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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2004
Andrea Barbaresi, Turin, IT;
Paolo Goria, Turin, IT;
Andrea Barbaresi, Turin, IT;
Paolo Goria, Turin, IT;
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method for providing, in a communication network including at least a first and a second set of resources, a service to users of at least a first and a second type. The users of the first type are in a condition to be provided said service only by means of said first set of resources, while the users of the second type are in a condition to be provided said service both by means of the first set of resources and by means of the second set of resources. The method includes the steps of detecting during at least one time interval, the total number of requests for service coming from said users, identifying within the total number the fraction of requests adapted to be met only by means of the first set of resources, identifying at least one parameter representative of said fraction, and providing the service to the users of the second type by means of the second set of resources as a function of the at least one parameter.