| US 7,542,413 B1 | ||
| Method and apparatus for delaying start of restoration of low priority services | ||
| Bruce Gilbert Cortez, Marlboro, N.J. (US); Sanja Durinovic-Johri, Aberdeen, N.J. (US); Pravin Kumar Johri, Aberdeen, N.J. (US); John Paggi, Bayville, N.J. (US); and Simon S Zelingher, Morganville, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/906,634. | ||
| Application 11/906634 is a continuation of application No. 10/378388, filed on Mar. 03, 2003, granted, now 7,298,695. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/401148, filed on Aug. 05, 2002. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—216 [370/241] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method for use in a communication network that comprises switches interconnected by links, at least ones of said links
having respective circuits thereon, the method comprising
detecting that at least one of said links has failed, and
initiating the restoration of failed circuits that were on said at least one of said links that failed, wherein the initiation
of the restoration of at least one of said failed circuits is delayed by at least a selected amount of delay relative to the
initiation of the restoration of at least one other of said failed circuits,
wherein said selected amount of delay depends on which one of a plurality of classes of circuits said at least one of said
failed circuits belongs to.
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