Efficient support for a distributed real-time application

Abstract

A method for operating a communication network is provided. The communication network provides 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 transmits 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 determines a currently available bitrate of the communication connection and adjusts the data rate to the determined currently available bitrate. A node of the communication network steadily learns a distance of the data rate from the minimum operable data rate, and the node prevents the currently available bitrate from lowering when the learned distance is smaller than a predetermined threshold distance.

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