Patent ID: 7583622

Claim:
A receiving apparatus in a network having first and second interfaces of the receiving apparatus, wherein the receiving apparatus: is connected to a unidirectional line via the first interface of the receiving apparatus, and the unidirectional line is connected to a feed via a first interface of the feed; is connected to a bidirectional line via said second interface of the receiving apparatus and a first router, the bidirectional line connected to the feed via a second router and a second interface of the feed; receives a first packet including path control information and an IP header from said first router via said second interface of the receiving a apparatus; capsulates the received path control information and the IP header of the first packet and transmits the capsulated path control packet to said feed via said second interface of the receiving apparatus, said first router, said bidirectional line, said second router, and said second interface of the feed; and receives path information from said feed via said first interface of the feed, said unidirectional line, and said first interface of the receiving apparatus, wherein said first packet includes, a MAC header located at the head, the IP header is subsequently located, and the path control information is located after said IP header.