Modular policy decision point for processing resource-reservation requests within a data network
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorAlban Couturier
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Abstract
A policy decision point for processing resource-reservation requests within a data network. It includes a software bus for communicating with management modules for processing the resource-reservation requests, and transmission of each resource-reservation request to one or more management modules, in application of a set of rules.
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A policy decision point for processing resource-reservation requests within a data network, the decision point comprises means for communicating with management modules for processing said resource-reservation requests, and means for transmitting each resource-reservation request to one or more management modules, in application of a set of rules, wherein said rules comprise (a) specifying a kind of traffic, (b) specifying a quality of service characteristic, (c) specifying a response time for at least one of said management modules, (d) specifying a topological region, and (e) specifying an identifier for the at least one of said management modules.
A policy decision point for processing resource-reservation requests within a data network, the policy decision point comprising:
- a software bus configured to communicate with management modules so as to process said resource-reservation requests,
- said policy decision point configured to transmit each resource-reservation request to one or more management modules, in application of a set of rules to determine where to send said resource-reservation requests, wherein said rules comprise specifying a kind of traffic, specifying a quality of service characteristic, specifying a response time for at least one of said management modules, specifying a topological region, and specifying an identifier for the at least one of said management modules.
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