Method and device for trasmitting signals

A communication device, said communication device being operable to transmit signals of a first category and signals of a second category over a link in a telecommunication system, said link providing a predetermined signal transmission rate, where said signals of the first category are associated with a real-time transmission and have a discontinuous characteristic according to which said signals of said first category comprise periods of activity and periods of inactivity, said communication device comprising:

• a channel establishment part (46) arranged to provide a first channel (TCH) for carrying signals of said first category and a second channel (PDCH) for carrying signals of said second category,
• a discriminator (45) for discriminating between periods of activity and periods of inactivity of said signals of said first category, and
• a channel management part (46) arranged to communicate with said discriminator, said channel management part being operable to assign a first portion of said predetermined signal transmission rate to said first channel (TCH) and a second portion of said predetermined signal transmission rate to said second channel (PDCH) during periods of activity of said signals of said first category indicated by said speech discriminator, and during periods of inactivity of said signals of said first category indicated by said speech discriminator, to increase said portion of said predetermined signal transmission rate assigned to said second channel (PDCH) during periods of activity of said signals of said first category.