摘要 |
A communications system ( 1800 ) is disclosed in which remote stations ( 119, 1808, 1803, 1809 ) are coupled to a central station ( 104 ) by a network. The system ( 1800 ) comprises the network, the central station ( 104 ) which comprises means for establishing a list of information about available network resources and means for publishing the list for said remote stations ( 119, 1808, 1803, 1809 ). The system ( 1800 ) also comprises the remote stations ( 119, 1808, 1803, 1809 ) which comprise means for identifying a set of said published resources needed to establish the connection, means for notifying the central station ( 104 ) about the identified resources, and means for seizing the set of identified resources to thereby establish the connection. The central station ( 104 ) further comprises means for updating said list of available resources to thereby reflect the seizing of said set, and means for communicating the updated list to said remote stations ( 119, 1808, 1803, 1809 ).
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