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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2007
Walter Prager, Kanata, CA;
David Ker, Brossard, CA;
Carl Rajsic, Nepean, CA;
Shawn Mcallister, Manotick, CA;
Walter Prager, Kanata, CA;
David Ker, Brossard, CA;
Carl Rajsic, Nepean, CA;
Shawn McAllister, Manotick, CA;
Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc., Kanata, ON, CA;
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method of a selecting an egress connection from egress connections at a node for a call being established in a network along a path being associated with the node. Each connection has sufficient bandwidth to carry the call and terminates at a same destination point in said path. The system and method comprise utilizing at least a bandwidth load balance value for each connection in a set of the connections to select the egress connection from the set. An administrative factor score may be used to further define members of the set.