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ROUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM

  • US 20080015774A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2007
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of route determination for mobile elements in a network comprising a plurality of paths each having a predetermined path capacity, said method comprising the steps of:

  • registering centrally a plurality of route requests from a corresponding plurality of mobile elements each of said requests defining a journey between an origin and a destination;

    registering centrally for each route request a journey start time; and

    for at least one of said journeys performing the further steps ofcentrally determining a routing instruction,issuing said routing instruction to a corresponding mobile element, andsaid mobile element adapting its route to comply with said routing instruction;

    wherein said step of determining is carried out so as to optimise use of path capacity across all synchronous journeys in said network with reference to said registered information.

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