Abstract:
An apparatus and method for communicating electronic data via a network infrastructure (101) having a unicast mechanism and a multicast mechanism. Said apparatus comprises a server (100), which contains electronic data and is capable of using said unicast and multicast mechanisms for communicating said electronic data to one or more clients (102), the apparatus comprises means (103) adapted to make a decision, taking into account a predetermined set of parameters, whether said server (100) shall use said unicast mechanism or said multicast mechanism for communicating said electronic data to said clients (102) and said server (100) is arranged to communicate said electronic data to said clients (102) in accordance with said decision.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an IP network comprising a network resource manager comprising a resource utilization map adapted to manage network resources in an IP network and an application framework comprising means for receiving a request for a multicast distribution from a client in said IP network, and means for requesting network resources from a network resource manager for a Media Quick Start, to start the requested multicast distribution. Further, the network resource manager comprises means for providing the application framework with feedback information relating to network resource availability from the network resource manager, and the application framework comprises means for receiving said feedback information and means for allowing the Media Quick start or to deny the Media Quick Start based on the received feedback information.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a data network, method and a computer program product, wherein the data network is implemented by a first network level (104) having a first addressing scheme and at least a second network level (108) having a second addressing scheme. Each network level provides connectivity over at least one network domain. The data network is characterised in that a first group of Network Resource Managers, NRMs, (b-d)) is arranged to control the resources of the first network level and a second group of NRMs (e-g) is arranged to control the resources of the second network level. The NRMs of the first group (b-d) and second group (e-g) comprise means for exchanging resource requests by using the first addressing scheme and the NRMs (e-g) of the second group further comprise means for performing an address mapping between the first and second addressing schemes.
Abstract:
A method for performing admission control in order to offer assurances on forwarding quality in networks comprising setting a threshold for each link where said threshold defines a maximum sum of forwarding resources requested by applications for their application data flows, ADFs, on the link.According to the invention the level of said threshold is chosen by utilising knowledge about multiplexing properties of the ADFs on each link and by utilising knowledge about the forwarding resources of the links.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in an IP network. The object of the present invention is to provide a scalable solution for reserving resources to obtain a predictable QoS end-to-end in a heterogeneous IP network The object is achieved by categorising the destination domain with a domain property label that e.g. informs about the availability of resources in the destination domain and about how to obtain QoS to the endpoint in this particular domain category.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for communicating electronic data via a network infrastructure (101) having a unicast mechanism and a multicast mechanism. Said apparatus comprises a server (100), which contains electronic data and is capable of using said unicast and multicast mechanisms for communicating said electronic data to one or more clients (102), the apparatus comprises means (103) adapted to make a decision, taking into account a predetermined set of parameters, whether said server (100) shall use said unicast mechanism or said multicast mechanism for communicating said electronic data to said clients (102) and said server (100) is arranged to communicate said electronic data to said clients (102) in accordance with said decision.