1. A method of managing a telecommunication network including:
receiving connection requests, said connections being determined on the basis of parameters contained in said requests and including time parameters,
verifying the possibility of setting up the connections in accordance with said parameters, on the basis of a database in which all connections are stored, and
updating said database if setting up said connection is possible,
wherein the step of receiving connection requests, the step of verifying the possibility of setting up the connections, and the step of updating said database are performed by a scheduler program which spans a services management layer and a network management layer.
2. The network management method claimed in claim 1 wherein said time parameters correspond to series of time intervals having a periodic character.
3. The network management method claimed in claim 2 wherein said time parameters take the form of a duration of usesreservations repeated daily andor weekly andor monthly andor annually.
4. The network management method claimed in claim 1 wherein said time parameters correspond to series of time intervals having an aperiodic character.
5. The network management method claimed in claim 4 wherein said time parameters include data corresponding to an absolute time and a finite or indefinite duration.
6. The network management method claimed in claim 1 wherein the updating of available connections in said database allows for said time parameters.
7. A telecommunication network management unit including:
means for receiving connection requests, said connections being determined on the basis of parameters contained in said requests and including time parameters,
means for verifying the possibility of setting up the connections in accordance with said parameters, on the basis of a database in which all calls are stored,
means for updating said database accordingly, and
means for reserving connections allowing for time parameters,
wherein the means for receiving connection requests spans a services management layer and a network management layer.
8. The network management unit claimed in claim 7 including means for updating connections in said network according to the content of said database, which contains reservations allowing for time parameters.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A spiral inductor device, comprising:
an insulating layer disposed on a substrate;
a first spiral conductive trace with multiple turns disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the outermost turn and the innermost turn of the first spiral conductive trace have a first end and a second end, respectively, and the second end is connected to ground;
a second spiral conductive trace with multiple turns disposed on the insulating layer and adjacent to the first spiral conductive trace, wherein the outermost turn and the innermost turn of the second spiral conductive trace have a third end and a fourth end, respectively, and the fourth end is connected to ground; and
a first non-continuous spiral conductive trace with a single turn disposed on the insulating layer, parallel and adjacent to the outermost turn of the first spiral conductive trace, wherein the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace is connected to the ground and at least a portion of the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace is disposed between the first spiral conductive trace and the second spiral conductive trace.
2. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace comprises at least a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment, and wherein the first conductive segment and second conductive segment are arranged on both sides of a straight line passing through a central area surrounded by the first spiral conductive trace, respectively.
3. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces correspondingly under the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace, wherein the stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces is electrically connected to the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace by a plurality of vias.
4. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace is electrically connected to a guard ring.
5. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first spiral conductive trace, and the second spiral conductive trace are located on the same level with respect to the substrate.
6. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second non-continuous spiral conductive trace with a single turn disposed on the insulating layer, parallel and adjacent to the innermost turn of the first spiral conductive trace, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace is connected to the ground.
7. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace comprises at least a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment, and wherein the first conductive segment and second conductive segment are arranged on both sides of a straight line passing through a central area surrounded by the first spiral conductive trace, respectively.
8. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces correspondingly under the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace, wherein the stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces is electrically connected to the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace by a plurality of vias.
9. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace is electrically connected to a guard ring.
10. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first spiral conductive trace, and the second spiral conductive trace are located on the same level with respect to the substrate.
11. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second non-continuous spiral conductive trace with a single turn disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the outermost turn of the second spiral conductive trace is parallel and adjacent to the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace.
12. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace comprises at least a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment, and wherein the first conductive segment and second conductive segment are arranged on both sides of a straight line passing through a central area surrounded by the second spiral conductive trace, respectively.
13. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces correspondingly under the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace, wherein the stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces is electrically connected to the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace by a plurality of vias.
14. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace is electrically connected to a guard ring.
15. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first spiral conductive trace, and the second spiral conductive trace are located on the same level with respect to the substrate.
16. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a third non-continuous spiral conductive trace with a single turn disposed on the insulating layer, parallel and adjacent to the innermost turn of the second spiral conductive trace, wherein the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace is connected to the ground.
17. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace comprises at least a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment, and wherein the first conductive segment and second conductive segment are arranged on both sides of a straight line passing through a central area surrounded by the second spiral conductive trace, respectively.
18. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces correspondingly under the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace, wherein the stack of non-continuous spiral conductive traces is electrically connected to the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace by a plurality of vias.
19. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace is electrically connected to a guard ring.
20. The spiral inductor device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the third non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the second non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first non-continuous spiral conductive trace, the first spiral conductive trace, and the second spiral conductive trace are located on the same level with respect to the substrate.