| 摘要 |
<p>Examples of the invention generate restoration plans (444) defining how data traffic should be moved from one path to another in the event of a predetermined failure in dependence on present load data (427) received from nodes in the network. In preferred examples the calculation of the restoration plans (444) is performed using a linear programming optimisation function that optimises the value obtained by the network in admitting additional flows versus the additional restoration cost that would be incurred in the event of one or more predetermined failures. In addition, preferred examples also calculate admission control parameters to be used by ingress nodes which, when used to control admission of new flows, ensures that the restoration plans should be successful in the event of failures. By integrating admission control (42) and restoration planning (44) in this manner, resilience and resource utilisation in the network are improved.</p> |
