Method of establishing a soft circuit between a source node and a destination node in a network of nodes to allow data to be transmitted therebetween
US6515973B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/2656
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for utilizing the communication channel resources between source and destination nodes in a network of transceiver nodes, wherein each node communicates during specific times slots and uses multiple frequencies on a time division multiple access basis. Each node utilizes a soft circuit protocol so that enough slots are assigned on each node's outgoing communication links to satisfy the requirements of the traffic passing through each node. In one embodiment, a soft circuit is established by sending a route trace packet which contains the capacity requirement for a particular traffic stream from the source node to the destination node. In a second embodiment, a soft circuit is established by using a push path wherein the traffic pushes its way through the network to establish the circuit along the way from the source node to a destination node.
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