Multiplex communications – Network configuration determination
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Rao, Seema S. (Department: 2666)
Multiplex communications
Network configuration determination
C370S351000, C370S357000, C703S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06917596
ABSTRACT:
The topology of a network is represented, or emulated, by a topology engine comprising processing elements interconnected via a connection matrix. Queries representing physical problems of the network are supplied by a host processor to the topology engine, where they are processed in the processing elements in accordance with the topology to produce responses which are returned to the host processor. In particular, the network can be a communications network and the queries can comprise search requests for determining connection paths between devices of the network. The topology engine can use processors with multiple instances so that it is more compact than the communications network that it represents.
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Lindhorst-Ko Gwenda
Wight Mark S.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Measures Jeffrey M.
Nortel Networks Limited
Rao Seema S.
Scheibel, Jr. Robert C.
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