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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2008
Armin Dekorsy, Nuremberg, DE;
Armin Dekorsy, Nuremberg, DE;
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for route and resource allocation. One embodiment of the method includes determining at least one network variable associated with a network that includes a plurality of nodes connected by a plurality of links. The network variable(s) are determined based on a plurality of basic loads associated with the plurality of links and a plurality of data rates associated with the plurality of links. The method also includes determining at least one communication variable based on the determined network variable(s) and allocating at least one resource for communication over the network based on the determined network variable(s) and the determined communication variable(s).