Packet switching network, packet switching equipment, and network management equipment
US6108304A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5679
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention provides a network management equipment and a packet switching equipment which eliminate a connection setup delay time, reduce a delay and a delay variation involved in data transfer, and effectively perform connectionless data flow processing in a large data network. The network is divided into a connection-oriented core network and a plurality of connectionless access networks connected to the core network where a plurality of connections (called permanent virtual route (PVR)) are set up among a plurality of edge nodes. The network management equipment selects one route from a plurality of PVRs for connectionless data flow received from one of the access networks and transfers data along the PVR.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.