摘要 |
Methods and systems for assigning information indicative of a network characteristic to one of a plurality of data units traversing a path across a network, said data units having associated therewith values indicative of said network characteristic, said path having at least one portion passing through a lower-capability region and at least one portion passing through a higher-capability region, said lower-capability region being a region in which information indicative of said network characteristic may be represented by values having a first resolution, and said higher-capability region being a region in which information indicative of said network characteristic may be represented by values having a second resolution, said second resolution being greater than said first resolution, said one data unit being a data unit entering said higher-capability region. |
申请人 |
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
发明人 |
MONCASTER, TOBIAS;BRISCOE, ROBERT, JOHN;JACQUET, ARNAUD;SALVATORI, ALESSANDRO |