Patent
1995-12-08
1998-11-17
Ellis, Richard L.
39520056, G06F 1516
Patent
active
058389210
ABSTRACT:
A distributed connection management system for an interactive multimedia network that controls the allocation and recovery of bandwidth resources in the network between client and server. The connection manager accepts as input the topology of a network to be controlled and partitions the local access portion of the network into separately administered neighborhoods. Resources for each of the partitioned neighborhoods are allocated by a replicated neighborhood connection manager. The remainder of the network is partitioned into the switched ATM network and into server network resources. Resources within the switched ATM network are administered by an ATM connection manager. Resources into and out of the servers are managed using a server connection manager. A connection within the network is achieved through the neighborhood connection manager by determining the other components of the connection manager needed to achieve the connection and combining the resources allocated by all three components of the connection manager and returning them to the client.
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Ellis Richard L.
Silicon Graphics Inc.
Winder Patrice L.
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