Transmission path controlling apparatus, method and program

摘要

The present invention relates to the distribution of load in a plurality of routes from a communication apparatus which serves as a start point to another communication apparatus which serves as an end point from among communication apparatus in a network so that load distribution of load can be performed between the set routes. An apparatus provided in a router in a network includes a traffic characteristic collection section for collecting traffic characteristics of transmission paths connected to the router, a traffic characteristic notification section notifies other routers of the collected traffic characteristics, a load calculation section calculates load based on the collected traffic characteristics, a decision section decides based on the determined load information whether or not a transmission path should be added or deleted, and a load equalization section equalizes the determined load among the plurality of transmission paths. <IMAGE>