METHOD FOR SETTING PACKET FORWARDING RULE AND CONTROL APPARATUS USING THE METHOD

摘要

In a network including a plurality of switches, different priority levels are assigned to different services based on a frequently requested service list provided from an end system including an end host and a server, and a forwarding rule containing path information for forwarding data packets is selectively set according to the priority levels. A first forwarding rule set for a service of the first priority level is loaded to corresponding ones of the plurality of switches.