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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Eduard Siemens, Sehnde, DE;
Frank Glaeser, Hannover, DE;
Jens Brocke, Laatzen, DE;
Stefan Kubsch, Hohnhorst, DE;
Ralf Koehler, Hannover, DE;
Andreas Aust, Hannover, DE;
Eduard Siemens, Sehnde, DE;
Frank Glaeser, Hannover, DE;
Jens Brocke, Laatzen, DE;
Stefan Kubsch, Hohnhorst, DE;
Ralf Koehler, Hannover, DE;
Andreas Aust, Hannover, DE;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for managing network resources in a network with a network management device (M), a network component (A), and a further network component (B), and a network management device (M), the method comprising the following steps: transmitting a request for an advance reservation of a network resource by the network component (A) to the network management device (M), wherein the request includes information regarding a reservation start time and a reservation end time; transmitting a request for an ad-hoc reservation of a further network resource by the further network component (B) to the network management device (M); allocating the further network resource to the further network component (B) by the network management device (M); and allocating the network resource to the network component (A) by the network management device (M) at the reservation start time, wherein the network resource comprises a part or all of the further network resource.