Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core network (2020) having content processing means (2060, 2070) operable to provide a core network service relating to content, and a radio access network (700, 2003) having radio means for wireless communication with terminals (10) registered with the network, wherein the radio access network (700, 2003) includes a local source of content (741, 1100). The network is arranged to provide the content processing means (2060, 2070) core network service in relation to the content of the local source.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling data service for a vehicle-based user of a telecommunication network. The method comprising: retrieving data associated with location behavior of the user within the network; predicting, based on said data and on a current user location within the network, a future user location within the network; performing a determination of network capability at the future user location; and modifying, in response to the determination, a configuration of the network and/or a service parameter associated with the user. A network element, system and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: Signalling messages may be monitored in a telecommunications network by receiving an indication of a signalling message for a network entity of the telecommunications network, the signalling message comprising a signalling dialog identifier. The signalling dialog identifier of the received signalling message is compared with a list of known signalling dialog identifiers relating to the network entity and the signalling message is categorized based on a result of the step of comparing, for example as suspicious. If a number of signalling messages for a network entity of the telecommunications network categorized as suspicious and having a common additional characteristic is at least a threshold value, an alert may be generated.

Abstract: One or more telecommunication network cells, each having a geographically distinct radio coverage area, communicate with a mobile terminal so as to identify it and generate information about its usage thereby. Indications of usage of the mobile terminal within the predefined geographical location range and usage of the mobile terminal outside the predefined geographical location range can then be provided based on the information about usage of the mobile terminal generated by the one or more telecommunication network cells.

Abstract: Method and system for managing communication resources within a cellular network. The method comprising determining one or more groups of user equipment, UEs, engaged in a group call in a first mode of operation to be migrated to a second mode of operation based on information indicating the load of a base station. Sending a message indicating that the determined one or more groups of UEs are to migrate to the second mode of operation.

Abstract: A scheduler for a cellular telecommunications network is provided having a first base station corresponding to a first cell and serving a cell area, the scheduler being adapted to: identify mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area; obtain resource usage information of mobile devices located at the edge of neighboring cell areas; and, allocate resource blocks for data transmission based on the location of the mobile devices and the received resource usage information, wherein those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area are allocated with a higher priority than those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices not located at the edge of the cell area. An associated method and computer readable storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: User location determining in a cellular network may be provided. Geographical location information for one or more mobile terminals of the cellular network is received at a network entity of the cellular network from one or both of: a core network part of the cellular network; and a network management part of the cellular network. A message for communication from the net-work entity to another entity is then generated based on the received geographical location information. For instance, this may allow one or mobile terminal locations to be tracked and their locations may be reported.

Abstract: To enable formation of secure associations between IP-enabled devices when they have not previously connected, a method is proposed where a declaration of ownership of a target device is made by the subscriber of a originating device and that subscriber giving that declaration is authenticated by means of a SIM card, say. The originating device establishes secure connection to a first server. The target device establishes a secure connection to a second server. Provided the first and second servers can establish a conventional IP-type SA (e.g. using IPSec or TLS), there is a chain of secure associations between the two devices. This chain is then used to build a new secure association between originating device and target Device. The first and second servers thus act as proxies for two devices respectively and negotiate the secure association on their behalf. They then transfer the new secure association information securely to the devices using the existing chain of secure associations.

Abstract: Methods and network entities for communicating control signalling for an uplink high speed data service, a downlink high speed data service or both over a radio interface of a cellular network.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling data service for a user of a telecommunication network. The method comprising: retrieving data associated with historical behavior of the user within the network; predicting, based on said data and on a current user location within the network, a future user location within the network; performing a determination of network capability at the future user location; and modifying, in response to the determination, a configuration of the network and/or a service parameter associated with the user. A network element, system and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core network operable to provide core network functions; and a radio access network having control means, and radio means for wireless communication with terminals registered with the telecommunications network. In some embodiments the control means includes a client function operable to cause routing of traffic within the control means.

