Patent ID: 9369338
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of determining a capacity for a plurality of links of a communication network, comprising: identifying, with a processor, a first subset of links and a second subset of links, the first subset of links including the links on the shortest path between a first source node and a first destination node, and the second subset of links including the links on the shortest path between the first source node and the first destination node that do not include any link within the first subset; identifying, with a processor, a third subset of links and a fourth subset of links, the third subset of links including the links on the shortest path between a second source node and a second destination node, the fourth subset of links including the links on the shortest path between the second source node and the second destination node that do not include any link within the third subset, and at least one of the second source node and the second destination node being different than at least one of the first source node and the first destination node; and determining a cumulative demand capacity of each of the plurality of links by: identifying a first link of the plurality of links for augmentation after determining a cumulative demand capacity of the first link; and augmenting a capacity of the first link by reconfiguring a network communication device that allocates capacity to the first link.