| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for adjusting bandwidth utilisation between a group of different participating users accessing client terminals (40-46) in a common media event in a computer network (5). The apparatus com-prises a distributing unit (10) adapted to distribute address information and band-width limitation to the participatin g users connectable via the computer network to the common media event from their respective client terminals. Moreover, the dis-tributing unit is hoste d from a central administration entity (30) and connecting links (70-76) are adapted to connect each client terminals of participating users via the Internet or any other global interconnecting network to the distributing uni t. Meas-urement means (20-26) are provided in association with the client terminals to measure incoming data streams from other users. The invention i s characterised in that the distributed bandwidth limitation is provided to th e client terminals to allow them to compare the incoming data streams therewit h, in response to which the cli-ent terminals autonomously adjust their amount of transmission to a level that al-lows for optimal utilisation of available resources during transmission.
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