The FWC 7 checks whether or not a flow in which the total number of discarded packets exceeds the threshold value exists in a totalization result (processing operation P53 in 
If a flow exceeding the threshold value exists (processing operation P53: YES), the FWC 7 may generate an entry candidate list A (processing operation P54 in 
The FWC 7 may reference, for example, the all-FW entry table 721 and may register, in the entry candidate list A, an entry #1 for discarding a packet having the same transmission source address, protocol type, and port number as those of the flow A (the same applies to the flow B) (processing operation P54 in 
In other words, the FWC 7 may set the destination address as the wild card (*), may search, within the table 721, for the entry #1 for discarding a packet having the transmission source address=IP#1, the protocol type=UDP, and the port number=35, and may add the entry #1 to the entry candidate list A.