Patent ID: 8149845

Claim:
A network for exchanging packet signals between network-units comprising: a first network-unit coupled to terminals, and a second network-unit coupled to said first network-unit and to a further network, wherein said network comprises a pooled connection between the first network unit and the second network unit, wherein a capacity of said pooled connection is smaller than a sum of all terminal-capacities, wherein said second network-unit comprises a manager for managing said exchanging, wherein said manager in said second network-unit comprises a controller for controlling the capacity of said pooled connection, and wherein a number of connections in the pooled connection is established in relation to a number of terminals such that the number of connections in the pooled connection is smaller than the number of the terminals and bandwidth capacity of the number of connections is established in relation to bandwidth capacity of the terminals such that the bandwidth capacity of the number of connection is smaller than the bandwidth capacities of the terminals.