Abstract: In a telecommunications network system in which two translators are placed for the conversion of IP version 4 (IPv4)-version 6 (IPv6)-IPv4, one translator converts an IPv4 packet to an IPv6 packet by adding a prefix obtained from a prefix management server managing prefixes to an address contained in an IPv4 packet received from an IPv4 terminal and also converts an IPx6 packet to an IPv4 packet by removing a prefix from the address contained in the IPx6 packet received from the translator. According to the conversion table, the other translator converts the IPv6 packet received from the one translator to an IPv4 packet and an IPv4 packet received from the IPv4 server to an IPv6 packet, thus enhancing the transfer efficiency in the IPv6-IPv4 conversion network.

Abstract: A network monitoring system capable of effectively monitoring the behavior of traffic through a network is provided with an aggregation apparatus which is connected to access networks which is connected to a telecommunications network. The aggregation apparatus includes: a receiving unit distinctively receiving input side communication data which is input from the telecommunications network to one of the access network and output side communication data which is output from one of the access network to the telecommunications network; and an abnormal traffic detecting unit detecting abnormal traffic on the basis of both the input side communication data and the output side communication data.

Abstract: In a telecommunications network system in which two translators are placed for the conversion of IP version 4 (IPv4)-version 6 (IPv6)-IPv4, one translator converts an IPv4 packet to an IPv6 packet by adding a prefix obtained from a prefix management server managing prefixes to an address contained in an IPv4 packet received from an IPv4 terminal and also converts an IPx6 packet to an IPv4 packet by removing a prefix from the address contained in the IPx6 packet received from the translator. According to the conversion table, the other translator converts the IPv6 packet received from the one translator to an IPv4 packet and an IPv4 packet received from the IPv4 server to an IPv6 packet, thus enhancing the transfer efficiency in the IPv6-IPv4 conversion network.

Abstract: A network monitoring system capable of effectively monitoring the behavior of traffic through a network is provided with an aggregation apparatus which is connected to access networks which is connected to a telecommunications network. The aggregation apparatus includes: a receiving unit distinctively receiving input side communication data which is input from the telecommunications network to one of the access network and output side communication data which is output from one of the access network to the telecommunications network; and an abnormal traffic detecting unit detecting abnormal traffic on the basis of both the input side communication data and the output side communication data.

Abstract: In a method of managing traffic, routing tables and Use columns are collected from routers included in a network and stored router by router. A calculation table is produced for calculating the number of packets sent. It is determined whether or not a subject router has relayed information, on the basis of the next router listed on the calculation table. If the answer of this decision is positive, a value produced by subtracting the number of packets relayed is used as the number of packets sent between the subject router and the destination network segment. The resultant number of packets is recorded in a router-to-network traffic distribution matrix. All destination network segments belonging to each router are searched for. The data stored in the rows corresponding to the destination network segments are added to each other to thereby produce a router-to-router traffic distribution matrix.

Abstract: In a method of calculating transit traffic in a router including interfaces, a transit traffic matrix matching with the total number of subject interfaces whose transit traffic should be calculated is generated and initialized. The IF traffic matrix of each of the subject interfaces is obtained. Subsequently, a routing table searched in order to obtain the value of an IF column of an entry matching with the IF traffic matrix. It is determined whether or not the value of the IF column obtained is representative of any one of the subject interfaces. Thereafter, the values PKT and OCT of the IF traffic matrix subjected to calculation are added to the transit traffic matrix. An apparatus for practicing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method of calculating transit traffic in a router including interfaces, a transit traffic matrix matching with the total number of subject interfaces whose transit traffic should be calculated is generated and initialized. The IF traffic matrix of each of the subject interfaces is obtained. Subsequently, a routing table searched in order to obtain the value of an IF column of an entry matching with the IF traffic matrix. It is determined whether or not the value of the IF column obtained is representative of any one of the subject interfaces. Thereafter, the values PKT and OCT of the IF traffic matrix subjected to calculation are added to the transit traffic matrix. An apparatus for practicing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method of managing traffic, routing tables and Use columns are collected from routers included in a network and stored router by router. A calculation table is produced for calculating the number of packets sent. It is determined whether or not a subject router has relayed information, on the basis of the next router listed on the calculation table. If the answer of this decision is positive, a value produced by subtracting the number of packets relayed is used as the number of packets sent between the subject router and the destination network segment. The resultant number of packets is recorded in a router-to-network traffic distribution matrix. All destination network segments belonging to each router are searched for. The data stored in the rows corresponding to the destination network segments are added to each other to thereby produce a router-to-router traffic distribution matrix.