Patent ID: 7668179

Claim:
A method for dynamic adjustment of a time interval for transmitting a cell over an AAL2-CID (Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer type 2-channel identifier) virtual connection in an ATM network, the virtual connection having a given quality of service applicable to a plurality of cells in the virtual connection, the method comprising: determining the time interval per cell according to a time sensitivity of at least one type of data-quantum in the cell, thereby providing different cells with respectively different time intervals within said AAL2-CID virtual connection, wherein the time interval is determined by dynamically adjusting a timer for determining when the cell is transmitted, wherein said timer is set according to a time sensitivity of a most time sensitive application currently in the cell, and wherein said timer is the combined use timer (Timer_CU), and the cell is packed according to the AAL2 model, and transferring cells within said network according to said determination.