Patent ID: 9148342
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An information system, comprising: a plurality of physical nodes that hold control information defining an operation corresponding to characteristics of a packet(s) and that perform processing on said packet(s) according to said control information; a first storage unit that stores configuration information of a virtual network including a plurality of virtual nodes configured using said physical nodes and that is executable of a predetermined communication function; a second storage unit that stores virtual network identifying information identifying said virtual network based on information related to the packet transferred from said physical node; and a control server that identifies said virtual network based on a packet, that executes a first packet operation of said communication function by each of said virtual nodes included in said identified virtual network and that notifies said control information instructing a second packet operation emulating said first packet operation to said physical nodes, wherein the control server is capable of setting an identifier which identifies a user operating the virtual network, and wherein: