Patent ID: 7012923
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. Method for allocating a bandwidth (BW) between a plurality of network terminals (NT x ) coupled, via a common link, to a main network station (LT) in a communication network including a medium access controller (MC) with a guarantee counter (G x ) for each dependent terminal, a determined guarantee increment (IncG x ) and a determined guarantee maximum (MaxG x ) being defined for each guarantee counter and a guarantee stack (GS) for storing permits to be forwarded to the network terminals, each permit containing a network terminal identifier and corresponding to a predetermined share of bandwidth, said method including for defining permits: a first step by: said method being characterised in that the medium access controller (MC) includes also a fair counter (F a second step by: a third step to forward a permit by: