Technique for autonomous network provisioning
US7403988B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for autonomous network provisioning based on establishing a relation between network performance indices, traffic measurements and resource capacities, which provides automatic provisioning recommendations for identified critical links is disclosed. The technique may be implemented in a network through collaboration across node controllers and network controllers. A method for the autonomous provisioning of a network, wherein a plurality of nodes of the network collaborate to determine required additional resources, may comprise the steps of receiving at least one network-state measurement comprising at least one of a traffic measurement and a performance measurement; determining at least one critical link based at least in part on the at least one network-state measurement; and formulating at least one link provisioning recommendation for the at least one critical link.
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