US 11,985,457 B2
Communication apparatus and communication method
Tomoya Hatano, Musashino (JP); and Manabu Yoshino, Musashino (JP)
Assigned to NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/631,145
Filed by NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 2, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/030510
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/024306, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0272428 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H04Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01) [H04Q 2011/0037 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0069 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0073 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0086 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device in a communication system in which functions that are converted to software are configured as a plurality of components, and the functions are realized as a result of the components being respectively executed by a plurality of communication devices that are connected to a network wherein the functions include computer program instructions, the communication device comprising:
a processor; and
a storage medium having the computer program instructions stored thereon, when executed by the processor, perform to:
encapsulate information that is to be transmitted to another communication device;
wherein the plurality of communication devices includes a PON interface device and at least one server device:
the PON interface device includes:
a hardware unit that is hardware that realizes a PON interface; and
wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by the processor further forms a software unit having a device dependent component execution unit configured to execute a first component of the plurality of components, the first component realizing the PON interface and having a configuration that is dependent on a first standard of the hardware unit; and
the server device includes a device independent component execution unit configured to execute a second component of the plurality of components, the second component realizing the PON interface and having a configuration that is not dependent on the first standard of the hardware unit, wherein the configuration includes a general-purpose interface dependent on a second standard that is compatible with the hardware unit and a different hardware unit.