WO2012050071A1 - 通信システム、制御装置、処理規則の設定方法およびプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention is based on the priority claim of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-231635 (filed on Oct. 14, 2010), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Shall.
- the present invention relates to a communication system, a control device, a processing rule setting method, and a program, and in particular, a received packet according to a processing rule in which a process applied to a packet is associated with a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- the present invention relates to a communication system, a control device, a node control method, and a program including a node that performs transfer and the like.
- OpenFlow captures communication as an end-to-end flow and performs path control, failure recovery, load balancing, and optimization on a per-flow basis.
- the OpenFlow switch that functions as a relay device includes a secure channel for communication with an OpenFlow controller that is positioned as a control device, and operates according to a flow table that is appropriately added or rewritten from the OpenFlow controller.
- an action that defines a matching rule (header field) to be matched with a packet header, flow statistical information (Counters), and processing contents to be applied to a packet that matches the matching rule (header field) ( Actions) is defined (see FIG. 7).
- the OpenFlow switch when it receives a packet, it searches the flow table for an entry having a matching rule (see the header field in FIG. 7) that matches the header information of the received packet. When an entry that matches the received packet is found as a result of the search, the OpenFlow switch updates the flow statistical information (counter) and processes the process (specified) in the action field of the entry for the received packet. Perform packet transmission, flooding, discard, etc. from the port. On the other hand, if no entry matching the received packet is found as a result of the search, the OpenFlow switch forwards the received packet to the OpenFlow controller via the secure channel, and the source / destination of the received packet. To request the determination of the route of the packet based on the above, receive the flow entry that realizes this, and update the flow table. As described above, the OpenFlow switch performs packet transfer using an entry stored in the flow table as a processing rule.
- Patent Document 2 and Non-Patent Document 3 describe link aggregation techniques called trunking and link aggregation. These are also called port trunking, bonding, teaming, etc., with their own devices as function names by vendors of network devices. In either case, a plurality of links in the same section are treated as one virtual link, and redundancy (availability improvement), load distribution, parallelization, and the like are performed.
- trunking a method of bundling a plurality of links in the same section and treating them virtually as one link
- trunk port a port connected to the trunked link.
- Patent Document 3 in a bridged network composed of a plurality of switches each supporting a multiple spanning tree protocol, when each switch receives a frame having an individual destination address from the terminal side, An inquiry frame is sent to the destination terminal of the individual address via the default spanning tree, and when the inquiry frame is received, if the destination terminal is connected, an inquiry response frame is sent to all spanning trees.
- a configuration is disclosed that includes a transmitting / receiving unit that performs an operation, and an optimal path selection processing unit that selects an optimal spanning tree based on information in the response frame from all spanning trees.
- Patent Document 1-3 and Non-Patent Document 1-3 are incorporated herein by reference.
- the following analysis has been made by the present invention.
- the control device OpenFlow controller
- the OpenFlow switch handles the OpenFlow switch under its control as if it were one huge switch.
- load distribution and redundancy ensuring in a specific link such as between a host and an OpenFlow switch or between an OpenFlow switch and an OpenFlow switch are not taken into consideration.
- the trunking in Patent Documents 2 and 3 and Non-Patent Document 3 perform load distribution and ensure redundancy between a plurality of links in the same section, and increase the load on the devices in the section itself. There is a problem that it is not possible to deal with when a failure occurs.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to load balance and ensure redundancy (improvement of availability) as the entire network, and load distribution and redundancy in a specific link. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system, a control device, a processing rule setting method, and a program capable of achieving both ensuring.
- a plurality of packet processing units that process a received packet according to a processing rule that associates a process applied to a packet with a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- a trunk port management unit that manages a trunked link in a network including the node, a trunk port management unit that manages the trunked link according to the characteristics of a packet requested to set a processing rule by an arbitrary node.
- a path control unit that selects any one of the links trunked according to a predetermined rule, and based on the topology of the network, Calculate the packet transfer path including the selected link and Comprise a control device for setting the processing rules for implementing the packet transfer route, a communication system is provided, wherein.
