Method and arrangements for the optimal use of switching-- oriented and transmission--oriented resources of multimedia communication networks

摘要

By acquiring the active and/or inactive state of multimedia communication terminal apparatuses (TV1. . . TVn) connected to a multimedia communication network (BPON), optimal use can be made of the switching-oriented and transmission-oriented resources (vr) of the multimedia communication network (BPON). In the multimedia communication network (BPON), unused allocated resources (zr) are automatically again released or, respectively, are cut off from a request of resources (zr), dependent on the acquired active and/or inactive states.