To suppress the change of a management system and to fast construct a new network by representing the internal structure of a compound body that consists of components with mounting level elements, representing a function property with an application level element and supplying management data.
A compound controller 806 controls a compound aggregate that consists of card components 800 to 802. Component controllers 803 to 805 are dedicated to each corresponding card component 800 to 802 and are constructed as a mounting level element which reflects the internal structure of a compound body. A function controller 807 is constructed in the form of an application level element which reflects the function property of the compound body regardless of the internal structure of the compound body. In the design of a management system, even if the components 800 to 802 and the controllers 803 to 805 are replaced with new components of the same function property, the controller 807 can be used as it is.
TATTERSFIELD PETER JAMIESON
BRAGG NIGEL LAWRENCE
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