Restoration method for multiplexed circuits
US6188666A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13146
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Restoration of a multiplexed circuit in a network (10) is effected in accordance with the probability of failure of that circuit determined in accordance with: (1) how many constituent circuits in the multiplexed circuit are provisioned for service; (2) how many constituent circuits in the multiplexed circuit have failed and (3) how many constituent circuits in the multiplexed circuit are in service and out of service. If the probability of failure differs from a prescribed reference value by a predetermined threshold, a processor (28) effects restoration by choosing an alternate path.
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