Machine method for determining the eligibility of links in a network
US5627971A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5632
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The eligibility of all bidirectional links interconnecting a plurality of nodes in a network is determined based on the free bandwidths in both directions of the links and the bandwidth required for transmitting messages between a source node and a destination node in the network. The determination is exercised as to both ends of a link. Then, the link is determined whether or not it is eligible to become part of the shortest route. The determined eligibility of the links may provide a rapid shortest route selection, which will be executed later, because the route selection steps are not executed for ineligible links.
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