Method and device for load control of switching technology resources

A switching technology resource for implementing load control of an external switching technology resource for providing voice-channel related functions in a switching node, where the resource is controlled by the switching node, comprising:

• a detection device to determine a capacity utilization of the resource;
• and
• a signaling device to signal from the resource to the switching node the capacity utilization of the resource if a value representative of the capacity utilization is above and/or below a predetermined threshold value.

A Switching node for implementing load control of an external switching technology resource for providing voice-channel related functions, comprising:

• a receiving device to receive signaling messages that include information about capacity utilization of a switching technology resource;
• and
• a regulation device to regulate a number of available voice-channel related functions as a function of the capacity utilization of the resource.