- a plurality of packet processing units that process a received packet according to a processing rule that associates a process applied to a packet with a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- a trunk port management unit that is connected to a node and manages a trunked link in the network including the node, and the trunk port according to the characteristics of a packet requested to set a processing rule from any node.
- a route control unit that determines whether or not to use a link, and selects a link that is trunked according to a predetermined rule when a trunked link is used, and is based on the topology of the network Calculating a packet transfer path including the selected link, and And, the control apparatus is provided for setting the processing rules for implementing the packet transfer route.
- a plurality of packet processing units that process a received packet according to a processing rule that associates a process applied to a packet with a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- a processing rule setting method in a communication system including a node and a control device having a trunk port management unit for managing a trunked link in a network including the node, the processing rule being set from any node Determining whether or not to use the trunked link according to the characteristics of the packet requested to be set, and if the trunked link is used, it is trunked according to a predetermined rule. Selecting one of the links, and selecting the selected link based on the topology of the network.
- setting processing rules comprising the steps of setting processing rules for implementing the packet forwarding path is provided.
- This method is linked to a specific machine called a control device that controls the plurality of nodes described above.
- a plurality of packet processing units that process a received packet according to a processing rule that associates a process to be applied to a packet with a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- a program connected to a node and executed by a control device having a trunk port management unit for managing a trunked link in the network including the node, and requested to set a processing rule from an arbitrary node
- a program for executing a process of setting the processing rules for implementing the packet forwarding path is provided.
- This program can be recorded on a computer-readable storage medium. That is, the present invention can be embodied as a computer program product.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure for demonstrating the outline
- the present invention is arranged between hosts 201 and 202 and associates a process applied to a packet with a matching rule for identifying a packet to which the process is applied.
- This can be realized by a plurality of nodes 101 to 103 each including a packet processing unit that processes a received packet according to a processing rule, and a control device 901 that controls these nodes.
- the reference numerals of the drawings attached to this summary are attached to the respective elements for convenience as an example for facilitating understanding, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the illustrated embodiment.
- the node 103 that has received the packet from the host 202 transmits the received packet information or the packet itself to the control device 901 and inquires which of the nodes 101 and 102 should be transmitted.
- the control device 901 Upon receipt of the inquiry, the control device 901 first determines whether or not the packet related to the inquiry should be transferred via the trunked link. In the example of FIG. 1, since all the links between the host 201 and the nodes 101 and 102 are trunked, the control device 901 uses the predetermined link selection criterion to select one of the trunked links. One link is selected, and a packet transfer path including the link is calculated. For example, when the link between port # 1 of the host 201 and port # 2 of the node 101 is selected in the trunking target section of FIG. 1, packets are transmitted in the order of port # 2 of the node 103 and port # 2 of the node 101. Is calculated.
- the control device 901 creates a processing rule that causes the node 103 to output the received packet and the subsequent packet from the port # 2 according to the packet transfer path, and sets the processing rule in the node 103. Similarly, the control device 901 creates a processing rule that causes the node 101 to output the packet received from the node 103 and the subsequent packet from the port # 2 according to the packet transfer path, and sets the processing rule in the node 101.
- a packet transmitted from the host 202 to the host 201 and a subsequent packet can be transferred according to the packet transfer path.
- the control device 901 considers the load state of the link between port # 1 of the host 201 and port # 2 of the node 101, and the link between the port # 2 of the host 201 and the port # 3 of the node 101 or the node 102. Load distribution is realized by performing an operation of switching to a link passing through.
- there are four links between the host 201 and the nodes 101 and 102 it is possible to cope with not only the failure of any one of the trunk ports of the node 101 but also the failure of the node 101 itself. The property is also sufficiently secured.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a control device 901 that is arranged between hosts 201 and 202 and has nodes 101 to 103 that transfer packets exchanged between the hosts 201 and 202, a path control unit 902, and a trunk port management unit 903.
- a configuration in which is arranged is shown.
