Apparatus and method for adaptive data transmission

Apparatus for adjusting bandwidth utilisation between a group of different par-ticipating users accessing client terminals (40-46) in a common media event in a computer network (5), the apparatus comprising:

• a distributing unit (10) adapted to distribute address information and bandwidth limitation to the participating users connectable via the computer network to the common media event from their respective client terminals, the distributing unit being hosted from a central administration entity (30),
• connecting links (70-76) adapted to connect each client terminals of participating users via the Internet or any other global interconnecting network to the distributing unit,
• measurement means (20-26) in association with the client terminals adapted to measure incoming data streams from other users,
• characterised in that
• the distributed bandwidth limitation is provided to the client terminals to allow them to compare the incoming data streams therewith, in response to which the client terminals autonomously adjust their amount of transmission to a level that allows for optimal utilisation of available resources during transmission.