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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Applicant:
David W. Jenkins, North Aurora, IL (US);
Inventor:
David W. Jenkins, North Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tellabs Operations, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for planning a network having a plurality of nodes. The method may include determining all possible rings in the network satisfying a predetermined condition and calculating a utilization score for each possible ring based on a combination of predetermined selection criteria. The method may include selecting the possible ring with the highest utilization score and determining whether there are remaining nodes among the plurality of nodes that are not included in the selected possible ring. The method may further include selecting another possible ring if it is determined there are remaining nodes.