Abstract: There is provided a monitoring apparatus including a monitoring unit that monitors an operating situation of nodes over a network based on a predetermined monitoring parameter, a memory that records the operating situation monitored by the monitoring unit, and a changing unit that changes the monitoring parameters based on a past operating situation recorded by the memory.

Abstract: The invention relates to a node detection apparatus and a method utilizing the same. The node detection apparatus may include a first and second acquisition section that acquires identification information peculiar to a communication device in accordance with a first or second communication protocol. The node detection apparatus may include an identification section that identifies the communication device that complies with both of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol based on the identification information acquired by the first acquisition section and the identification information acquired by the second acquisition section.

Abstract: There is provided a node monitoring apparatus including: a node identification unit that identifies a function of a node present in a network; a parameter setting unit that sets a parameter for monitoring processing on the node in accordance with the function identified by the function identification unit; and a node monitoring unit that performs the monitoring processing on each of the nodes based on the parameter set by the parameter setting unit.

Abstract: There is provided a node detection apparatus including: an acquisition section that acquires address information of communication equipment managed by a DNS server; an operation confirmation section that confirms operations of the communication equipment based on the address information acquired by the acquisition section; and a node registration section that registers the communication equipment having the address information acquired by the acquisition section as an operating node, based on a result of the operation confirmation by the operation confirmation section.

Abstract: There is provided a node detection apparatus including: a first acquisition section that acquires identification information peculiar to a communication device in accordance with a first communication protocol; a second acquisition section that acquires the identification information peculiar to the communication device in accordance with a second communication protocol; and an identification section that identifies the communication device that complies with both of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol based on the identification information acquired by the first acquisition section and the identification information acquired by the second acquisition section.

Abstract: There is provided a node detection apparatus including: an acquisition section that acquires address information of communication equipment managed by a DNS server; an operation confirmation section that confirms operations of the communication equipment based on the address information acquired by the acquisition section; and a node registration section that registers the communication equipment having the address information acquired by the acquisition section as an operating node, based on a result of the operation confirmation by the operation confirmation section.

Abstract: There is provided a node monitoring apparatus including: a node identification unit that identifies a function of a node present in a network; a parameter setting unit that sets a parameter for monitoring processing on the node in accordance with the function identified by the function identification unit; and a node monitoring unit that performs the monitoring processing on each of the nodes based on the parameter set by the parameter setting unit.

Abstract: There is provided a monitoring apparatus including a monitoring unit that monitors an operating situation of nodes over a network based on a predetermined monitoring parameter, a memory that records the operating situation monitored by the monitoring unit, and a changing unit that changes the monitoring parameters based on a past operating situation recorded by the memory.