Aruna U Apte

US Patent:

20050204033, Sep 15, 2005

Filed:

Mar 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/797029

Inventors:

Nandagopal Venugopal - Plano TX, US
Aruna Apte - Dallas TX, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709224000, 709225000

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for designing ring cover candidates for a network. A ring cover candidate is generated based on configuration information and traffic demand information associated with the network. The ring cover candidate includes a group of rings, where each ring includes a group of network spans. In some implementations consistent with the principles of the invention, a report including characteristics of a ring cover candidate may be generated.