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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lotfi Benmohamed, Freehold, NJ (US);
Subrahmanyam Dravida, Groton, MA (US);
Paramasiviah Harshavardhana, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Wing Cheong Lau, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Ajay Kumar Mittal, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/00 ;
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.