EP 1121788 A1 20010808 - MANAGEMENT OF PATH SELECTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Title (en)
MANAGEMENT OF PATH SELECTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Title (de)
WEGAUSWAHLMANAGEMENT IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ
Title (fr)
GESTION DE LA SELECTION DES VOIES DANS UN RESEAU DE COMMUNICATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- AU 9900873 W 19991012
- AU PP644398 A 19981012
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0022788A1] A connection manager (60) is provided for selecting paths from a plurality of paths (64, 65) available from service providers (61, 62) in a communications network to route broadband traffic in the network. The connection manager (60) includes a connection model (66) indicating functional features supported by each path in the network and locations of terminations for respective paths; a cost model (68) associated with the connection model that exposes the cost of using the functional features for each path (64); and a processing means (69). The processing means of the connection manager is operative, in response to a client (63) requirement for a connection with desired features between specified locations in the network, first to identify, from the connection model (66) in light of the desired features, suitable candidate paths for routing communications traffic between the specified locations and, secondly to determine from the candidate paths and on the basis of cost exposed by the cost model (69), an optimal selection of paths connecting said locations.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/54 (2013.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04L 12/5692 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0022788A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0022788 A1 20000420; AU PP644398 A0 19981029; CA 2346182 A1 20000420; EP 1121788 A1 20010808; IL 142405 A0 20020310; JP 2002527996 A 20020827; KR 20010083904 A 20010903
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 9900873 W 19991012; AU PP644398 A 19981012; CA 2346182 A 19991012; EP 99970531 A 19991012; IL 14240599 A 19991012; JP 2000576590 A 19991012; KR 20017004577 A 20010411