US 12,261,781 B2
Efficient usage of a MinGBR
Dominik Schnieders, Aachen (DE); and Nico Bayer, Bad Nauheim (DE)
Assigned to DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG, Bonn (DE)
Filed by Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn (DE)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/533,274.
Claims priority of application No. 22212452 (EP), filed on Dec. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195746 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 47/25 (2022.01); H04L 43/026 (2022.01); H04L 43/0894 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/25 (2013.01) [H04L 43/026 (2013.01); H04L 43/0894 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a communication network, the method comprising:
a communication network providing a sender of a distributed real-time application and a receiver of the distributed real-time application with a communication connection, the distributed real-time application defining a minimum operable data rate;
the sender periodically transmitting data packets to the receiver via the provided communication connection at a data rate higher than the defined minimum operable data rate;
the sender steadily determining a currently available bitrate of the communication connection, and adjusting the data rate to a data rate lower than the determined currently available bitrate by a data rate offset defined by the distributed real-time application;
a node of the communication network learning the defined data rate offset and providing a guaranteed minimum bitrate of the communication connection higher than a booked minimum bitrate of the communication connection by the learned data rate offset.