terminals for communicating with the base station through the plurality of radio systems. The base station decides a priority of the radio system on which the each terminal will communicate thereafter and transmits paging signals of one of the plurality of radio systems which includes information on the decided priority to the each terminal.

Abstract: A label switching type packet forwarding apparatus having a routing information table in which a forwarding type of a reception packet, output port identification information, and output routing information of a specific layer in the OSI reference model determined by the forwarding type are defined in correspondence with routing information which is found upon reception of a packet, for converting a header of a reception packet in accordance with the packet forwarding type and the output routing information obtained by a table search.

Abstract: An access node run as a packet switching apparatus enables IP connection services for a plurality of access methods; e.g., relatively low-speed IP connection, high-speed IP connection, and mobile network IP connection. By using this apparatus of the present invention, cost can be reduced and upgrading to advanced access networks and access services is easily carried out. Provision of the above access nodes implements upgrade-type network services common for diverse protocols. Each access node retains a pathfinding table to which input port, input tunnel identifier and input session identifier entries in a set are registered per session. When routing a packet, by looking up the set of these entries matching with the packet, the associated output port, output tunnel identifier, and output session identifier are obtained. After processing for the packet, appropriate for one of the plurality of access methods and network services, the node forwards the packet over the routed path.