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Method and system of assigning access connections

  • US 7,907,521 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2007
  • Issued: 03/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assigning a network access solution to satisfy a connection request to a Customer Edge (CE) device comprising:

  • a) evaluating a characteristic of said CE device;

    b) determining potential network access solutions to satisfy the request;

    c) determining the number of CE devices with said characteristic which are already connected to each of said potential network access solutions;

    d) determining the network utilization of each of said potential network access solutions, including receiving information from a database, said database updated on a regular basis with network availability and status information; and

    e) assigning a network access solution to said CE device which balances equalizing the network utilization across the potential network access solutions with minimizing the number of CE devices with said characteristic connected to each of said potential network access solutions.

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