Patent ID: 7385967
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A network node apparatus connected with one logical network, for transmitting packets to a node connected with another logical network, comprising: an interface unit configured to interface said one logical network: a first transmission unit configured to transmit a control message to a network interconnection apparatus connecting said one logical network and said another logical network, the control message including information for a registration in the network interconnection apparatus of a correspondence relationship between a first virtual path to be used in receiving a packet from said one logical network and a second virtual path to be used in transmitting the packet to said another logical network; a memory unit configured to store a correspondence between a destination information for the packet and the first virtual path to be used in transmitting the packet; and a second transmitting unit configured to transmit the packet according to the correspondence stored in the memory unit.