Patent ID: 7009942

Claim:
A connection setting apparatus that can display and edit a virtual connection between nodes in a network system wherein a plurality of data types are transmitted, the connection setting apparatus comprising: an acquiring device that acquires connection information from all nodes connected to the network system; a generator that generates synthetic connection information that can display all of the lines in the network system by using the connection information acquired from all the nodes; a memory that stores connection state information representing virtual connections in the network system for each data type; an editor that edits the virtual connections by using the synthetic connection information; an altering device that alters the connection state information in accordance with a change made by the editor; a transmitter that transmits the altered connection state information to the other nodes to make the other nodes establish virtual connections in accordance with the altered connection state information; and a display controller that controls display of the virtual connections for each data type in accordance with the altered connection state information by using the synthetic connection information.