Automatic Connectivity Adaptation of Packet Traffic in a Transport Network
OwnerGiovanni Fiaschi, Piergiorgio Sessaregoinventors
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Abstract
A method for automatic adaptation of connectivity by means of virtual concatenation groups of packet traffic in a circuit switched transport network in which an estimate of the packet traffic is made and the band available between packet interfaces which engage the transport network is increased or decreased by creation or removal of virtual concatenation circuits according to the necessities indicated by the estimate.
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A method of automatically adapting packet traffic connectivity using a circuit switched transport network, the method comprising:
- estimating an amount of packet data traffic;
- and
- based on the estimation, creating or removing virtual concatenation circuits to increase or decrease available bandwidth between packet interface functions engaging the circuit switched transport network.
A packet data network having routers and/or switches that are interconnected by a circuit switched transport network, the packet data network comprising:
- a traffic estimator function configured to estimate an amount of packet data traffic;
- and
- a capacity adjustment function configured to create or remove virtual concatenation circuits to increase or decrease available bandwidth between packet interface functions engaging the circuit switched transport network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.