Abstract: The invention concerns a payment arrangement in an online shopping. In the method a request for a transaction code containing at least predefined user-related identification information is received. The content of the request is compared to stored information and, in response to a positive outcome of the comparison, a transaction code is generated, stored and delivered to the requesting party. In the next phase an inserted transaction code is received for verification and it is compared to the generated transaction code stored. In response to a positive outcome of the comparison the payment information is confirmed to the requesting entity. The invention also relates to a network element, a system and a computer program product implementing the method.

Abstract: A communication system and a method for routing data traffic from and to a backbone network where a first Provider Edge device (302) routes data traffic between a first Customer Edge device (304) and the backbone network via a primary route (306), the first Customer Edge device (304) providing a primary connection to the backbone network, and the first Customer Edge device (304) is adapted to be in an active state or an inactive state, in which inactive state the first Customer Edge device (304) is disabled for any routing. The communication system and method provide: monitoring (501, 503) of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304); detection of failure (502, 504) of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304); setting of the state (506) of the first Customer Edge device (304) to the inactive state when failure of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304) is detected; and provision of a secondary connection to the backbone network via a secondary route (318).

Abstract: The invention concerns a payment arrangement in an online shopping. In the method a request for a transaction code containing at least predefined user-related identification information is received. The content of the request is compared to stored information and, in response to a positive outcome of the comparison, a transaction code is generated, stored and delivered to the requesting party. In the next phase an inserted transaction code is received for verification and it is compared to the generated transaction code stored. In response to a positive outcome of the comparison the payment information is confirmed to the requesting entity. The invention also relates to a network element, a system and a computer program product implementing the method.

Abstract: A communication system and a method for routing data traffic from and to a backbone network where a first Provider Edge device (302) routes data traffic between a first Customer Edge device (304) and the backbone network via a primary route (306), the first Customer Edge device (304) providing a primary connection to the backbone network, and the first Customer Edge device (304) is adapted to be in an active state or an inactive state, in which inactive state the first Customer Edge device (304) is disabled for any routing. The communication system and method provide: monitoring (501, 503) of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304); detection of failure (502, 504) of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304); setting of the state (506) of the first Customer Edge device (304) to the inactive state when failure of the data traffic of the first Customer Edge device (304) is detected; and provision of a secondary connection to the backbone network via a secondary route (318).