Patent ID: 8942097
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network system comprising: a node configured to perform transmission and reception of a frame based on FCoE (Fiber Channel Over Ethernet); a network configured to transfer said frame; a controller configured to perform management of said node and said network; and a gateway provided with respect to said node, wherein said frame is classified into a control frame for communicating control information necessary for communication and a data frame for communicating data between nodes; wherein said gateway determines whether a frame received from said node is said control frame or said data frame, forwards said control frame to said controller, and forwards said data frame to said network; wherein said controller performs said management based on said control frame received from said gateway; wherein said network transfers said data frame received from said gateway to a target node without through said controller; and wherein said controller comprises a flow management unit configured to manage a transfer route of said data frame in said network with respect to each flow.