Patent ID: 7417966

Claim:
A method for allocating transmission resources in a data communication network in which data transmissions are carried out between a first network site and a second network site, comprising the following steps: a) receiving at said second network site a first data transmission from said first network site having a specific data transmission characteristic; b) allocating by said first or second network site transmission resources for a second data transmission in said communication network from said second network site to said first network site, said second data transmission comprising the transmission of acknowledgement data acknowledging the receipt of data of said first data transmission by said second network site; c) determining at said first network site a first transmission characteristic information indicating said data transmission characteristic of said first data transmission, wherein in addition to the determining of said first transmission characteristic information, said first network site also determines a second transmission characteristic information indicating a data transmission characteristic of said second data transmission received at said first network site; d) allocating by said first or second network site said transmission resources based on at least said first transmission characteristic information; wherein said second transmission characteristic information is also conveyed to said second network site; and said allocating step d) comprises the allocating of the transmission resources by said second network site for said second data transmission on the basis of said first and second transmission characteristic information.