Patent ID: 6671279
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a Multiprotocol-over-ATM (MPOA) client, a method for establishing a shortcut Virtual Channel Connection (VCC) between a source and a destination, the method comprising the steps of:detecting a packet flow, comprising, determining that a packet flow rate exceeds a predetermined packet flow rate threshold, and determining that the packet flow meets a predetermined set of criteria defined in a verification table; determining an expected MPOA server response time; comparing the expected MPOA server response time to a predetermined MPOA server response time threshold to determine whether the expected MPOA server response time is within the predetermined MPOA server response time threshold; and responsive to determining that the expected MPOA server response time is within the predetermined MPOA server response time threshold, establishing the shortcut VCC between the source and the destination.