A METHOD TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IN A COMPUTER NETWORK

1 . A method to improve the quality of service in a computer network consisting of nodes and starcouplers and/or access points and wireless and/or wired connections, the method comprising:

changing a current configuration (CUR_CONF) of the computer network to a new configuration (NEW_CONF) of the computer network, wherein:

the computer network in the current configuration (CUR_CONF) communicates one message or a multitude of messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ),

a monitor (M) observes at least some traffic pattern (TP) that the message or multitude of messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ) generate,

an extractor (E) formulates the traffic pattern (TP) of the message or multitude of messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ),

the extractor (E) following said analysis generates one or many traffic parameters (T_PAR) to the message or multitude of messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ), and

an optimizer (O) uses the traffic parameters (T_PAR) to generate the new configuration (NEW_CONF) and/or to generate recommendations (RECOM) for a new configuration (NEW_CONF).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer network in a current configuration (CUR_CONF) communicates a subset ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ) of the messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ) according an unsynchronized communication paradigm and the monitor (M) observes the traffic pattern (TP) of said set of unsynchronized messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ) and the extractor (E) analyses said traffic pattern (TP) and the extractor (E) assigns one parameter or a multitude of parameters to said unsynchronized messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c , 1102 a , 1102 b ) and the optimizer (O) uses the traffic parameters (T_PAR) to generate a new configuration (NEW_CONF) in which a unsynchronized message or a multitude of unsynchronized messages ( 1101 a , 1101 b , 1101 c ) are communicated according a time-triggered communication paradigm at least through a part of the computer network.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the optimizer (O) executes one or a multitude of the following optimization steps:

modifying the priorities with which messages are forwarded by starcouplers,

modifying the routes of messages through a network (i.e., a message will be sent along a different path),

encrypting or decrypting messages or parts of messages,

stop to encrypt/decrypt messages or parts of messages,

modifying the communication speed with which messages are communicated on the communication links 110 ,

packing of several messages into a single message,

splitting a single message in several messages, and

modifying the contents of a message or a multitude of messages.

4 . A starcoupler ( 203 ) connected to a distributed computer network, wherein the starcoupler ( 203 ) implements a monitor (M) function in accordance with the method of claim 1 .

5 . A network element (EX-OPT) connected to a distributed computer network, wherein the element (EX-OPT) communicates with at least one monitor (M) in the computer network and executes an extractor (E) function according to the method of claim 1 .

6 . A network element (EX-OPT) connected to the computer network, wherein the element (EX-OPT) communicates with at least one monitor (M) in the computer network and executes an optimizer (O) function according to the method of claim 1 .

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of encrypting or decrypting messages or parts of messages comprises modifying the encryption key used for encryption of messages or parts of messages.

8 . The method of claim 3 , wherein in the step of modifying the communication speed with which messages are communicated, the communication links comprise wireless communication.