Patent ID: 9215611
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A terminal, that communicates with a network including at least one forwarding device for forwarding a packet, and a control device for controlling said at least one forwarding device in accordance with a request from said at least one forwarding device, said terminal comprising: a communication unit that receives a processing rule indicating that a packet for communicating with a first destination is changed so as to communicate with a second destination, from said control device; a storage unit that stores said received processing rule; and a processing unit that, in a case of communicating with said network, changes a destination of a packet in accordance with a processing rule that corresponds to said packet by referring to said processing rule stored in said storage unit, wherein said communication unit receives from said control device a second processing rule corresponding to a first processing rule set by said control device with respect to said at least one forwarding device.