Patents Examined by Duc Hu
  • Patent number: 6212169
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a requested parameter reconfiguration of a connected call in a switched digital communication network complies with system constraints is described. Bandwidth related parameters, in particular, are subject to reconfiguration after a call is provisioned in order to optimize utilization of network resources. The implementation of a bandwidth reconfiguration involves an assessment of bandwidth utilization by the logical or physical links routing the connected call so that the reconfigured bandwidth does not negatively impact on the connected call. Once the reconfigured parameter is determined to be acceptable the reconfiguration data is propagated to the relevant network elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Satvinder Singh Bawa, Bruce Brown, Mike Holloway