A computer-implemented method (500) for sorting data elements of a particular set (2) of data elements (1), the method comprising: performing (501) an evaluation of a first type of use of each
data element of the particular set of data elements to determine a first influence value of the
data element in question with respect to a first type of
data transmission in a
data transmission system (3); determining (502) a set (4) of
data element candidates (5) for sorting based on the first influence values, wherein the set of data element candidates is a real subset of the particular set of data elements, the
data transmission system comprising a data
transmission network having transmitting components for transmitting the data elements of the set of data element candidates and receiving components for receiving the data elements of the set of data element candidates;Performing (503) an evaluation of a second type of use of each data element of the set of data element candidates to determine how often the data element in question is assigned to a control rule, which determines the permissible types of
processing of an assigned data element; Sorting (504) the data elements of the set of data element candidates based on their importance level, which indicates how often the data element in question is assigned to a control rule, which determines the permissible types of
processing of an assigned data element, wherein the higher the importance level of a data element, the greater the number of transmitting and / or receiving components that process that data element; Providing (505) the sorted data elements of the set of data element candidates;and in response to the provision of the sorted data elements of the set of data element candidates, receiving (506) a request for
data processing based on the provided sorted data elements of the set of data element candidates, wherein the
data processing involves a data transmission of the data elements of the set of data element candidates over the data
transmission network.