Patent ID: 6697853
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A communication control apparatus controlling method, wherein when changing a control mode for a predetermined group among a later described plurality of communication control apparatuses in a network system having a plurality of interconnected communication control apparatuses and a network management system for managing said plurality of communication control apparatuses, said method comprising the steps of:a) permitting said network management system to create an active program which stores an address table of each communication control apparatus belonging to said group and an active program which stores contents of said control mode; b) permitting said network management system to transfer said active program to said group of communication control apparatuses according to said address table; and c) permitting any one of said group of communication control apparatuses which has received said active program to execute said active program to thereby change said control mode, in which: c-1) if changing of said control mode succeeded, a success is recorded in said address table and then, based on said address table, said active program is transmitted to such a communication control apparatus in said group that is yet to execute said active program; and c-2) if changing of said control mode failed, a failure is recorded in said address table and then, said active program is transmitted to said network management system.