DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING END-TO-END CONNECTIONS OF A NETWORK WITHIN A CENTRAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT ENTITY

摘要

A device for managing end-to-end connections of a network is suggested, which comprises a modeling unit for estimating a load of the network resources, a state unit for providing a quality of service status of the network, a resource allocation unit for pre-calculating quality of service parameters within the network based on the load of the network resources and the quality of service status of the network and for pre- allocating the network resources based on the pre-calculated quality of service parameters, and a routing unit for routing data packets based on the pre-allocated network resources. As resource allocation and routing is assigned to two different units, the complexity of a dynamic setup of delay constraint communication services may be reduced. A corresponding method for managing end-to-end connections of a network is also suggested.