METHOD AND NODE FOR PROVIDING A RESOURCE EFFICIENT CONNECTION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method, a network node and a program unit for controlling the establishment or modification of a connection (113) in a communication network are disclosed. The connection is to be established or modified between nodes (108; 110; 112) that are adapted to employ a coding scheme selected from a plurality of supported coding schemes (301; 302; 303) having a different demand on a utilization of a network resource. In accordance with the invention an expected demand on a utilization of a network resource associated with employing the at least one of the supported coding schemes is determined (406), and a node controlling the connection selects the coding scheme to be employed such that the associated expected demand on the network resource utilization is minimized (410).