Abstract: A method of adapting quotas for a shared resource in a network includes: retrieving, at a charging server, a usage level and a time period for each of a plurality of communication sessions associated with the shared resource, the communication sessions corresponding to respective client devices connected to the network; determining, at the charging server, whether the shared resource can support each of the communication sessions for the corresponding retrieved usage level and time period; when the determination is negative, determining a common reduced time period for each of the communication sessions at the charging server; and at the charging server, when the reduced time period exceeds a predefined threshold, allocating quotas to each of the communication sessions from the shared resource based on the usage levels and the reduced time period.

Abstract: A method of adapting quotas for a shared resource in a network includes: retrieving, at a charging server, a usage level and a time period for each of a plurality of communication sessions associated with the shared resource, the communication sessions corresponding to respective client devices connected to the network; determining, at the charging server, whether the shared resource can support each of the communication sessions for the corresponding retrieved usage level and time period; when the determination is negative, determining a common reduced time period for each of the communication sessions at the charging server; and at the charging server, when the reduced time period exceeds a predefined threshold, allocating quotas to each of the communication sessions from the shared resource based on the usage levels and the reduced time period.

Abstract: A method for server-assisted data processing on a plurality of clients connected at least temporarily to a server. The server manages a defined quantity of processing resource, the clients reserve a respective subset of the processing resource for a reservation period, and the server manages the clients reservations and provides the clients with the reserved subsets of the processing resource for the reservation period, where a confirmation period is defined in which the server is ready to receive a reservation confirmation.

Abstract: A method for server-assisted data processing on a plurality of clients connected at least temporarily to a server. The server manages a defined quantity of processing resource, the clients reserve a respective subset of the processing resource for a reservation period, and the server manages the clients reservations and provides the clients with the reserved subsets of the processing resource for the reservation period, where a confirmation period is defined in which the server is ready to receive a reservation confirmation.