Method and apparatus for the dynamic regulation of resource splitting over a plurality of data streams competing for these resources in a communications network

摘要

For each competing data stream, a particular share is taken from a resource pool and is allocated. Measured data are used as required to make dynamic alignments by virtue of the resource pool's involved returning resources which are not required to the shared resource pool, or greater shares are allocated to them from the shared resource pool. If the resource requirement reaches a prescribed threshold value close to the allocated particular share, its share is increased, provided that resources which have not yet been allocated are available in the resource pool. If it is not possible to increase the particular share, then only after a prescribed time period has elapsed is another check carried out to determine whether an increase is necessary (measured requirement has reached threshold value) and possible. Conversely, a particular portion of a particular share is returned to the shared resource pool if it has not been required for a prescribed time period. If the shared resource pool is full at least up to a prescribed threshold value, however, then the return is not made and another check is first carried out to determine whether the share to be returned is not required for a further time period of the prescribed length.