Abstract:
In a packet switched telecommunications networks a dimensioning method, a dimensioning tool and network links dimensioned according to the method and with the help of the tool are provided. The idea behind the embodiments of the invention that, a so called operation point, representing the most representative traffic mix on a link shall be defined to calculate the effective bandwidth of a connection. In accordance with the implementation, the dimensioning method uses an inverted Call Admission Control (CAC) method and Offered Load to calculate effective bandwidths. The effective bandwidths are then used in the Kaufman-Roberts formula for network dimensioning. The inverted CAC method calculates the minimum capacity required to admit a given number of connections from different traffic classes. The operation point of the system is calculated based on the Offered Load and Grade of Service (GoS) requirement. The effective bandwidths are then calculated using the operation point.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a manner of managing the active topology, that is the scheme for forwarding data, in a computer network such as an Ethernet local area network. A root bridge is selected from a plurality of bridges in the network; the root bridge calculating at least one spanning tree from a topology database that has been populated by bridge neighbor information gleaned from link state advertising messages. The root bridge may also calculate an alternate topology for implementation in the event a failure condition that affects the primary spanning tree is detected. The root bridge then advertises the spanning tree and remotely configures the port states of the bridges in the spanning tree through tree advertising messages that the bridges are arranged to process and set their ports accordingly.
Abstract:
Un procedimiento para registrar un árbol en una red que tiene puentes de múltiples puertos interconectados, que comprende las etapas de: definir una pluralidad de componentes de aplicación, cada componente corresponde a un participante; definir una pluralidad de componentes de declaración de atributos que corresponde a los componentes de aplicación; declarar y registrar los valores de los atributos mediante los componentes de aplicación; y producir y extraer los valores de los atributos mediante los correspondientes componentes de declaración de la aplicación; y controlar, mediante uno de la pluralidad de componentes de aplicación, un contexto de árbol dinámico, el contexto de árbol dinámico define un conjunto de puertos del puente de los puentes de múltiples puertos interconectados que pueden ser parte del árbol, en el que el árbol define una topología activa en una red Ethernet, caracterizado porque: el único de la pluralidad de componentes de aplicación utiliza una unidad de datos del protocolo de registro múltiple, "MRPDU", para la comunicación entre los participantes, y la MRPDU contiene la descripción del árbol completo.
Abstract:
A call admission control system and method for Internet Protocol (IP) Differentiated Services (DiffServ) network having at least one node for interpreting signaling messages and controlling traffic load in the network. The method consists of an initialization (601) and a real-time phase (602). In initialization phase (601), coefficients of the approximating hyperplanes are computed (61) and stored (62). This phase is repeated when the descriptor of a traffic class changes (63), which usually happens when nodes are configured or reconfigured. A traffic mix is admissible (67), if for each real-time traffic class both the stability (65) and the delay (66) constraints are fulfilled. Stability is tested by evaluating the number of lost packets and comparing it to the tolerated packet loss ratio for each class in that queue. Delay constraint is tested by checking if the traffic mix is below at least one of the approximating hyperplanes in the space of number of sessions for each class.
Abstract:
For efficient and fast admission control with respect to a new session and for exchange of data stream packets between an edge router (14) and a packet gateway (10) it is proposed to execute, at the edge router (14), selection of traffic streams of certain types from specific source nodes and target nodes and to also execute related traffic conditioning. Then, having selected specific data packet streams, the edge router (16) remarks data packets when the data packet streams are not in conformance with a predetermined traffic profile. This remarking serves as a performance indication for the packet gateway session admission control mechanism. In other words, the packet gateway (10) considers the number of remarked packets and determines on admission control for a new data packet stream session as a function of the number of remarked packets.
Abstract:
A method is provided for use at a first node of a network. The first node (B) has an input path for receiving Ethernet frames destined for a second node of the network. The first node (B) also has a first output (working) path for forwarding the received Ethernet frames towards the second node. A failure along the first output (working) path is detected at the first node. Following such failure detection, the received Ethernet frames are caused, at the first node, to be re-routed along a second output (backup) path, different to the first output (working) path, towards the second node. The re-routing is performed by using (e.g. referring to and/or changing) respective indications (VLAN1) applied to the Ethernet frames to distinguish those Ethernet frames to be forwarded along the first output (working) path from those Ethernet frames to be forwarded along the second output (backup) path.