Abstract: A method for transmitting information in paths of an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network includes initiating setup of at least one new path in the ATM network if a capacity of a path currently used for transmission of information exceeds a setup threshold, assigning ATM channels to the at least one new path after setting-up the at least one new path, and initiating release of at least one path in the ATM network if a capacity of a path currently used for transmission of information is below a release threshold.

Abstract: The invention discloses means and methods for transmission of information in paths of an ATM network wherein a path setup for at least one new path in the network is initiated if the path capacity currently used for transmission of information exceeds a threshold, wherein a path release for at least one path in the network is initiated if the path capacity currently used for transmission of information is below a threshold.

Abstract: In an intermediate storage of a communication switching system, where connection data are stored in connection-specific data sets, the intermediate storage is continuously checked for the presence of data sets. If at least one such data set is present, then this data set is transmitted in a security transmission method to two separate processing units of a data processing system and written into a memory unit. If only one of two processing units acknowledges error-free reception of a data set, then this processing unit is supplied with a control signal by the communication switching system directing it to copy the data set just received into the memory unit of the other processing unit.