Bit rate reservation in an asynchronous packet network
CA 2010288 C · Owner: Girard, Alain · Inventors: Girard, Alain; Coudreuse, Jean-Pierre; Boyer, Pierre
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The method embodying the invention authorizes communication bit rate reservations in a packet switching network. According to the method a new, communication is only accepted by the network if the communication does not exceed a maximum bit rate flowable by the switches of the network. A packet switch in the network comprises a bit rate reservation device for memorizing bit rate informations that are representative of total bit rates flowed by the switch and for processing said informations as a function of data carried by service packets. The bit rate reservation device mainly comprises registers respectively associated with multiplex ways of the switch for memorizing the bit rate …
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