Resource sharing among network tunnels

Details Resource sharing among network tunnels Resource sharing among network tunnels

2005-12-15

2008-12-09

Kizou, Hassan (Department: 2619)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...

C370S222000, C709S239000, C714S004110

Reexamination Certificate

active

07463580

ABSTRACT:
A method for communication includes defining a resource-sharing group including two or more communication paths that traverse at least two different routes through a communication network, the routes traversing at least one common network element. A notification of an affiliation of the two or more communication paths with the resource-sharing group is distributed over the network. A resource associated with the at least one common network element is allocated so as to share an allocation of the resource among the communication paths in the resource-sharing group responsively to the notification.

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