Flödesregleringsförfarande i ett telekommunikationsnät

摘要

The invention relates to flow control in data transmission in telecommunications systems, particularly in wireless telecommunications systems. In the present invention flow control information is tunnelled over a connection leg which does not support flow control on a lower transmission protocol layer underlying a user level. The nodes at the both ends of the leg are arranged to use the flow control information to control the data flow on the lower transmission protocol level of the leg. In other words, the transmission of new data on the lower transmission protocol level is ceased or the data rate decreased when the flow control information activates the flow control in the transmitting node, and similarly, the transmission of new data on the lower transmission protocol level is restarted or the data rate increased when the conveyed flow control information deactivates the flow control.