Time-value curves to provide dynamic QoS for time sensitive file transfer

A method of allocating a resource to a plurality of resource tasks in a workflow includes the steps of:

• generating, with a network device, a time-value curve for each resource task in the workflow, the time-value curve defining a temporally dynamic quality of service to be provided to the corresponding resource task, wherein the quality of service is calculated as a function of time, and
• using the time-value curve to select one of the plurality of resource tasks for resource allocation.

A device comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium accessible by a resource allocator, the computer readable medium for storing a data structure comprising, for each one of a plurality of enquired tasks associated with the resource, a time value-curve defining a temporal priority to provide to the associated task as a function of time, the time value curve of the data structure being accessed by the resource controller to control access to the resource.