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Delay guarantee path setting system

US7496039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2005
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0829
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A delay guarantee path setting system, which sets a traffic transfer path in a network, based on a delay guarantee message that requests path setting that guarantees a bandwidth and a delay, and in the system, the network management node defines a weighted value for each link connecting between the nodes according to an ability to comply with a requested bandwidth and a requested delay in the delay guarantee message, and selects, upon receiving the delay guarantee message, a path that complies with requests in the received delay guarantee message, and has the weighted value of a link in the path which meets a predetermined condition.

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