Control of a computer network configuration in response to traffic on the network
US6078569A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Links in a network are switched between nodes in response to traffic and failure status of network links as follows. A total message time is calculated for a given network configuration. Nodes are identified having the most and the least messages. A new network configuration is considered, wherein a link from the minimum traffic nodes is reconfigured to the maximum traffic nodes. A maximum link and/or maximum connectivity rule are evaluated for the possible new configuration. If such a rule is not violated and the total message time is improved by the new configuration, the analysis is repeated for possible third, fourth, etc. configurations.
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