Abstract: An arrangement associated with a Bandwidth Manager, BM, adapted to reserve and return network resources requested from a first entity in a data network. The arrangement includes a first message rate limiter element (301) adapted to limit the rate of reservations request messages to the BM, a second message rate limiter element (302) adapted to limit the rate of resource return messages to the BM, and at least one message rate estimator unit (303) adapted to adjust the message rate limiters between the reservation request signalling peak rate and sustained rates defined for the communication between the BM and a second entity.

Abstract: A Bandwidth Manager, BM, entity connectable to a Bandwidth Manager system (300) adapted to serve clients having knowledge about performed resource reservations and including a plurality of Bandwidth Manager, BM, entities hierarchically connected in multiple levels, wherein one or more BMs is/are located at each level. The BM entity includes elements for synchronizing states of BM entities located at a level higher than the level of the BM entity, wherein at least two BM entities at the higher level are workers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a node for controlling the forwarding quality in a data network. The data network comprising a measurement manager comprising means for performing measurements in said data network and a Network Resource Manager, NRM, comprising means for obtaining information of the network topology. The method comprises the steps of: detecting potentially overloaded paths or individual out-interfaces by using a detecting-method, selecting one or more nodes where measurements are to be performed based on the detected potentially overloaded paths or individual out-interfaces, and measuring quality metrics in the selected nodes.

Abstract: Method and a computer program product for controlling the forwarding quality in a data network including a measurement manager elements for performing end-to-end measurements between nodes in the data network and a Network Resource Manager, NRM, including elements for obtaining information of the network topology. The method includes the steps of: transferring the obtained information of the network routing topology from the NRM to the measurement manager or transferring a result of the performed end-to-end measurements from a measurement manager to the NRM, and combining the end-to-end measurements and the obtained information of the network routing topology into a first information set in order to detect correlated and uncorrelated paths.

Abstract: Method in a packet based communication network including network domains to establish a virtual leased line (VLL) between a source (SRC) and a destination (DST) in different domains in order to achieve packet transfer between the source and the destination, wherein a bandwidth broker (BB) is associated to each network domain.

Abstract: A method and arrangement in a communications network. The object is to provide a way of handling recourse management issues and admission control within an IP telephony system. The object is achieved by a topology aware resource manager collecting routing information concerning the IP network, obtaining resource information concerning resources within the IP network, creating a resource map by combing the routing information and resource information, and performing recourse management issues and admission control within the system by the resource map and by interacting with a gatekeeper.