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Method for routing data in a near-optimal manner in a distributed data communications network

US5253161A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1990
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q3/66
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to produce near-optimal routes for the flow of data between clusters in a distributed data communications network. A backbone traffic matrix and a backbone topology at the cluster level are used to produce minimum hop routes, minimum delay routes, or routes which maximize throughput. The inputs of the system are the number of requirements, the number of backbone links, and the number of backbone nodes.

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