Computer-implemented data transmission method for a central administration unit in a network, wherein the network has a transmit unit and network entities (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d, 208a, 208b, 208c, 208d, 208e, 208f), wherein the network entities comprise a receiver unit and a number of switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), wherein the method is used for a targeted transmission of a data packet from the transmit unit to the receiver unit, wherein the transmit unit and the receiver unit are connected by way of at least some of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), wherein the method comprises the following steps: - assigning an identifier to a data packet, which is to be transported from the transmit unit to the receiver unit, - defining a transmission path of the data packet with this identifier, wherein the transmission path describes the transmission path via which the data packet is to be transported from the transmit unit to the receiver unit by way of at least some of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), wherein the transmission path specifies a sequence of switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), by way of which the data packet is to be transferred successively to the receiver unit, wherein from the sequence for each network entity, a network entity which is logically subordinate to this network entity and to which the data packet is to be transferred is produced, - configuring each of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d) of the transmission path, to which logically subordinate network entity this switch has to transfer the data packet with the identifier, wherein the assignment of the identifier to the data packet and the definition of the transmission path and the configuration of each of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d) is carried out by means of a central administration unit, characterised in that the transmission path comprises a number of paths, by way of which the data packet is to be transported in parallel from the transmit unit to the receiver unit by way of at least some of the switches, wherein the central administration unit defines the various transmission paths in advance such that the network resources available are loaded uniformly in the entire network system, wherein the central administration unit provides a diagnosis even before sending the data packet to determine whether a possible transmission path currently makes available the network resources required to transmit the data packet, and wherein a data packet is split up so that the individual parts of the data packet are transferred via the various transmission paths from the transmit unit to the receiver unit. - assigning an identifier to a data packet, which is to be transported from the transmit unit to the receiver unit, - defining a transmission path of the data packet with this identifier, wherein the transmission path describes the transmission path via which the data packet is to be transported from the transmit unit to the receiver unit by way of at least some of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), wherein the transmission path specifies a sequence of switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d), by way of which the data packet is to be transferred successively to the receiver unit, wherein from the sequence for each network entity, a network entity which is logically subordinate to this network entity and to which the data packet is to be transferred is produced, - configuring each of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d) of the transmission path, to which logically subordinate network entity this switch has to transfer the data packet with the identifier, wherein the assignment of the identifier to the data packet and the definition of the transmission path and the configuration of each of the switches (206a, 206b, 206c, 206d) is carried out by means of a central administration unit,