Method of transmitting data and communication device

1. A method of transmitting data comprising

selecting a transmission mode from at least a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, wherein according to the first transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two first time periods using first communication resources wherein the at least two first time periods are separated by a first time interval, wherein according to the second transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two second time periods using second communication resources wherein the at least two second time periods are separated by a second time interval, and wherein the first time interval is longer than the second time interval and the first communication resources allow the transmission of a higher amount of data in one of the first time periods than the second communication resources in one of the second time periods; and

transmitting data according to the selected transmission mode,

wherein the data is to be transmitted from a first communication device to a second communication device and

wherein the method comprises

determining a parameter value describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and the second communication device when transmitting data according to the first transmission mode or the second transmission mode or describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and a communication network component involved in the data transmission between the first communication device and the second communication device and

selecting the transmission mode based on the parameter value.

2. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication resources are configured such that they allow a higher data rate than the second communication resources.

3. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the first time periods are longer than the second time periods.

4. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter value is the round trip time between the first communication device and the second communication device.

5. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the data is transmitted using a mobile communication network.

6. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the data is media data generated in accordance with a communication service.

7. The method of transmitting data according to claim 6 , wherein the communication service is a speech communication service.

8. The method of transmitting data according to claim 7 , wherein the communication service is a packet based communication service.

9. The method of transmitting data according to claim 8 , wherein the communication service is Voice over Internet Protocol.

10. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the data is transmitted using a communication connection and the method further comprises determining a quality requirement for the communication connection and wherein the transmission mode is selected based on the determined quality requirement.

11. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving a message including a specification which transmission mode is to be used for transmitting the data and selecting the transmission mode according to the message.

12. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , further comprising generating and sending a message including a specification which transmission mode has been selected.

13. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , further comprising requesting communication resources according to the selected transmission mode.

14. The method of transmitting data according to claim 1 , wherein the data is transmitted using a transmitting circuit and the method further comprises switching off the transmitting circuit at least partially during the first time interval.

15. A communication device comprising

a selecting circuit configured to select a transmission mode from at least a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, wherein according to the first transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two first time periods using first communication resources wherein the at least two first time periods are separated by a first time interval, wherein according to the second transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two second time periods using second communication resources wherein the at least two second time periods are separated by a second time interval, and wherein the first time interval is longer than the second time interval and the first communication resources allow the transmission of a higher amount of data in one of the first time periods than the second communication resources in one of the second time periods; and

a transmitting circuit configured to transmit data according to the selected transmission mode

wherein the data is to be transmitted from a first communication device to a second communication device and

wherein the selecting circuit is configured to

determine a parameter value describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and the second communication device when transmitting data according to the first transmission mode or the second transmission mode or describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and a communication network component involved in the data transmission between the first communication device and the second communication device and

select the transmission mode based on the parameter value.

16. The communication device according to claim 15 , wherein the communication device is a mobile communication terminal.

17. A communication device comprising

selecting means for selecting a transmission mode from at least a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, wherein according to the first transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two first time periods using first communication resources wherein the at least two first time periods are separated by a first time interval, wherein according to the second transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two second time periods using second communication resources wherein the at least two second time periods are separated by a second time interval, and wherein the first time interval is longer than the second time interval and the first communication resources allow the transmission of a higher amount of data in one of the first time periods than the second communication resources in one of the second time periods; and

transmitting means for transmitting data according to the selected transmission mode

wherein the data is to be transmitted communication device to a second communication device and

wherein the selecting means are for

determining a parameter value describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and the second communication device when transmitting data according to the first transmission mode or the second transmission mode or describing the transmission delay between the first communication device and a communication network component involved in the data transmission between the first communication device and the second communication device and

selecting the transmission mode based on the parameter value.