METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A CELL/PACKET BASED NETWORK

摘要

A cell/packet based network provided for transmitting Protocol Data Unit (PD U) such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) user cells or Internet Protocol (IP ) integrated and differentiated service packets. The networks employ a method and apparatus for allocating network resources including uses cell/packet transferring bandwidth in the channel/connection/flow set up phase. The calculation of effective bandwidth is done by hardware using additive-Fractal and measurement-based approach to shorten the processing time and to increase the overall system reliability a nd efficiency.