Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control – Flow control of data transmission through a network
Patent
1997-11-14
2000-11-21
Hsu, Alpus H.
Multiplex communications
Data flow congestion prevention or control
Flow control of data transmission through a network
370255, 370396, 370407, 709241, 709252, H04L 1256, G06F 1520
Patent
active
061513059
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for ATM network planning is described. ATM network planning involves designing an ATM network to support traffic demands, which may include voice, data, image and video traffic. It is desirable to design a backbone network for a metropolitan area which minimizes the total network cost. The design process includes the determination of network topology, location and configuration of switches, dimensioning of all links, etc. A heuristic method is described which provides a near-optimal lowest cost network design with the cost reasonably certain to be close to the optimal solution. The advantage is a versatile method which can reliably produce a lowest cost network plan in a reasonable time.
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Hsu Alpus H.
Nortel Networks Limited
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