PACKET-ORIENTED NETWORKS

摘要

The invention relates to a device and a method which makes possible to automatically find out how much resources with regard to i.a. bandwidth that need to be allocated at a given flow of traffic in a telecommunication network and data communication network. The invention attends to this by building up a base of knowledge which makes possible optimization of booked resources in a packet-oriented communication network. Said base of knowledge is built up in two steps and is used after each step to automatically allocate necessary resources. A first measuring to adapt the maximal transmission rate of the terminal to the traffic intensity which the terminal generates includes measuring of least possible momentary consumption of resources for maximally allowed delay in the terminal. A second measuring to adapt allocated resources in the network to what the terminal generates for the whole duration of a given situation includes measuring of the traffic characteristics of the terminal and modification of allocated resources in the network on a statistical description of generated traffic.