Allocating communication traffic
CA 2252800 A1 · Owner: Johnson, David · Inventors: Johnson, David
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Communication traffic is allocated through a network of interconnected nodes (103). A communication path may be established between terminals (101) via a plurality of routes. Parameters are processed for portions of a set of potential routes to determine a notional cost of using each of these routes. An optimal level of traffic is identified for each route portion and a parameter (such as notional route length) is adjusted to make the use of said route more costly if the traffic for that portion exceeds said notional value and, in addition, if said traffic for said portion falls below said optimum value. A route is then selected with reference to route cost comparisons.
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- Filed April 23, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 23, 2017.
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