- the host 201 has four ports # 1 to # 4. Among these, the ports # 1 and # 2 of the host 201 are connected to the ports # 2 and # 3 of the node 101. The ports # 3 and # 4 of the host 201 are connected to the ports # 2 and # 3 of the node 102. Therefore, the ports # 1 to # 4 of the host 201 can be used as trunk ports.
- the port # 4 of the node 101 is connected to the port # 2 of the node 103, and the port # 4 of the node 102 is connected to the port # 3 of the node 103.
- the port # 1 of the nodes 101 to 103 is connected to the node connection port of the control device 901. Further, port # 1 of the host 202 is connected to port # 4 of the node 103.
- the nodes 101 to 103 described above are processing rules similar to the OpenFlow switch of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 that perform packet processing with a flow table that stores a flow entry corresponding to the processing rule.
- a network device that performs a packet transfer operation using (flow entry) can be used.
- the nodes 101 to 103 are open flow switches of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2.
- the trunk port management unit 903 of the control device 901 manages the trunked links in the network as described above.
- the trunked links are linked to each other and managed using a table storing links such as port # 4 of the host 201 and port # 3 of the node 102.
- FIG. 3 is an example of a table held in the trunk port management unit 903, in which the host-side port is omitted and the trunked node ID and the port number are associated with each other.
- FIG. 4 shows a form in which the IDs of the nodes at both ends of the trunked link are associated with the port number. In this example, the port number on the host side is also described.
- the route control unit 902 of the control device 901 holds configuration information (port information of each node) and network topology information of the nodes 101 to 103.
- the routing control unit 902 receives processing rule setting requests from the nodes 101 to 103, the routing control unit 902 refers to the trunk port management unit 903 to determine whether the port of the node that is the final output destination of the packet is a trunk port. If it is a trunk port, one link is selected from the linked links using a predetermined link selection criterion.
- the path control unit 902 of the control device 901 refers to the network topology described above, calculates a packet transfer path including the selected link, and realizes the packet transfer path in a node on the packet transfer path. Set processing rules.
- the control device 901 as described above can be realized by adding a trunk port management unit 903 to the OpenFlow controllers of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 and operating like the route control unit 902.
- a device that notifies the OpenFlow controller of Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 of the selected link calculates a packet transfer path including the link, and sets a processing rule for a node on the packet transfer path is added. This can also be realized by the above configuration.
- control device 901 as described above can also be realized by a computer program that causes a computer constituting the control device 901 to execute the above-described processes using its hardware.
- the data packet transmitted from the host 201 to the host 202 is input to port # 4 of the node 103 connected to the host 201 (step S101 in FIG. 5).
- the node 103 searches a processing rule (flow entry) having a matching rule (matching rule) that matches the received data packet from a flow table or the like in the storage device of the own device.
- a processing rule (flow entry) that matches the data packet received from the host 201 cannot be found. Therefore, the node 103 requests the control device 901 to set a processing rule for processing the data packet and subsequent data packets (step S102 “Packet-In” in FIG. 5).
- the control device 901 Upon receiving the processing rule setting request, the control device 901 refers to the configuration information of each of the nodes 101 to 103 (connection relationship of each port, etc.), and corresponds to the edge node (node connected to the host) corresponding to the destination of the packet. ) Port (output port) is specified (step S103 in FIG. 5). Here, it is assumed that the port # 2 of the node 101 is specified.
- control device 901 refers to the trunk port management unit 903 and confirms whether or not the identified port is a trunk port (step S104 in FIG. 5).
- the control device 901 selects a link (port) to be used from the trunked links associated with the trunk port management unit 903 (step S105 in FIG. 5). ).
- the control device 901 can select any one of the port # 2, port # 3 of the node 101, the port # 2 of the node 102, and the trunk port of the port # 3. Will be selected.
- the control device 901 has selected the port # 3 of the node 102 in consideration of the load situation and the like.
- step S104 If the identified port is not a trunk port as a result of confirmation in step S104 (No in step S104 in FIG. 5), the port identified in step S103 is selected as it is.
