Note that in a case where a new entry for discarding packets of a specific flow (in other words, denying transfer of the specific flow) is set for the reception FW 5, the FWC 7 may implement a setting and registration of a new entry for a transmission source FW 5 in the same way as described above.
In addition, in the new entry set in the reception FW 5, a transmission source address is specified some cases. In this case, based on the specified transmission source address, the FWC 7 may identify the transmission source FW 5 to serve as a target in which a new entry is to be set.
As illustrated in, for example, 
Information, which includes address information of the sub-networks 3 or nodes coupled to the core network 2 and an identifier of the FW 5 corresponding to the relevant address information, may be exemplarily stored in the FW configuration information storage unit 74.
In the example of