Resource separation in a call and connection separated network
First Claim
1. In a call and connection separated network, a method for distributing a resource of a physical network among different logical networks which are using the physical network for establishing connections, said method comprising the steps of:
- mapping the resource of the physical network to a corresponding resource in a single network description for said call and connection separated network;
using analysis table means to define one or more logical networks for said call and connection separated network, each logical network including a subset of resources of said single network description;
initially distributing the resource of the physical network among said one or more logical networks by assigning to each logical network a respective portion of the corresponding resource of the single network description, wherein a respective portion initially assigned to an individual logical network is indicative of a maximum extent to which said individual logical network is permitted to seize the corresponding resource; and
thereafterdynamically distributing the corresponding resource among said logical networks while ensuring that no individual logical network seizes a portion of the corresponding resource which would exceed a maximum seizure extent defined for said individual logical network with respect to the corresponding resource.
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Abstract
In a call and connection separated network, a method of providing distribution of resources of a physical network among different logical networks which are using the physical network for establishing connections. All of the physical resources of the physical network are mapped onto a single logical network description that will comprise nodes, trunk groups interconnecting the nodes, and resource pools. The different logical networks are created by routing tables located at each of the nodes. The routing tables are provided with a fixed maximum percentage figure relating to the maximum amount by which an individual logical network is allowed to use a common resource thus distributing the resources between the different logical networks. By assigning an individual maximum percentage figure to each of the logical networks and in so doing observing the sum of the maximum percentages for all logical networks, it is possible to create complete resource separation of the resource or competition for the resource among the logical networks.
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1. In a call and connection separated network, a method for distributing a resource of a physical network among different logical networks which are using the physical network for establishing connections, said method comprising the steps of:
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mapping the resource of the physical network to a corresponding resource in a single network description for said call and connection separated network; using analysis table means to define one or more logical networks for said call and connection separated network, each logical network including a subset of resources of said single network description; initially distributing the resource of the physical network among said one or more logical networks by assigning to each logical network a respective portion of the corresponding resource of the single network description, wherein a respective portion initially assigned to an individual logical network is indicative of a maximum extent to which said individual logical network is permitted to seize the corresponding resource; and
thereafterdynamically distributing the corresponding resource among said logical networks while ensuring that no individual logical network seizes a portion of the corresponding resource which would exceed a maximum seizure extent defined for said individual logical network with respect to the corresponding resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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