Patent ID: 11882040
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more instructions causing a computer to execute: identifying an application of a new flow when a load is high in terms of data amounts or packet numbers; determining whether or not distribution of the new flow is necessary, based on a flow characteristic of the application and a determination whether or not the load is high in terms of data amounts or packet numbers; deciding a distribution destination in response to determining that distribution of the new flow is necessary; performing control such that a packet of the new flow is forwarded via the distribution destination; acquiring a source IP (Internet Protocol) address used by the distribution destination in NAT (Network Address Translation); performing NAT on a packet serving as a trigger for the new flow to transmit a resulting packet; sharing state information of a filter with the distribution destination; and instructing a transmission source of the packet serving as a trigger for the new flow to transmit the packet of the new flow to the distribution destination.