Title:
SIGNAL ROUTE SELECTOR AND METHOD OF SIGNAL ROUTING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002098074
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A signal route selector (14) for routing a signal between a source (1) and a destination (2, 5, 6) over one of a plurality of alternative routes is disclosed. The signal route selector comprises a response monitor (17) for determining whether transmissions between the source and destination succeed or fail on a selected route, means (18) for maintaining a record of the successes and failures for the routes and making a determination of the probability that a transmission will succeed on any route, and route selection means (15, 16) for selecting a route for a transmission according to the probabilities of success for the alternative routes.
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Inventors:
MEESE RUPERT (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/002530
Publication Date:
June 05, 2003
Filing Date:
May 29, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MARCONI COMM LTD (GB)
MEESE RUPERT (GB)
MEESE RUPERT (GB)
International Classes:
H04L45/24; H04L45/28; H04M3/00; (IPC1-7): H04L12/56
Foreign References:
US5452294A | 1995-09-19 | |||
US5649108A | 1997-07-15 |
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