Patent ID: 7366785
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication control apparatus connected between a server and a communication apparatus connected to the server via a network, the communication control apparatus comprising: a storage device configured to store corresponding weighted values for each of a plurality of predetermined portions of a sender address assigned to a packet received from the communication apparatus, the weighted values determined based on a number of packets received from the communication apparatus during a predetermined time period; a connection request receiver configured to receive a connection request packet including a connection request to the server from the communication apparatus; a weight detector configured to obtain a weighted value corresponding to a part of the sender address assigned to the connection request packet received by the connection request receiver from among the weighted values stored in the storage device; a connection controller configured to a weight updater configured to update the weighted values stored in the storage device by adding an additional weight calculated by a predetermined calculation to the obtained weighted value; and a packet transmitter configured to transmit the connection request packet to the server when the connection controller allows the connection request.