Patent ID: 9154429
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A system arranged to forward telecommunication traffic of a number of microflows in a quality of service enabled telecommunications network, each microflow being allocated a service level from a set of predetermined service levels to create a set of service level aggregate flows, wherein each service level is associated with a set of service requirements, the system comprising; a set of partial resources implemented at least through buffering, the set of partial resources being arranged to forward the traffic in the network, wherein the set of service level aggregate flows are mapped to the set of partial resources, and the buffering being accomplished at least in part through hardware means; and a control unit implemented as a combination of hardware processing means and software means, the control unit being arranged to: wherein when a service level aggregate flow is mapped to a partial resource, the service level aggregate flow is directed to the mapped partial resource, wherein a combination of the obtained updated mapping and updated resource parameters minimizes a total amount of wasted resources while fulfilling the service requirements of the service levels, wherein the wasted resources are resources not being used for transporting a given traffic mix, wherein the resources not being used for transporting a given traffic mix are still reserved and unavailable for transporting other traffic, and wherein the control unit is arranged to use a recursive optimization algorithm to minimize the total amount of wasted resources in view of the received information and the set of service requirements.