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Method of routing virtual links in a frame-switching network with guaranteed determinism

US7983195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2007
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/76
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for routing virtual links in a frame switching network including a plurality of source terminals and/or destination of the frames, frame switches being connected together through physical connections, each virtual link being defined, for a point-to-point type, by a path through the network between a source terminal and a destination terminal and, for a multipoint type, by a plurality of paths through the network between a source terminal and a plurality of destination terminals. The method carries out routing of the links while observing a segregation constraint with regard to triplets of consecutive switches belonging to the oriented loops, so as to allow verification of determinism of the network.

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