Method of addressing physical problems of a topological network using a topology engine
US6917596B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The topology of a network is represented, or emulated, by a topology engine comprising processing elements interconnected via a connection matrix. Queries representing physical problems of the network are supplied by a host processor to the topology engine, where they are processed in the processing elements in accordance with the topology to produce responses which are returned to the host processor. In particular, the network can be a communications network and the queries can comprise search requests for determining connection paths between devices of the network. The topology engine can use processors with multiple instances so that it is more compact than the communications network that it represents.
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