Method and apparatus providing for hunt groups in an ATM network

Details Method and apparatus providing for hunt groups in an ATM network Method and apparatus providing for hunt groups in an ATM network

1993-06-29

1995-03-21

Safourek, Benedict V.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

395500, 370 943, H04L 1256

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054003253

ABSTRACT:
An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network or the like providing for formation of resource hunt groups. The hunt groups are formed by devices of the same class (e.g., servers such as multicast servers) by devices registering with a central management supervisor (also referred to herein as a hunt group manager) through communication of hunt group registration requests over the virtual service path of the switches to which devices are attached. The central management supervisor communicates with an acknowledgement message back to the requesting device, again over the virtual service path. After formation of a hunt group, devices requiring the services of a device registered in the hunt group can communicate a request for establishment of a communication path to the central management supervisor. The central management supervisor then establishes a communication path with an available one of the devices in the hunt group.

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