Abstract: A transmission device, which carries out a route control of a frame based on a label included in the frame in a ring network, includes: a generating unit that generates a message for collecting information on first/second labels allocatable to working/standby routes; a transmitting unit that transmits the message in the ring network; a receiving unit that receives the message after being circulated in the ring network; and a selecting unit that selects one of the first/second labels for the working/standby route based on the information included in the message.

Abstract: A failure-recovery-information storing unit stores failure-recovery information in which a working path is associated with a backup path. A failure-occurrence-notification receiving unit receives a failure-occurrence notification indicating that a failure has occurred in the working path. A backup-path searching unit searches for a backup path corresponding to the working path on which the failure has occurred, based on the failure-recovery information. A path-switch processing unit carries out a path-switch process, in such a manner that the data to be transferred using the working path in which the failure has occurred is transferred using the backup path.

Abstract: To provide a device and a method enabling a user to judge which route a path used at the present traces without being aware of whether the now-in-use path is a working path or a recovery path. A relay device positioned at a diverging node between the working path and the recovery path, when forwarding a message (e.g., a Path message and a Resv message each containing RRO) used for route trace, judges which type of path the path employed for forwarding the data at the present is coincident with and forwards the data to the relay device disposed on the in-use path, thereby actualizing the trace of the route used for forwarding the data at the present.

Abstract: A service assignment apparatus sets an appropriate service in a service-request-incompatible apparatus as a network element so as to guarantee the service in the entire network. A service-request-compatible apparatus processes a received network-service request, and provides a service. A network-information collection unit in the service assignment apparatus collects information on a service-provision state of the service-request-compatible apparatus. A target-apparatus determination unit determines a service-request-incompatible apparatus based on the collected information on the service-provision state. A service mapping unit determines a service which the service-request-incompatible apparatus can provide, based on the information on the service-provision state and information on the determined service-request-incompatible apparatus. A service setting unit sets the service in the service-request-incompatible apparatus.

Abstract: A layer-structured MPLS path is set up in a short time by using a minimum number of control messages. A relay apparatus acting as the start point of the highest-layer L2 path creates a label request message specifying the intermediate-point and end-point relay apparatuses for all the paths of all the layers, and transmits it to the end-point relay apparatus of the L2 path. At a relay apparatus permitted to use an already established L1 path, instead of requesting a label of the L1 path, the label of the already established path is inserted in the label request message. In response to the label request message, a label mapping message is transmitted and transferred to the start-point relay apparatus. With this message, each node determines the labels associated with it and transfers them to its adjacent relay apparatus.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus which can enhance the transmission quality and reliability by establishing a recovery-path efficiently at a high speed for failure circumvention. A recovery-path request message control block generates, sends, and receives a recovery-path request message containing failure location information and recovery-path setup information. A label assignment message control block generates, sends, and receives a label assignment message. A setup label information generation block generates setup label information. A recovery-path label table management block constructs and manages a recovery-path label table. A failure detection block detects the location of a failure. A failure notification message transfer block transfers a failure notification message containing failure location information.

Abstract: A method of setting up a backup path for a primary path on a network includes the steps of grouping nodes constituting the primary path into segments each including a plurality of nodes, and setting a backup path connecting between a head node and end node of each of the segments separately for each segment by notifying of information about segment position by a primary-path-provision requesting message.

Abstract: In a network-device control system for controlling a network device such as a router, which is located between a communication terminal employed by a user and a server with which the terminal communicates, at a priority that has been set in advance for the user or for an application, an event notification device detects that a user has logged in to the communication terminal or that the user has launched a predetermined application from the communication terminal and reports the user identifier or the application identifier to a network-device controller. The latter acquires user priority or application priority on the basis of the reported identifier and, in accordance with the priority, controls the router on the communication path between the communication terminal and the server.

Abstract: A method of detecting a failure in a network, which includes a transport plane comprised of a plurality of communication nodes performing optical cross-connect and a control plane comprised of a plurality of control nodes that are connected to and control the respective communication nodes, includes the steps of transmitting, from a control node connected to a communication node having detected a failure to an adjacent control node, a failure information message having a time indication indicative of a time at which the failure is detected, and identifying, at a given control node which received the failure information message, a location of the failure in response to the time indication.

Abstract: A communication node selecting unit selects a communication node where a time for transferring a failure notification message from a plurality of failure detected communication nodes which detect a plurality of failures on an active communication path to be protected is within a predetermined time, and a backup communication path designing unit searches, based on the selected communication nodes, for a common backup communication path which bypasses the failures.

Abstract: A network control apparatus for controlling devices in a predetermined area of a communication network includes a request-receiving unit for receiving a first route-setting request, a database for storing device information and topology information, a request-range-judging unit for forming a judgment as to whether or not the first route-setting request is relevant to any of the controlled devices, and a request-transmitting unit for transmitting the first route-setting request to an upper-level network control apparatus in the case of the request-range-judging unit's judgment outcome indicating that the first route-setting request is irrelevant to any of the controlled devices.

