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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property Ii, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph B. Weinman, Jr., Flanders, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/861 (2013.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/90 (2013.01); G06F 9/5027 (2013.01); G06F 9/5044 (2013.01); G06F 9/5083 (2013.01); H04L 43/0882 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed example methods for network switch control include accessing link characteristics for a plurality of network switches. The disclosed example methods also include comparing the link characteristics for the plurality of network switches with resource characteristics associated with a data processing function to determine a first one of the network switches on which to execute the data processing function. The disclosed example methods also include scheduling data processing function to be executed by the first one of the network switches.