Abstract:
A technique for controlling an access domain selection is described. The technique is applicable to user terminals that are capable of switching from a first network access domain to a second network access domain while services are provided to the user terminals. According to a network aspect of this technique, a network node receives a request message from a user terminal. In response to this request message, the network node sends a rule set including one or more access domain switching rules to the user terminal. These access domain switching rules may be dynamically selected by the network node to control the access domain switching behavior of the user terminal.
Abstract:
A technique for controlling an access domain selection is described. The technique is applicable to user terminals that are capable of switching from a first network access domain to a second network access domain while services are provided to the user terminals. According to a network aspect of this technique, a network node receives a request message from a user terminal. In response to this request message, the network node sends a rule set including one or more access domain switching rules to the user terminal. These access domain switching rules may be dynamically selected by the network node to control the access domain switching behaviour of the user terminal.
Abstract:
A method of provisioning an address of a Packet Mobile Switching Centre at a Mobile Station, the Packet Mobile Switching Centre providing an interface between a packet switched domain to which the Mobile Station is attached, and a circuit switched service domain, and the packet switched domain comprising a Mobility Management Entity for handling Mobility Management in respect of the Mobile Station and for performing location updates with the Packet Mobile Switching Centre on behalf of the Mobile Station. The method comprises sending a Location Update request from the Mobility Management Entity to a Mobile Switching Centre server within the Packet Mobile Switching Centre on behalf of the Mobile Station. In response, the Mobile Switching Centre server returns to the Mobility Management Entity a Location Update Accept containing an address of the Packet Mobile Switching Centre. The Mobility Management Entity forwards the address to the Mobile Terminal.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating a switching node of a communications network, wherein the communications network comprises a layered architectural environment and a non-layered architectural environment. The switching node provides processing capabilities for the processing of communications services both within the layered and the non-layered architectural environment The method comprises the steps of receiving a communication service request, determining according to at least one predetermined rule as an operation mode, whether the switching node is going to act for a processing of the requested communication service as a switching node of the layered architectural environment or as a switching node of the non-layered architectural environment, and processing the requested communications service in accordance with the determined operation mode of the switching node. The invention relates further to a corresponding network node, communications system and computer program.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of enabling the service level networks (e.g. CSoLTE or IMS CN) to provide location-dependent services based on a circuit switched domain from a service level network to a mobile station communicating with a cell in a radio access network that utilises a packet switched domain. The method includes providing cell location information relating to the location of the cell; determining a Service Area Identifier based on the cell location information; and providing the Service Area Identifier to the service level network. The Service Area Identifier is then used for different location based services and applications in the service level network nodes.
Abstract:
A technique for performing a service domain selection in a communications network having a default service domain and at least one alternative service domain is described. According to this technique, a switching to the alternative service domain involves the invocation of a supplementary service that is provided as a supplement to a basic service. A method implementation of this technique comprises steps of identifying a basic service type associated with a service request; determining if for at least one of an originating side and a terminating side of the service request the identified basic service type is linked with a subscription to the supplementary service of service domain switching; and invocating the supplementary service of service domain switching if a linking can be determined.
Abstract:
A service routing decision entity and method are described for a system that comprises a circuit switched subsystem, an Internet protocol multimedia system subsystem and at least one mobile terminal suitable for communication with the two subsystems. The two subsystems provide overlapping services. The service routing decision entity and method are arranged to make a routing decision associated with a given service involving the mobile terminal with respect to routing the given service via one or both of the circuit switched subsystem and the Internet protocol multimedia system subsystem, based on predetermined decision information.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and devices for supporting the use of a dual mode mobile station in a cellular telecommunications network connected to a first cellular telecommunications access network and a second short range and/or high bandwidth access network. The node connecting the second access network and the core network imitates a node of the cellular telecommunications access network towards a core network and operates towards the second access network like a SIP proxy.
Abstract:
A method for handling, by a ring node of a network having a ring topology, a data transfer of data packets through the network via which the data packets are transmitted to their destination node, wherein each ring node has two neighboring ring nodes. The method includes detecting data packets of an incoming data transfer received from a non ring node to be transmitted through the network to their destination node. Furthermore, a ring direction is added to the data packets of the incoming data transfer, the indication indicating in which direction the data packets of the incoming data transfer are passed through the network having the ring topology. The data packets of the incoming data transfer are forwarded to one of the two neighboring ring nodes based on the added indication.