Method for selecting links in networks
First Claim
1. Method for determining, in a transport network, a link between a source and a destination, the method comprising steps of:
- a) partitioning the transport network into subnetworks;
b) determining sublinks between the subnetworks; and
c) designating, for each one of the subnetworks, access points which indicate the transport capacity of the one of the subnetworks between the access points,wherein, for each one of the sublinks, the one of the sublinks extends from one of the access points of one of the subnetworks to one of the access points of another of the subnetworks; and
d) reducing the size of the sublinks to be determined by repeatedly partitioning the subnetworks.
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Abstract
Determining, in a transport network, a link between a source and a destination. The network is partitioned into subnetworks between which sublinks are determined. Each subnetwork has access points which indicate the transport capacity of the subnetwork between the access points. The sublinks, in each case, extend from a first access point to a second access point. In a network having a distributed control, the sublinks are determined successively between the link already determined and a remaining subnetwork. In this arrangement, the remaining subnetwork, in each case, includes an access point already associated with the destination and does not include an access point already associated with the link. Preferably, the access points, in each case, indicate the available capacity of a subnetwork.
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11 Claims
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1. Method for determining, in a transport network, a link between a source and a destination, the method comprising steps of:
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a) partitioning the transport network into subnetworks; b) determining sublinks between the subnetworks; and c) designating, for each one of the subnetworks, access points which indicate the transport capacity of the one of the subnetworks between the access points, wherein, for each one of the sublinks, the one of the sublinks extends from one of the access points of one of the subnetworks to one of the access points of another of the subnetworks; and d) reducing the size of the sublinks to be determined by repeatedly partitioning the subnetworks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining a link between a source access point of a network an a destination access point of a network, the method comprising steps of:
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a) partitioning the network into subnetworks, each one of the subnetworks having a first access point and a second access point, each of the first and second access points indicating a transport capacity of the one of the subnetworks; and b) for at least two of the subnetworks, determining a sublink from the first access point of a first of the two subnetworks, to the second access point of a second of the two subnetworks, wherein a first access point of one of the subnetworks corresponds to the source access point of the network, wherein a second access point of another of the subnetworks corresponds to the destination access point of the network, and wherein steps (a) and (b) are repeated such that at least one of the subnetworks is further partitioned.
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