Patent ID: 7710878

Claim:
A method of allocating a plurality of traffic demands on a network having a plurality of stations connected by a bi-directional ring, comprising the steps of: sequencing the plurality of traffic demands in descending order; selecting a first traffic demand from the plurality of traffic demands; acquiring a first existing traffic volume for a first direction of the bi-directional ring; acquiring a second existing traffic volume for a second direction of the bi-directional ring; and selecting between the first and second directions for transmitting the first traffic demand based on a first parameter, wherein the step of selecting between the first and second directions comprises determining whether to route the first traffic demand instead of existing traffic, wherein the step of sequencing comprises ordering one or more of the plurality of traffic demands based on sensitivity to interrupted transmission of each one of the one or more traffic demands and subscriber status of a subscriber receiving or transmitting each one of the one or more traffic demands, wherein the bi-directional ring provides concurrent direct transmission of data in both directions between a first station and a second station adjacent to the first station, and wherein data transmitted from the first station to the second station is independent of data transmitted concurrently from the second station to the first station.