Communication method, information processing apparatus, communication system, program, node, and communication terminal for identifying packet flows as a group and adding identifier to a packet belonging to packet flows and setting rules for forwarding the packet

摘要

A communication method for identifying a packet flow based on a predetermined rule and processing a packet belonging to the identified packet flow includes: determining an identifier for identifying a plurality of packet flows as a group; and adding the identifier to a packet belonging to the plurality of packet flows and setting in a second node a plurality of second rules for forwarding the packet to a first node in which a first rule for identifying the plurality of packet flows based on the identifier is set. The amount of information stored in a communication apparatus for processing packet flows is reduced.