1. A method of processing information, in particular speech information, in a communication network in which the information is transmitted in pieces, in particular in packets or in slots or frames, the method comprising making calculations according to an algorithm, the algorithm comprising a multitude of subfunctions, each of the subfunctions influencing the quality of the transmitted information with different degrees of severity or importance, wherein at each instant, in particular for each piece of information, a measure of the total processing required at this instant is calculated and is compared to the total processing capability at this instant and that, in the case where the total processing required exceeds the total processing capability, performing only those subfunctions are performed that influence the transmitted information with a low degree of severity or a high degree of importance.