Patent ID: 6438551
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
Load regulation method for a central unit in a real-time communication system, comprising the steps:a) submitting at least one job to a buffer means (18) providing a pre-specified buffer capacity for each of a plurality of job execution priority levels (A, B, C, D), b) submitting the jobs queued in the buffer means (18) to a processing means (22) for further processing according to the job execution priority level, respectively, c) interrupting a task on a lower job execution priority level in case a job on a higher job execution priority level is submitted to the buffer means (18), d) executing dynamic control of the load of the processing means (22) by d1) sending a loop signal to a lower priority level in case the seized job buffer capacity reaches the maximum available job buffer capacity on a higher priority level, and d2) resuming processing of jobs on the higher priority level in case an acknowledgement is received on this level after the processing of the loop signal on the lower priority level.