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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Mingui Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jie Dong, Shenzhen, CN;
Sam K. Aldrin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Young Lee, Plano, TX (US);
Mingui Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jie Dong, Shenzhen, CN;
Sam K. Aldrin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Young Lee, Plano, TX (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, the disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a data store which comprises cost data associated with use of a path in a communications network. The data store also comprises power consumption data associated with the use of the path. The apparatus further comprises at least one processor configured to determine a score for the path based on the cost data and the power consumption data. The disclosure also includes an apparatus comprising a path computation element (PCE) configured to receive data from a plurality of network elements (NEs). The data comprises cost and power consumption data for establishing a path between a plurality of the NEs. The PCE is configured to determine a score for the path based on the cost and power consumption data.