摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently conduct management for connection relationship between device management equipment and communication equipment. SOLUTION: The network management system is equipped with a plurality of communication equipment 3, which conduct communication via networks, and a device management equipment 2, which is connected with either of communication equipment 3 via networks to monitor and control the connected communication equipment, and a directory equipment 4, which manages connection relationship between a plurality of communication equipment 3 and the device management equipment 2. The device management equipment 2 is equipped with a directory client 11, which transmits an acquirement request for acquiring connection relationship and receives connection relationship corresponding to the transmitted acquirement request. The directory equipment 4 is equipped with a directory information base 9, which stores connection relationship, and a directory server 8, which receives the acquirement request from the directory client 11, and detects connection relationship corresponding to the received acquirement request by retrieving the directory information base 9, and transmits the detected connection relationship to the directory client 11.</p> |