Abstract: A graphical policy interface architecture may enable simplified graphical development of customized policy logic for software controllers to control network services, connections, and devices. The policy logic based on graphical policy logic notation may be compiled and installed at run-time into a software controller.

Abstract: A graphical policy interface architecture may enable simplified graphical development of customized policy logic for software controllers to control network services, connections, and devices. The policy logic based on graphical policy logic notation may be compiled and installed at run-time into a software controller.

Abstract: A processing node includes, a processor configured to process the processing target data on the basis of the processing instruction and the processing period, wherein the processor (a) processes a processing target packet among the plurality of packets, (b) upon completion of processing of the processing target packet, determines using the timer whether the processing time exceeds the specified period, and (c) if it is determined in the determining that the processing period does not exceed the specified period, sets, as the processing target packet, a packet next to the processed processing target packet, repeats (a) to (c) until it is determined in the determining that the processing period exceeds the specified period, and completes processing on the processing target data if it is determined in the determining that the processing period exceeds the specified period.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one terminal and at least one program execution apparatus. Each terminal transmits a message containing version information indicating a program version to a program execution apparatus. Each program execution apparatus stores one or more program components, and holds in a pre-transfer information management table information on the program components. Each program execution apparatus includes a memory allocated to an activated process and temporarily storing at least one program component for execution; and also includes a post-transfer information management table holding information one or more program components.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one terminal apparatus and at least one program execution apparatus. Each of the at least one terminal apparatus transmits a message containing version information indicating a program version to one of the at least one program execution apparatus. Each of the at least one program execution apparatus stores one or more program components, and holds in a pre-transfer information management table information on the one or more program components stored in each program execution apparatus. Each of the at least one program execution apparatus includes a memory which is allocated to an activated process, and temporarily stores at least one program component for execution. Each of the at least one program execution apparatus also includes a post-transfer information management table which holds information on the at least one program component stored in the memory.

Abstract: Duplicates (duplicate managed objects) of managed objects that have been generated by a network element management system in order to manage the states of a plurality of network resources are produced and stored in a management information database of a network management system. Before transmitting a series of handling directives regarding a managed object generated by a network management request from a user terminal or service management system, to the network element management system, the network management system simulates the handling directives using the duplicate managed objects and notifies the source of the request of the results of simulated behavior. The network management system transmits the series of handling directives to the network element management system when the simulated behavior ends normally but does do so when the simulated behavior ends abnormally.

Abstract: Image data communicating apparatus and communication data quantity adjusting method in an image data communication system suitable for use when image data is transferred in a network environment. Image data is transferred in a most suitable quantity based on traffic of a network to avoid an effect on other services provided by the network. The apparatus has a data transmitting unit for transmitting image data to another image data communicating apparatus, a traffic detecting unit for detecting traffic of the network, and a communication data quantity adjusting unit for initially setting a transmittable number of image transferring frames on the basis of the detected traffic, and for automatically adjusting the quantity of data communication in the data transmitting unit on the basis of changing traffic on the network by altering the set number of frames.