PACKET SCHEDULING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for packet scheduling over a communication link in a communication network. A data packet scheduler accords scheduling weights to at least two sets of data packets to be transmitted, and the sending of the sets of data packets is scheduled in accordance with the scheduling weights. When it is determined that a change in available bandwidth over the communication link has occurred, the scheduler dynamically adjusts the scheduling weight for each set of data packets on the basis of the available bandwidth. This ensures more efficient resource sharing control and resource guarantees when the available bandwidth changes.