Load balanced UBR routing in ATM networks

摘要

A system for sending data. The system includes a telecommunications network which supports connections. Each connection has a first attribute. The first attribute is that the connection has unspecified traffic. The network includes switches, and links which connect the switches. The system includes a routing module connected to the switches. The routing module has a mechanism for attributing a second attribute associated with transmission to each connection on the network. The second attribute is different than the first attribute. The routing module forms connections on the network based on the first attribute and the second attribute. A method for sending data. The method includes the steps of defining a telecommunications network which supports a connection having a first attribute. The first attribute is that the connection has unspecified traffic which travels on the connection. Then there is the step of attributing a second attribute associated with transmission to the connection on the network. The second attribute is different than the first attribute. Next there is the step of forming the connection on the network based on the first attribute and second attribute.