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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Karl Schrodi, Geretsried, DE;
Karl Schrodi, Geretsried, DE;
Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a large scale traffic distribution is carried out in a packet-oriented communication network. The distribution results, in a simple, practical and inexpensive way, for all the services and applications which reliably and efficiently preserve their specific quality of service requirements, in a highly balanced quality of service with best effort character. Preferably, there is in the traffic at least a priority class traffic whereof the traffic concerned is transmitted in distributed manner and in packets with strict priority in the communication network. The observance of specific quality of service requirements is monitored at least for the priority traffic. Classification in the priority class traffic enables to provide an adequate quality of service, even for real-time services and applications.