METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method for access control of a communication network (KN) involves determining an available capacity (VK) by an access function (ZF) of the communication network, with due consideration for the total switching capacity (G) of the network (KN) which is available for switching of traffic streams (VS) on the network (KN) for at least one access node (ZK). The available capacity (VK) is then communicated by the access function (ZF) to the access node (ZK), and the access of traffic flows (VS) to the network (KN) are controlled by the access node (ZK) in relation to the available capacity (VK). With any alteration in the total switching capacity (G), the available capacity (VK) is ascertained anew.