Patent ID: 11895037
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A relocation method for relocating data processing functions to another apparatus to continue data processing, the relocation method comprising:
calculating, based on information indicating a communication relationship between apparatuses, a corresponding estimated transfer delay of data for each of a plurality of schedulings, wherein the transfer delay is generated during relocation of the data processing functions, and each scheduling corresponds to a different order of apparatuses for performing the relocation of the data processing functions;
selecting a particular scheduling, from the plurality of schedulings, whose corresponding estimated transfer delay is minimized;
setting, based on the selected particular scheduling, an order of the apparatuses for the relocation of the data processing functions and a start timing of the relocation of the data processing functions; and
relocating the data processing functions to the other apparatus in accordance with the set order and start timing.