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COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK MANAGEMENT

  • US 20130275567A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2011
  • Published: 10/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communications network, the communications network being partitioned into a plurality of network segments, each of the plurality of the network segments comprising a segment management module, a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communications links, the plurality of network elements being interconnected by the plurality of communications links, the network being configured such that, in operation:

  • i) each of the segment management modules receives operational data from the plurality of network elements in its respective network segment;

    ii) on the basis of operational data received from the plurality of network elements, each segment management module determines the future performance of the plurality of network elements in the respective network segment;

    iii) if a segment management module determines that the future performance of one or more of the plurality of network elements in the respective network segment will be less than a threshold value, re-routing one or more data flows, to a further segment; and

    iv) reconfiguring one or more of the segments carrying the one or more data flows.

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