Method and apparatus for controlling bandwidth sharing in a data transport network

摘要

A method and apparatus for regulating a rate of release of data from a node (104) in a data network (100). The node (104) includes an output for releasing data towards a remote node in the network and a control unit. The control unit is responsible for implementing at least two independent bandwidth control mechanisms to selectively control the usage of available bandwidth at the node, such that a fair or deliberately unfair sharing of the available bandwidth within the network can be ensured.