Patent ID: 11888757
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute:
communicating with a management apparatus that manages states of a plurality of communication apparatuses of a network directly or via another communication apparatus;
when a failure in communication has not occurred at a side of the management apparatus, transferring a state change notification transmitted from a first communication apparatus located on the side of the management apparatus, and indicating a state change in the first communication apparatus, by relaying communication between the management apparatus and the first communication apparatus;
when the failure in communication has occurred, performing a calculation for state management performed by the management apparatus using the state change notification, and outputting the state change notification without transferring the state change notification to the management apparatus;
when the failure in communication has occurred and once the failure has been resolved, transmitting a result of the calculation to the management apparatus when the failure in communication.