Method and apparatus for implementing a policy-based management system on a network device
US7606146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/724
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resources, such as bandwidth, are allocated on a network as follows. A request for reservation of network resources is received. The reservation includes a destination address on the network. Resources on network devices on a path to the destination address are allocated to accommodate the reservation if the network devices have sufficient resources to accommodate the reservation.
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