Patent · US Active

Method for managing network resources and network management device

US7876780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Eduard Siemens · Sehnde, DE
Frank Glaeser · Hannover, DE
Jens Brocke · Laatzen, DE
Stefan Kubsch · Hohnhorst, DE
Ralf Koehler · Hannover, DE
Andreas Matthias Aust · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2008
Grant date	Jan 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/826
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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