Patent ID: 7876780
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. Method for managing network resources in a network with a network management device (M), a first network component (A), and a second network component (B), network resources being partitioned into at least an ad-hoc reservation pool and an advance reservation pool, the method comprising the following steps: transmitting a request for an advance reservation of a first network resource by the first network component (A) to the network management device (M), wherein said first network resource is comprised entirely in the advance reservation pool, 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 second network resource by the second network component (B) to the network management device (M); allocating the second network resource to the second network component (B) by the network management device (M), wherein said first network resource comprises at least partly said second network resource; and, at the reservation start time: