Management system and method for configuring a network for transferring media data

• Main Authors: ANDRIES, LUC MARIA JOZEF, DEMEESTER, PIET MARIE ALFONS ROSA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.07.2010
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The present invention is related to a method for configuring a network path of a network for transferring a media flow, whereby said path comprises at least one network device susceptible of network congestion and arranged for storing at least a part of the media flow. The method comprises the steps of - determining at least one possible path for transferring between possible locations of source and destination a media flow, said media flow being classified according to a footprint measure, said footprint measure being indicative of a possible difference between the total amount of incoming data and the total amount of outgoing data in the network device over a time interval having a duration of one or more time units, whereby said time unit is so chosen that individual data units of the at least one media flow are distinguishable by the network device, - configuring the at least one path according to the footprint measure.