ATM network system and connection admission control method

Claim 2

An ATM network system for multiplexing a plurality of connections in a state that permanent virtual connections (PVC) and switched virtual connections (SVC) coexist on the same line, comprising: a network management equipment; and a network equipment, wherein said network management equipment comprises: a resource allocation control part for deciding the bandwidth of each of a plurality of virtual path connections (VPCs) and resource allocation to PVC and SVC multiplexed on each VPC to be multiplexed on each line accommodated in said network equipment and notifying said network equipment of a result of resource allocation to SVC, and a connection admission control part for PVC for executing connection admission control based on a result of resource allocation to PVC decided by said resource allocation control part when a request of PVC setup is issued from a controlling terminal, and sending source specific information allocated to said PVC to said network equipment, and wherein said network equipment comprises: a connection admission control part to SVC for executing connection admission control for a request of SVC setup from a controlling terminal or other network equipment based on said result of resource allocation to SVC notified from said network management equipment, and a connection setup control part for performing connection setup operation on said line according to resource definition information allocated to SVC by said connection admission control part to SVC and PVC resource definition information received from said network management equipment.

Claim 3

An ATM network system according to claim 1, wherein said network equipment has means for counting as the number of call blocking corresponding to a virtual channel identifier (VCI) when resources cannot be allocated to said request of SVC setup and sending control information including the VPC identifier corresponding to said call blocking to said network management equipment when the number of call blocking reaches the predetermined threshold value.

Claim 4

An ATM network system according to claim 2, wherein said network equipment comprises a plurality of line interfaces installed in correspondence with lines, switches connected to said line interfaces, a call control processor connected to said line interfaces and said switches, and an interface for connecting said call control processor and said network management equipment and said connection admission control part for SVC and said connection setup control part comprise software executed by said call control processor.

Claim 5

An ATM network system according to claim 1, wherein said network management equipment has a first resource management table for storing the VPC identifier to be multiplexed on each line, the bandwidth allocated to each VPC, the total bandwidth of PVC multiplexable in each VPC, and the VCI range allocatable to said PVC in correspondence with each line accommodated in said network equipment and a second resource management table for storing the total bandwidth of PVC multiplexable in each VPC, the VCI range allocatable to said PVC, the total bandwidth of allocated PVC, and the allocated bandwidth of each VCI in correspondence with the VPC identifier to be multiplexed on each line, and said resource allocation control part stores said resource allocation result in said first resource management table, and said connection admission control part for PVC stores said resource allocation result for PVC in said second resource management table and executes connection admission control for said request of PVC setup from said controlling terminal by referring to said second resource management table.

Claim 6

An ATM network system according to claim 4, wherein said network equipment has means for counting as the number of call blocking corresponding to VCI when resources cannot be allocated to said request of SVC setup and sending control information including the VPC identifier corresponding to said call blocking to said network management equipment when the number of call blocking reaches the predetermined threshold value.

Claim 7

An ATM network system according to claim 5, wherein said network equipment comprises a plurality of line interfaces installed in correspondence with lines, switches connected to said line interfaces, a call control processor connected to said line interfaces and said switches, and an interface for connecting said call control processor and said network management equipment and said connection admission control part for SVC and said connection setup control part comprise software executed by said call control processor.

Claim 8

An ATM network system according to claim 4, wherein said network equipment has a third resource management table for storing the total bandwidth of SVC multiplexable in each VPC, the VCI range allocatable to said SVC, the total bandwidth of allocated SVC, and the allocated bandwidth of each VCI in correspondence with the VPC identifier to be multiplexed on each line, and said connection admission control part for SVC stores said resource allocation result for SVC notified from said network management equipment in said second resource management table and executes connection admission control for said request of SVC setup by referring to said third resource management table.

Claim 9

An ATM network system according to claim 7, wherein said network equipment has means for counting as the number of call blocking corresponding to VCI when resources cannot be allocated to said request of SVC setup and sending control information including the VPC identifier corresponding to said call blocking to said network management equipment when the number of call blocking reaches the predetermined threshold value.

