A METHOD, SYSTEM AND BANDWIDT MANAGER FOR PREVENTING OVERBOOKING OF RESOURCES IN A DATA NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a Bandwidth Manager, BM, entity connectable to a Bandwidth Manager system (300) adapted to serve clients having knowledge about performed resource reservations and comprising a plurality of Bandwidth Manager, BM, entities hierarchically connected in multiple levels, wherein one or more BMs is/are located at each level. The BM entity comprises means for synchronising states of BM entities located at a level higher than the level of said BM entity, wherein at least two BM entities at the higher level are workers.