Patent ID: 7525981

Claim:
A method for glare resolution in a network having at least a purality of nodes, the method comprising: computing a path through at least a first node and a second node in the network; sending a signal to said first node to establish a sub network connection (SNC) across a link between said first and second nodes; after receiving the signal, said first node preventing the first node from allocating a first line and a first timeslot for a first SNC; and subsequent to preventing allocating by the first node, the first node establishes a link between the first and second node to determine a master slave relationship respectively between the first and second node; subsequent to establishing a link between the first and second node, designating a status of either the first or second node as a slave node; subsequent to establishing a link between the first and second node, designating a status of the other of the first or second node as a master node; allocating, by the designated master node, the first line and the first timeslot for the first SNC and a second line and a second timeslot for a second SNC.