Claim 10

An ATM network system according to claim 8, wherein said network equipment comprises a plurality of line interfaces installed in correspondence with lines, switches connected to said line interfaces, a call control processor connected to said line interfaces and said switches, and an interface for connecting said call control processor and said network management equipment and said connection admission control part for SVC and said connection setup control part comprises software executed by said call control processor.

Claim 11

An ATM network system comprising: a network management equipment; and a network equipment, wherein said network management equipment comprises: means for deciding the bandwidth of each of a plurality of virtual path connections (VPCs) and resource allocation to a permanent virtual connection (PVC) and a switched virtual connection (SVC) multiplexed on each VPC to be multiplexed on each line accommodated in said network equipment and notifying said network equipment of a result of resource allocation to SVC, and means for executing connection admission control for PVC based on a result of resource allocation to PVC when a request of PVC setup is issued from outside and notifying said network equipment of source definition information allocated to said PVC of setup request, and wherein said network equipment comprises: means for executing connection admission control for SVC in response to a request of SVC setup from a controlling terminal or other network equipment based on said result of resource allocation to SVC notified from said network management equipment, means for performing a new connection setup operation on said line according to the resource definition information allocated to SVC by said connection admission control part to SVC and the PVC resource definition information notified from said network management equipment, and means for counting as a number of call blocking corresponding to the VPC identifier when resources cannot be allocated to said request of SVC setup in said connection admission control for SVC and sending call blocking notification information including the VPC identifier to said network management equipment at a point of time when said number of call blocking reaches a predetermined threshold value.

Claim 12

An ATM network system comprising: a network management equipment; and a network equipment, wherein said network management equipment comprises: means for deciding the bandwidth of each of a plurality of virtual path connections (VPCs) and resource allocation to a permanent virtual connection (PVC) and a switched virtual connection (SVC) multiplexed on each VPC to be multiplexed on each line accommodated in said network equipment and notifying said network equipment of a result of resource allocation to SVC, and means for executing connection admission control for PVC based on a result of resource allocation to PVC when a request of PVC setup is issued from outside and notifying said network equipment of source definition information allocated to said PVC of setup request, and wherein said network equipment comprises: means for executing connection admission control for SVC in response to a request of SVC setup from a controlling terminal or other network equipment based on said result of resource allocation to SVC notified from said network management equipment, means for performing a new connection setup operation on said line according to the resource definition information allocated to SVC by said connection admission control part to SVC and the PVC resource definition information notified from said network management equipment, and means for counting as a number of call blocking corresponding to the VPC identifier when resources cannot be allocated to said request of SVC setup in said connection admission control for SVC and sending call blocking notification information including the VPC identifier to said network management equipment at a point of time when said number of call blocking reaches a predetermined threshold value.

Claim 13

An ATM network system according to claim 10, wherein said network management equipment reallocates said resources in response to reception of said call blocking notification information from said network equipment.

Claim 14

An ATM network system according to claim 10, wherein said network equipment counts said number of call blocking for each call blocking cause.

Claim 15

An ATM network system according to claim 12, wherein said network management equipment reallocates said resources in response to reception of said call blocking notification information from said network equipment.

Claim 16

A network management equipment connected to at least one network equipment constituting an ATM network, comprising: first means for deciding the bandwidth of each of a plurality of virtual path connections (VPCs) and resource allocation to a permanent virtual connection (PVC) and a switched virtual connection (SVC) multiplexed on each VPC to be multiplexed on each line accommodated in said network equipment and notifying said network equipment of a result of resource allocation to SVC; and second means for executing connection admission control for PVC in response to a request of PVC setup from a controlling terminal based on a result of resource allocation to PVC and notifying said network equipment of resource definition information allocated to PVC.

Claim 17

A network management equipment connected to at least one network equipment constituting an ATM network, comprising: first means for deciding the bandwidth of each of a plurality of virtual path connections (VPCs) and resource allocation to a permanent virtual connection (PVC) and a switched virtual connection (SVC) multiplexed on each VPC to be multiplexed on each line accommodated in said network equipment and notifying said network equipment of a result of resource allocation to SVC; and second means for executing connection admission control for PVC in response to a request of PVC setup from a controlling terminal based on a result of resource allocation to PVC and notifying said network equipment of resource definition information allocated to PVC.