Abstract: To allow devices to authenticate to a wide area mobile network when they temporarily do not have a connection to a SIM card and to authenticate the base station and so protect against false base stations, a system is provided where certain authentication credentials are pre-fetched while connection to the SIM card and the authentication subsystem of the wide area mobile network are in signaling connection. These advance credentials are then presented by the devices in authentication requests without requiring access via the mobile network or the connected presence of the SIM card being necessary for successful authentication.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having a radio for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network. The radio access network includes a controller operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The controller may include an application programming interface, API, which provides a consistent interface to a multiplicity of applications hosted on the control mean. The controller may be provided at an access node site and/or a gateway site.

Abstract: Proposed invention refers to a method for anonymously associating health monitoring device measurements to a user ID. The invention comprises the steps of: registering in a server a user associated with an ID and a first set of metadata; registering a health monitoring device associated to a second ID and a second set of metadata; then, sending through a first communication channel the ID associated to the user and the first set of metadata to the server by a communication device; taking a measurement of the user by the health monitoring device and sending through a second communication channel said measurement associated to the second ID and the second set of metadata to the server; comparing the metadata stored in the server; and finally associating the first ID with the measurements taken by the health monitoring device corresponding to the second set of metadata, being based the association on the results of the previous comparison.

Abstract: A Proximity Request is handled within a cellular network, by communicating a Map Request from the Proximity Service Function to an Application Server, in response to a first Proximity Request on behalf of a first User Equipment. A Map Response is then communicated from the Application Server to the Proximity Service Function, in response to the Map Request. One or both of: the Map Request; and the Map Response comprises a cryptographic signature to allow authentication of the first Proximity Request.

Abstract: A telecommunications network including: a mobile device (10); a home network (12) with which the mobile device (10) user has a subscription including content preferences, the home network (12) including a content preference store (94) for storing the content preferences, a policy provisioning server (9) for indicating content preferences to mobile device (10) and home authenticating means (13) for performing authentication of the mobile device (10); and a further network (38) having at least one access point (11) with which the mobile device (10) can temporarily communicate and further authenticating means (42) for controlling registration of the mobile device (10) with the access point (11); wherein: the further authentication means (42) is operable to communicate with the home authentication means (12) to perform an authentication process for the mobile device (10) when the mobile device (10) connects to the access point (11), which authentication process accesses data from the content preference store (94)

Abstract: A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points while also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.

Abstract: Coordination of the use of radio resource between a first Radio Access Network (RAN) and a second RAN is provided, each RAN being configured to communicate over the same predefined bandwidth range. A first priority associated with traffic to be carried over the first RAN and a second priority associated with traffic to be carried over the second RAN are determined. A first portion of the radio resource comprising one or more first bandwidth segments is assigned to the first RAN and a second portion of the radio resource comprising a plurality of second bandwidth segments is assigned to the second RAN, based on the first and second priorities. The first portion is indicated to a first RAN scheduler and/or the second portion is indicated to a second RAN scheduler. At least one first bandwidth segment is assigned between two of the second bandwidth segments.

Abstract: A method of determining a transmission mode configuration for a cell of a node of a telecommunication network, the node configured to serve a plurality of user devices within the cell, wherein the determination is based on evaluation of at least one condition associated with one or more applications running at one or more user devices served by the cell, the evaluation being against a specific transmission mode configuration.

Abstract: To reduce the number of subcarriers used for the transmission of reference symbols by base stations in an OFDM based cellular telecommunications network, the level of data for transmission from the base station to at least one subscriber station is determined and, when traffic levels are low and/or where the mobile station is unable to make efficient use of the full bandwidth, reference symbol data is transmitted from the base station using a number of the subcarriers less than the total number of subcarriers available. Thus the reference symbol frequency spread—the bandwidth between the lowest frequency subcarrier and the highest frequency subcarrier being used to transmit reference symbols—is made dependent upon the determined level of data for transmission.