Patents Examined by Dung C. Dihn
  • Router placement methods and apparatus for designing IP networks with performance guarantees
    Patent number: 6240463
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for designing IP networks with substantially improved performance as compared to existing IP networks such as, for example, those networks designed under best-effort criteria. Particularly, the invention includes methods and apparatus for: computing worst-case and optimistic link capacity requirements; optimizing network topology; and determining router placement within a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Lotfi Benmohamed, Subrahmanyam Dravida, Paramasiviah Harshavardhana, Wing Cheong Lau, Ajay Kumar Mittal