Claim 18

A network management equipment according to claim 14, wherein said first means divides definitely the bandwidth of VPC in which PVC and SVC coexist and decides the bandwidth to be allocated to PVC and the bandwidth to be allocated to SVC in each bandwidth.

Claim 19

A network management equipment according to claim 14, wherein said first means divides definitely the virtual channel identifier (VCI) range to be allocated to PVC and the VCI range to be allocated to SVC in correspondence with each VPC.

Claim 20

A network management equipment according to claim 14, wherein said first means has a function for changing the VPC bandwidth and said resource allocation to PVC and SVC.

Claim 21

A network management equipment according to claim 17, wherein said first means changes the definite division ratio of said PVC bandwidth and said SVC bandwidth when said resource allocation and allocation result notification means receives said control information indicating occurrence of call blocking.

Claim 22

A network management equipment according to claim 17, wherein said first means changes the definite division ratio of said VCI range to be allocated to PVC and SVC when said resource allocation and allocation result notification means receives said control information indicating occurrence of call blocking.

Claim 23

A connection admission control method in an ATM system comprising a network management equipment and a network equipment wherein connection is multiplexed in the state that permanent virtual connections (PVC) and switched virtual connections (SVC) coexist on lines accommodated in said network equipment, comprising: a first step of executing resource allocation for PVC and SVC by said network management equipment; a second step of storing resource management information allocated to PVC in said network management equipment; a third step of notifying said network equipment of resource management information allocated to SVC by said network management equipment; a fourth step of executing the connection admission control for PVC by said network management equipment on the basis of said resource management information allocated to PVC when a request of PVC setup is issued and notifying said network equipment of parameter information with regard to said resource allocated to PVC; a fifth step of setting PVC on the predetermined line by said network equipment according to said parameter information of said PVC resource; and a sixth step of executing the connection admission control for SVC by said network equipment on the basis of said resource management information allocated to SVC when a request of SVC setup is issued and setting SVC on the predetermined line according to said resource parameter information allocated to SVC.

Claim 24

A connection admission control method in an ATM system comprising a network management equipment and a network equipment wherein connection is multiplexed in the state that permanent virtual connections (PVC) and switched virtual connections (SVC) coexist on lines accommodated in said network equipment, comprising: a first step of executing resource allocation for PVC and SVC by said network management equipment; a second step of storing resource management information allocated to PVC in said network management equipment; a third step of notifying said network equipment of resource management information allocated to SVC by said network management equipment; a fourth step of executing the connection admission control for PVC by said network management equipment on the basis of said resource management information allocated to PVC when a request of PVC setup is issued and notifying said network equipment of parameter information with regard to said resource allocated to PVC; a fifth step of setting PVC on the predetermined line by said network equipment according to said parameter information of said PVC resource; and a sixth step of executing the connection admission control for SVC by said network equipment on the basis of said resource management information allocated to SVC when a request of SVC setup is issued and setting SVC on the predetermined line according to said resource parameter information allocated to SVC.

Claim 25

A connection admission control method according to claim 20, wherein said resource management information notified said network equipment from said network management equipment at Step 3 comprises identification information for specifying VPC for multiplexing SVC, bandwidth allocatable to SVC, and virtual channel identifier range information allocatable to SVC.

Claim 26

A connection admission control method according to claim 20, further comprising: a seventh step of measuring the SVC service quality by said network equipment under the connection admission control to said request of SVC setup; a eighth step of notifying said network management equipment of a parameter indicating said SVC service quality by said network equipment at the predetermined timing; and a ninth step of executing resource reallocation for PVC and SVC according to said parameter indicating said SVC service quality by said network management equipment.

Claim 27

A connection admission control method according to claim 22, wherein said parameter indicating said service quality notified said network management equipment from said network equipment at Step 8 comprises information for specifying SVC and data indicating call blocking occurred in said SVC.

Claim 28

A connection admission control method according to claim 23, wherein said resource management information notified said network equipment from said network management equipment at Step 3 comprises identification information for specifying VPC for multiplexing SVC, bandwidth allocatable to SVC, and virtual channel identifier range information allocatable to SVC.