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  • Increasing probability multi-stage network
    Patent number: 5542048
    Abstract: A multi-stage circuit switched network for improving connection establishment using intelligent switching devices. As a transmission makes its way through the network stages, the probability of connecting to a destination increases, i.e., the chance of encountering a blocked device output is decreased. This is opposite of most traditional networks, whose probability for success diminishes with every stage in the connection sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Howard T. Olnowich, Jehoshua Bruck, James W. Feeney, Eli Upfal