Abstract: An optical transmission system is disclosed that has a simple configuration and is capable of searching for and setting port numbers between two optical transmission apparatuses opposite to each other. The optical transmission apparatus on the transmitting side includes a control unit, an optical switch module, and an electrical-optical converter. The control unit includes a table management unit, a test status message receiver, a test message transmitter, a port number correspondence table, and a transmission port controller. The optical transmission apparatus on the receiving side includes a control unit, an optical switch module, and an optical-electrical converter. The control unit includes a table management unit, a test status message transmitter, a test message receiver, a port number correspondence table, and a reception port controller.

Abstract: In a label transfer network, an ingress node positioned at an upstream side end of a partial section of a first data transfer path (old path) transmits a path modify request, and an egress node positioned at a downstream side end of the partial section returns a label allocation request on a detour path (new path) to the ingress node in response to reception of the path modify request for implementing partial path modification from the old path to the new path. This enables the partial path modification with only a node bearing relation to the path modification, thus shortening the time needed for the path modification and suppressing an increase in extra control traffic for a node having no relation to the path modification.

Abstract: The same label value is assigned to all links configuring a connection in a network where an LSP (Label switched Path) is identified based on a label. Even when any one of nodes included in the connection is shortcut due to a change of route of the connection, a neighboring node to this shortcut node in the transmitting direction can receive, from a neighboring node to the shortcut node in the receiving direction, a packet having the same label value as a label value received from the LSR.

Abstract: A transmission unit and a failure recovery method with failure recover functions, which use limited network resources efficiently. A label table manager manages a label table which associates incoming labels related to incoming transmission data with outgoing labels related to outgoing transmission data. Based on the label table, a transmission controller performs label-switching of transmission data. A path set-up unit establishes a loopshaped protection path that includes a part or whole of transmission links of an existing working path and would allow transmission data to flow in the opposite direction to that of the working path. When a failure occurs, a failure recovery controller changes the association between the incoming and outgoing labels stored in the label table and switches the failed part of the working path to the loop-shaped protection path, thereby restoring the label-switched network.

Abstract: A layer-structured MPLS path is set up in a short time by using a minimum number of control messages. A relay apparatus acting as the start point of the highest-layer L2 path creates a label request message specifying the intermediate-point and end-point relay apparatuses for all the paths of all the layers, and transmits it to the end-point relay apparatus of the L2 path. At a relay apparatus permitted to use an already established L1 path, instead of requesting a label of the L1 path, the label of the already established path is inserted in the label request message. In response to the label request message, a label mapping message is transmitted and transferred to the start-point relay apparatus. With this message, each node determines the labels associated with it and transfers them to its adjacent relay apparatus.

Abstract: A network system comprising terminals and relaying nodes having a reservation message processing unit for transferring a packet wherein a packet receiving terminal 3 requests a reservation of network resources. The packet receiving terminal 3 transmits to a packet transmitting terminal 1 a request message in which a reservation request condition is stored in order to request a resource reservation, the packet transmitting terminal 1 having received the request message transmits to the relaying node 2 on the same route as the packet an acknowledgement message in which the reservation request condition is stored. Each relaying node 2 provides a resource reservation for the home relaying node according to the reservation request condition in the acknowledgement message and transfers the acknowledgement message to the same route as the packet.

Abstract: It is enabled to integrate three-dimensional models, which are concurrently worked and created by Design Department and Production Department, to reduce a lead time. After the three-dimensional model created by Design Department is copied, a production shape addition flag is given to identification IDs (Nos. 16, 17) of parts to be added by Production Department to the copied three-dimensional model. Therefore, when the three-dimensional models of Design Department and Production Department are compared to find that they have the same identification IDs (Nos. 16, 17), it can be judged that they are parts added by Design Department and Production Department if a production shape addition flag were given to the identification IDs. And, according to the judged result, the identification IDs can be changed so that the identification IDs become different (the identification ID Nos. 16, 17 of the parts added by Production Department are changed to Nos. 19, 20 so to become different from the identification ID Nos.

Abstract: A non-reproducible three-dimensional model is shown on a first window and a third-dimensional model which has a part to be deleted or modified is shown on a second window. A difference between shape data and reference data of a part which is non-reproducible among the components of the immediately preceding three-dimensional model and shape data and reference data of the part in data about the non-reproducible three-dimensional model is determined, and data missing from the shape and reference data of the non-reproducible part 13 is extracted. The extracted data is shown as character information indicating the cause of non-reproducibility on a third window. Thus, the cause of non-reproducibility is shown on the screen, so that a person not skilled can complete the operation to re-create a three-dimensional model in a short time and efficiency of the operation can be improved.

Abstract: A network control apparatus for controlling devices in a predetermined area of a communication network includes a request-receiving unit for receiving a first route-setting request, a database for storing device information and topology information, a request-range-judging unit for forming a judgment as to whether or not the first route-setting request is relevant to any of the controlled devices, and a request-transmitting unit for transmitting the first route-setting request to an upper-level network control apparatus in the case of the request-range-judging unit's judgment outcome indicating that the first route-setting request is irrelevant to any of the controlled devices.