Abstract: Method for protecting against overload of a multipoint-to-point channel of a mobile communication network, said multipoint-to-point channel being provided by a radio access network for the mobile communication network in order to enable a plurality of mobile communication means to access the mobile communication network, wherein each mobile communication means can attach to the multipoint-to-point channel to provide processing requests of at least two different request types through the multipoint-to-point channel to the mobile communication network, in particular to a packet switching node of the mobile communication network, comprising the steps of: - receiving a processing request; - detecting the request type of the received request; - counting the number of mobile communication means presently attached to the multipoint-to point channel; - determining, based on the counted number of attached mobile communication means, a present load on the multipoint-to-point channel; and deciding whether to reject or t