- control device 901 calculates a packet transfer route via the selected trunk port (or non-trunk port) (step S106 in FIG. 5).
- a packet transfer path for transferring packets to the host 201 in the order of port # 3 of the node 103 and port # 3 of the node 102 in FIG. 2 is calculated.
- the control device 901 creates a processing rule corresponding to the calculated packet transfer path, and sets a processing rule for a node on the packet transfer path (step S107 in FIG. 5).
- the node 103 is set with a processing rule that defines the action of outputting the relevant packet from the port # 3
- the node 102 has a processing rule that defines the action of outputting the relevant packet from the port # 3. It is set (setting of the processing rule to the node 101 is unnecessary).
- the packet transferred in step S101 and the subsequent packet are delivered to the host 202 via the trunk port (for example, port # 3 of the node 102) selected in consideration of the load status and the like.
- a packet addressed from the host 201 to the host 202 passes through one of the nodes 101 and 102, and then the node 103, starting from the port used by the host 201 during transmission (ports # 1 to # 4 of the host 201). And transferred to the host 202.
- the load distribution can be appropriately realized by the host 201 selecting the trunk port.
- the control device 901 selects the trunk port again, calculates the packet transfer route, and resets the processing rule. Thus, communication can be continued.
- the control device 901 detects a failure of a node trunk port or the node itself, the control device 901 periodically collects configuration information of the nodes 101 to 103, or the nodes 101 to 103 have their own ports. This can be realized by notifying the control device of the abnormality.
- the timing for resetting the processing rule may be the timing at which a failure of the trunk port of the node or the node itself is detected, or the time when a processing rule setting request is received again.
- a trunked link is set between one host and a plurality of nodes, load distribution and redundancy maintenance as a whole network are achieved. It is possible to achieve both load distribution and ensuring redundancy in a specific link.
- FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from FIG. 5 showing the sequence of the first embodiment is the operation of the control device 901 that has received a processing rule setting request in step S203 and subsequent steps, and therefore, step S203 and subsequent steps will be described below.
- control device 901 Upon receiving the processing rule setting request from the node 103, the control device 901 calculates a packet transfer path via the packet based on the header information of the packet that has received the setting request (step S203 in FIG. 6).
- control device 901 refers to the trunk port management unit 903 and confirms whether or not a trunk port is included in the packet transfer path (step S204 in FIG. 6).
- the control device 901 When a trunk port is included in the packet transfer path, the control device 901 reselects a link (port) to be used from among the trunked links associated with the trunk port management unit 903 (FIG. 6). Step S205). For example, an operation of selecting port # 3 of node 102 instead of port # 2 of node 101 on the original packet transfer path is possible.
- step S204 if the trunk port is not included in the packet transfer path (No in step S204 in FIG. 6), the packet transfer path created in step S203 is adopted.
- control device 901 creates a processing rule corresponding to the packet transfer path, and sets the processing rule for a node on the packet transfer path (step S107 in FIG. 6). .
- the present invention is also realized in an aspect in which a packet transfer route is calculated first, and when a trunked link is included in the packet transfer route, the trunked link is reselected. Is possible.
- the present embodiment is also applicable to the case where the link between arbitrary nodes is trunked. It is possible to apply the invention.
- the control device further includes: A communication system for determining whether or not to use the trunked link based on whether or not an output port of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node is a trunked port.
- the control device is a communication system that performs an operation of switching a link in the packet transfer path to another trunked link in accordance with a load or a failure in the trunked link.
- the control device determines whether or not to use a trunked link based on information written in a predetermined field of a header of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node. .
- the communication system determines whether or not to use a trunked link based on a transmission source or destination of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node.
- a control device that determines whether or not to use the trunked link depending on whether or not an output port of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node is a trunked port.
- a control device for determining whether or not to use a trunked link based on information written in a predetermined field of a header of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node In the control device according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, A control device that determines whether or not to use a trunked link based on a transmission source or destination of a packet requested to set a processing rule from the arbitrary node.
