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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2004
Nachi K. Nithi, Wayne, NJ (US);
Carl J. Nuzman, Union, NJ (US);
Benjamin Y. C. Tang, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Nachi K. Nithi, Wayne, NJ (US);
Carl J. Nuzman, Union, NJ (US);
Benjamin Y. C. Tang, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for reducing switching overhead in a communication network and a web-based server incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) an optimization engine configured to receive input data describing trunks, switches and traffic demands in at least a portion of the communication network and arrange connections between the trunks and switches such that the traffic demands are satisfied and such that a switch load or cost is reduced and (2) a report generator associated with the optimization engine and configured to produce a report containing a modified configuration having the reduced switch load or cost.