Patent ID: 6542463
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for controlling accesses of network terminal units to given resources of a packet-oriented communication network, comprising the steps of:allocating a first and at least a second ring buffer, each respectively comprising annularly chained memories, to the network terminal units, said chained memories being successively cyclically readable; initially for at least one connection setup initiated by at least one of the network terminal units, allocating respectively requested partial resources to the at least one network terminal unit by entry of corresponding access authorizations into the annularly chained memories of either the first or the second ring buffer so that access of the respective network terminal units onto the resources of the communication network is controlled according to the respectively read access authorizations by means of cyclical sampling of the memories of the ring buffer comprising the entered access authorizations; given every change of the corresponding access authorizations or given a further request or release of partial resources by at least one of the network terminal units, determining anew the access authorizations and entering updated access authorizations into the annularly chained memories of the first or second ring buffer not currently used for the control of the access; and following the entering, controlling the access onto the resources of the communication network according to the respectively read access authorizations by means of the cyclical sampling of the updated first or second ring buffer.