Method and apparatus for providing quality of service routing in a network
US5995503A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing quality of service routing functions in a connectionless network having multiple nodes. The system generates a link resource advertisement for each node in the network. Each link resource advertisement includes information regarding link resources available on a particular node in the network. The system also generates resource reservation advertisements for each node in the network. Each resource reservation advertisement includes information regarding a particular node's current reservations for a data flow. Network paths are calculated in response to a quality of service request. The calculations are performed based on information contained in the link resource advertisements and resource reservation advertisements.
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