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本発明は、日本国特許出願:特願2010-231635号(2010年10月14日出願)の優先権主張に基づくものであり、同出願の全記載内容は引用をもって本書に組み込み記載されているものとする。
本発明は、通信システム、制御装置、処理規則の設定方法およびプログラムに関し、特に、パケットに適用する処理と前記処理を適用するパケットを特定するための照合規則とを対応付けた処理規則に従って受信パケットの転送等を行うノードを含む通信システム、制御装置、ノード制御方法およびプログラムに関する。
以下の分析は、本発明によってなされたものである。
特許文献1、非特許文献1、2のオープンフローアーキテクチャでは、制御装置(オープンフローコントローラ)が配下のオープンフロースイッチをあたかも一つの巨大なスイッチとして扱うものであるため、全体としての負荷分散と冗長性確保を実現することが可能であるが、ホストとオープンフロースイッチ間、オープンフロースイッチ-オープンフロースイッチ間といった特定のリンクにおける負荷分散と冗長性確保は考慮されていないという問題点がある。
続いて、本発明の第1の実施形態について図面を参照して詳細に説明する。図2は、本発明の第1の実施形態の構成を表した図である。図2を参照すると、ホスト201、202間に配置され、ホスト201、202間でやり取りされるパケットを転送するノード101~103と、経路制御部902およびトランクポート管理部903を備えた制御装置901と、を配置した構成が示されている。
続いて、上記第1の実施形態に変更を加えた第2の実施形態について説明する。本発明の第2の実施形態は、上記第1の実施形態と同一の構成で実現可能であり、動作に変更を加えたものであるので、以下、その相違点を中心に説明する。
[第1の形態]
(上記第1の視点による通信システム参照)
[第2の形態]
第1の形態の通信システムにおいて、
前記制御装置は、さらに、
前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの出力ポートがトランキングされたポートであるか否かにより、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する通信システム。
[第3の形態]
第1または第2の形態の通信システムにおいて、
前記制御装置は、前記トランキングされたリンクにおける負荷または障害に応じて、前記パケット転送経路中のリンクをトランキングされた他のリンクに切り替える動作を行う通信システム。
[第4の形態]
第1~第3いずれか一の形態の通信システムにおいて、
前記制御装置は、前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットのヘッダの所定のフィールドに書き込まれた情報に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する通信システム。
[第5の形態]
第1~第3いずれか一の形態の通信システムにおいて、
前記制御装置は、前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの送信元または宛先に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する通信システム。
[第6の形態]
(上記第2の視点による制御装置参照)
[第7の形態]
第6の形態の制御装置において、
前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの出力ポートがトランキングされたポートであるか否かにより、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する制御装置。
[第8の形態]
第6または第7の形態の制御装置において、
前記トランキングされたリンクにおける負荷または障害に応じて、前記パケット転送経路中のリンクをトランキングされた他のリンクに切り替える動作を行う制御装置。
[第9の形態]
第6~第8いずれか一の形態の制御装置において、
前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットのヘッダの所定のフィールドに書き込まれた情報に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する制御装置。
[第10の形態]
第6~第8いずれか一の形態の制御装置において、
前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの送信元または宛先に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する制御装置。
[第11の形態]
(上記第3の視点による処理規則の設定方法参照)
[第12の形態]
(上記第4の視点によるプログラム参照)
なお、上記第11、第12の形態は、第1の形態と同様に、第2~第5の形態に展開することが可能である。
なお、上記特許文献1-3および非特許文献1-3の各開示を、本書に引用をもって繰り込むものとする。本発明の全開示(請求の範囲を含む)の枠内において、さらにその基本的技術思想に基づいて、実施形態ないし実施例の変更・調整が可能である。また、本発明の請求の範囲の枠内において種々の開示要素(各請求項の各要素、各実施例の各要素、各図面の各要素等を含む)の多様な組み合わせ、ないし、選択が可能である。すなわち、本発明は、請求の範囲を含む全開示、技術的思想にしたがって当業者であればなし得るであろう各種変形、修正を含むことは勿論である。
201、202 ホスト
901 制御装置(コントローラ)
902 経路制御部
903 トランクポート管理部
Claims (10)
