The object of the present invention is to provide a radio access network
system for properly distributing loads and functions of the control plane
function and a user plane function of a control apparatus, thus enabling
the addition of only a necessary function when a radio access network is
expanded. The radio access network system comprises a control server 1
configured to manage a configuration of a radio access network including
a base station 3, and to set a transfer path for a packet in accordance
with the configuration, and a data server 2 configured to manage a
resource of a base station 3 located in the transfer path set by the
control server 1.