Patent ID: 8000233
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for resource management in a next generation network (NGN) having multiple different domains comprising the steps of: receiving, from a terminating domain a request for resources for a given reservation between an originating and a terminating point in said next generation network; processing said request for a given domain by a central controller for that domain to determine whether routes for said reservation are available and whether necessary bandwidth for said reservation is available wherein an implicit reservation and a release of the bandwidth are respectively accomplished with a specific number of messages; and if said routes and bandwidth are available, confirming said reservation by propagating a reply toward the terminating domain, wherein the central controller of said terminating domain and the central controller of an originating domain keep state for said reservation request, said reservation request converging toward a point between the originating and terminating point of said request.