Patent ID: 8274890

Claim:
A method in a telecommunications network for distributing a plurality of connections towards a receiving domain, wherein the plurality of connections are established over at least two connection entities, each connection entity handling traffic being associated to the plurality of connections, wherein an initial procedure distributes the plurality of connections among the connection entities, the method comprising the steps of: determining for each of the at least two connection entities a traffic load associated with the plurality of connections over each respective connection entity, comparing the traffic loads associated with the connections over the at least two connection entities, invoking a procedure for adapting the distribution of the connections according to the comparison, wherein the procedure for adapting the distribution of the plurality of connections comprises moving at least one connection established over a first of the at least two connection entities to a second of the at least two connection entities, and wherein the moving of the at least one connection comprises the steps of: establishing a further connection over the second connection entity, where the further connection of the second connection entity is created and maintained in parallel with the at least one connection of the first connection entity, transmitting new service requests over the further connection of the second connection entity, and releasing the at least one connection of the first connection entity once ongoing service requests are completed, wherein a traffic volume factor determines a traffic capacity of each connection entity and the traffic volume factor adjusts the procedure for adapting the distribution of the plurality of connections.