Patent ID: 6535487
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of scheduling a source in an ATM network to reduce call blocking, said method comprising:a) selecting a degree of splitting; b) selecting a flow distribution; c) selecting UPC specifications; d) selecting a value of periodicity Nrm of ATM RM cells; e) selecting a new sub-connection and setting an ATM RM sequence counter to zero; f) sending an ATM RM cell and increasing said ATM RM sequence counter by one; g) sending Nrm number of ATM data cells through selected sub-connection of step e; h) checking flow distribution specification; i) determining if sub-connection is to be switched; j) repeating steps f-i if sub-connection is not to be switched in step i; and k) repeating steps e-j if sub-connection is to be switched in step i.