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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2005
Canhui Ou, Danville, CA (US);
Orestis Manthoulis, Sausalito, CA (US);
David L. Matthews, Algonquin, IL (US);
Yew-aik Michael Lim, Fremont, CA (US);
Canhui Ou, Danville, CA (US);
Orestis Manthoulis, Sausalito, CA (US);
David L. Matthews, Algonquin, IL (US);
Yew-Aik Michael Lim, Fremont, CA (US);
SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Method of augmenting a deployed network to include additional network elements. The method includes instructions for determining whether a deployed network is sufficient for supporting existing customer and future customer demands and generating an augmented network design if the deployed network is insufficient. The augmented network design includes new network nodes such that deployed network is a subset of the augmented network, thereby permitting augmenting of the deployed network without interruption services to the existing customers supported by the deployed network.