In one embodiment, a technique is provided to share resources among data flows. An apparatus receives a request for a new data flow where the new data flow is associated with a session group (ID). The apparatus determines that the session group ID of the new data flow matches a session group ID of one...http://www.google.de/patents/US7454504?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7454504 - Resource sharing among multiple RSVP sessions