Method and apparatus for routing cell messages using delay

Patent 5317562 Issued on May 31, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 7, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Stratacom, Inc.

Application

No. 058781 filed on 05/07/1993

US Classes:

370/428Store and forward

Examiners

Primary: Olms, Douglas W.
Assistant: Kizou, Hassan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman

International Class

H04L 012/56

Abstract

A method and apparatus for use in a cell network node for initial routing and rerouting of connections to a slave node based on ordering candidate slave connections, searching existing connections for candidate best routes and validating the selected best route comparing actual route delays and available bandwidth with maximum allowable delays and loading of the candidate slave connection. The invention also provides for programmable queuing delays by controlling queue lengths and for improved justification of reassembled information using actual maximum node delays.