Flow admission control in an IP network
US7684322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/829
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flow admission control module for IP traffic types monitors network topology and usage. A new flow is not admitted if it is determined that the flow would push the utilization of available bandwidth reserved for the traffic type on a link in the associated path beyond a predetermined threshold. The admission control module may, as a result of dynamic changes to network topology capacity, re-compute the link utilization for effected active flows. The admission control module may also account for protection regimes in flow admission calculations.
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