Method and apparatus for bandwidth management
US7483380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/302
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for managing bandwidth by a server in an IP network is disclosed. The method and system creates data structures of network topology information. The method and system receives requests from a first client to communicate with a second client and identifies a set of links to be traversed in the communication by utilizing the network topology information to build an end to end path for the communication. Further, the method and system determine whether each link of the identified set of links has sufficient bandwidth for the end to end path and if there is enough bandwidth, then allocating the bandwidth to allow the first client to communicate with the second client.
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