Patent ID: 6907050
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. Method for establishing a connection suitable for communication in at least one direction between two subscriber stations in a communication network comprising a plurality of switching stations or routers, in which a first subscriber station and a second subscriber station are connected with a predetermined router, and in which each router can communicate with at least some of the other routers in the network; in which said connection runs via at least one of the said routers, each router being connected to a corresponding previous station or router and a corresponding next station or router; in which the first station transmits a first message to the second station via a first route comprising at least one router, said first message containing first payment willingness information; in which the second station, in response to the reception of the first message, transmits a second message back to the first station via the said first route, the said second message containing second payment willingness information; in which a router receiving the second message, if at least one of the first and the second payment willingness information entities has a predetermined value which is indicative of payment willingness, reserves at least a part of its communication capacity for direct connection with previous and following stations and routers related to said router.