Stream reservation protocol for bridged networks

Details Stream reservation protocol for bridged networks Stream reservation protocol for bridged networks

2008-08-15

2011-11-15

Mesfin, Yemane (Department: 2444)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Network resource allocating

C709S204000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08060615

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a talker device may issue talker registrations to bridges of a network domain for a stream, the talker registration having at least a bandwidth requirement and a state of the talker registration as either offering or failed. Also, a listener device may issue listener registrations for a stream, the listener registration having at least a state of the listener registration as one of asking, asking-failed, ready, or ready-failed. In response to receiving a talker registration and listener registration for the same stream, a bridge of the network domain may then attempt to allocate resources for the stream if the bridge is on a path of the stream between the talker device and the listener device. The bridge may then notify, via respective states of the talker and listener registrations, the talker device and the listener device of whether resources have been allocated for the stream.

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