Patent ID: 6707820
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A method for allocating a channel on a virtual circuit network of a plurality of nodes, comprising:receiving a connection request on a receiving node, from an originating node, to establish a connection between a first resource connection point and a second resource connection point; determining a first node associated with said first resource connection point and a second node associated with said second resource connection point; passing said connection request to a preferred one of said first and second nodes; allocating the channel by said preferred one of said first and second nodes for connecting said first and second resource connection points, wherein said allocating the channel comprises selecting a link equipped on said preferred one of said first and second nodes, wherein said allocated channel is a channel on said selected link; connecting a preferred one of said first and second resource connection points with said allocated channel, wherein said preferred resource connection point is associated with said preferred one of said first and second nodes; passing said connection request to the other one of said first and second nodes, wherein the second passed request includes said selected link and channel number; and connecting said other resource connection point to said allocated channel thereby completing said connection request.