ALLOCATING PRIORITY LEVELS IN A DATA FLOW

摘要

There is disclosed a method and apparatus of allocating priority in an information flow in a data transmission system. A plurality of data packets are received. A priority level is allocated to each data packet. Allocating a priority level may comprise simultaneously determining a class of loss for the packet and a class of urgency of service for the packet. The priority levels are preferably allocated in dependence on the current load of the information flow.