A method to assist in deciding whether or not an ATM PNNI network link is able to sustain a new connection is described. The method comprises, if the link is not within an LCN exhaustion state and the new connection requests more bandwidth than is advertised as being available upon the link for the new...http://www.google.com/patents/US7532574?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7532574 - Method and apparatus for improved priority based connection establishment within a PNNI ATM network