- パケットに適用する処理と前記処理を適用するパケットを特定するための照合規則とを対応付けた処理規則に従って受信パケットを処理するパケット処理部を備える複数のノードと、
前記ノードを含むネットワーク中のトランキングされたリンクを管理するトランクポート管理部と、
任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの特徴に応じて、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別し、トランキングされたリンクを利用する場合は所定の規則によりトランキングされたいずれかのリンクを選択する経路制御部と、を備え、
前記ネットワークのトポロジーに基づいて、前記選択したリンクを含むパケット転送経路を計算するとともに、前記パケット転送経路上のノードに対し、前記パケット転送経路を実現する処理規則を設定する制御装置と、を含むこと、
を特徴とする通信システム。 - 前記制御装置は、前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの出力ポートがトランキングされたポートであるか否かにより、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する請求項1の通信システム。
- 前記制御装置は、前記トランキングされたリンクにおける負荷または障害に応じて、前記パケット転送経路中のリンクをトランキングされた他のリンクに切り替える動作を行う請求項1または2の通信システム。
- 前記制御装置は、前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットのヘッダの所定のフィールドに書き込まれた情報に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する請求項1から3いずれか一の通信システム。
- 前記制御装置は、前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの送信元または宛先に基づいて、トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する請求項1から3いずれか一の通信システム。
- パケットに適用する処理と前記処理を適用するパケットを特定するための照合規則とを対応付けた処理規則に従って受信パケットを処理するパケット処理部を備える複数のノードと接続され、
前記ノードを含むネットワーク中のトランキングされたリンクを管理するトランクポート管理部と、
任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの特徴に応じて、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別し、トランキングされたリンクを利用する場合は所定の規則によりトランキングされたいずれかのリンクを選択する経路制御部と、を備え、
前記ネットワークのトポロジーに基づいて、前記選択したリンクを含むパケット転送経路を計算するとともに、前記パケット転送経路上のノードに対し、前記パケット転送経路を実現する処理規則を設定する制御装置。 - 前記任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの出力ポートがトランキングされたポートであるか否かにより、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する請求項6の制御装置。
- 前記トランキングされたリンクにおける負荷または障害に応じて、前記パケット転送経路中のリンクをトランキングされた他のリンクに切り替える動作を行う請求項6または7の制御装置。
- パケットに適用する処理と前記処理を適用するパケットを特定するための照合規則とを対応付けた処理規則に従って受信パケットを処理するパケット処理部を備える複数のノードと、
前記ノードを含むネットワーク中のトランキングされたリンクを管理するトランクポート管理部を備えた制御装置と、を含む通信システムにおける前記処理規則の設定方法であって、
任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの特徴に応じて、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別するステップと、
前記トランキングされたリンクを利用する場合は所定の規則によりトランキングされたいずれかのリンクを選択するステップと、
前記ネットワークのトポロジーに基づいて、前記選択したリンクを含むパケット転送経路を計算するとともに、前記パケット転送経路上のノードに対し、前記パケット転送経路を実現する処理規則を設定するステップと、を含む
処理規則の設定方法。 - パケットに適用する処理と前記処理を適用するパケットを特定するための照合規則とを対応付けた処理規則に従って受信パケットを処理するパケット処理部を備える複数のノードと接続され、
前記ノードを含むネットワーク中のトランキングされたリンクを管理するトランクポート管理部を備えた制御装置に実行させるプログラムであって、
任意のノードから処理規則の設定を要求されたパケットの特徴に応じて、前記トランキングされたリンクを利用するか否かを判別する処理と、
前記トランキングされたリンクを利用する場合は所定の規則によりトランキングされたいずれかのリンクを選択する処理と、
前記ネットワークのトポロジーに基づいて、前記選択したリンクを含むパケット転送経路を計算するとともに、前記パケット転送経路上のノードに対し、前記パケット転送経路を実現する処理規則を設定する処理と、を実行させるプログラム。
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