METHOD OF RESOURCE RESERVATION IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SUBNETS, CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, STORAGE MEANS AND DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for resource reservation in the context of the transmission of a data content on a transmission path between a source device and a sink device belonging to a communications network, said network comprising a plurality of subnets interconnected by at least one interconnection device possessing at least two communications interfaces connected to said subnets, said method being implemented by a higher manager device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- creating, for at least one of said communications interfaces, at least one representation of an internal resource reservation service associated with said communications interface;
declaring that each service representation corresponds to a service for reservation of internal resources of the communications interface with which it is associated;
receiving a first request for the reservation of internal resources, for the transmission of said content, intended for a service representation associated with a communications interface called a targeted communications interface;
reserving internal resources, for the transmission of the content in the device or devices, called device or devices to be reserved, of said transmission path which belongs or belong to at least one subnet that is not connected to the targeted communications interface.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of resource reservation in the context of the transmission of a data content on a transmission path between a source device and a sink device belonging to a communications network. Said network comprises plurality of subnets interconnected by at least one interconnection device possessing at least two communications interfaces connected to said subnets.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for resource reservation in the context of the transmission of a data content on a transmission path between a source device and a sink device belonging to a communications network, said network comprising a plurality of subnets interconnected by at least one interconnection device possessing at least two communications interfaces connected to said subnets, said method being implemented by a higher manager device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
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creating, for at least one of said communications interfaces, at least one representation of an internal resource reservation service associated with said communications interface; declaring that each service representation corresponds to a service for reservation of internal resources of the communications interface with which it is associated; receiving a first request for the reservation of internal resources, for the transmission of said content, intended for a service representation associated with a communications interface called a targeted communications interface; reserving internal resources, for the transmission of the content in the device or devices, called device or devices to be reserved, of said transmission path which belongs or belong to at least one subnet that is not connected to the targeted communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. (canceled)
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17. A computer-readable storage means storing a set of instructions executable by a computer to implement a method for resource reservation in the context of the transmission of a data content on a transmission path between a source device and a sink device belonging to a communications network, said network comprising a plurality of subnets interconnected by at least one interconnection device possessing at least two communications interfaces connected to said subnets, said method being implemented by a higher manager device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
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creating, for at least one of said communications interfaces, at least one representation of an internal resource reservation service associated with said communications interface; declaring that each service representation corresponds to a service for reservation of internal resources of the communications interface with which it is associated; receiving a first request for the reservation of internal resources, for the transmission of said content, intended for a service representation associate with a communications interface called a targeted communications interface; and reserving internal resources, for the transmission of the content in the device or devices, called device or devices to be reserved, of said transmission path which belongs or belong to at least one subnet that is not connected to the targeted communications interface.
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18. A higher manager device belonging to a communications network, said network comprising a plurality of sub-networks or subnets interconnected by at least one interconnection device possessing at least two communications interfaces connected to said subnets, said higher manager device comprising means for reserving resource in the context of the transmission of a data content on a transmission path between a source device and a sink device, wherein the higher manager device comprises:
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means for creating, for at least one of said communications interfaces, at least one representation of an internal resource reservation service associated with said communications interface; means for declaring that each service representation corresponds to a service for reservation of internal resources of the communications interface with which it is associated; first means for receiving a first request for the reservation of internal resources, for the transmission of said content, intended for a service representation associated with a communications interface called a targeted communications interface; and means for reserving internal resources for the transmission of the content in the device or devices, called device or devices to be reserved, of said transmission path which belongs or belong to at least one subnet that is not connected to the targeted communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22-32. -32. (canceled)
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