Abstract: A method for establishing a packet data connection in a telecommunications system which includes an office network, an operator network, and a local area network between them. Data transmission from the office network through the local area network is adapted to a data transmission protocol according to a mobile system. The office network also includes a serving support node, a packet control unit, and a gateway support node, which are arranged to support the packet data protocol of the mobile system. The serving support node, packet control unit, and gateway support node are arranged to have a functional connection with each other and with a radio access gateway. A packet data connection request is made from a mobile station to the office network, and a packet data connection is established from the serving support node and gateway support node to a destination address defined by the link request.

Abstract: A wireless intranet office (WIO) concept is disclosed, which integrates an IP based Intranet environment (27) and GSM network providing mobile telephones (21) with access to GSM through the GSM network or via the intranet. Access through the intranet to the GSM MSC (26) is provided by a WIO interworking unit (24) which may comprise several network entities (e.g. intranet mobile cluster (241), intranet location register (242), WIO gatekeeper (243), WIO gateway (244) and H.323 gateway). A dual mode terminal for such a system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of handing off a mobile station (MS B) from an internal cellular communications network to an external cellular communications network having a network controller, the method comprising: allocating at least one cell of the internal cellular network as a border cell (E); detecting the movement of said mobile station (MS B) into said border cell (E); generating an advance hand-off request in accordance with a prediction algorithm which uses a set of predetermined parameters associated with said mobile station (MS B) and determines when a hand-off is likely to be required; and responsive to said advance hand-off request setting up a communication channel in the external cellular communications network for use by said mobile station (MS B) when an actual hand-off request is made, wherein said external network and said internal network is a packet switched network.

Abstract: A method for providing routing information for establishing connections over a communication system comprising a plurality of communication networks is described. The method comprises storing location dependent routing information in a data storage, providing a terminal with location dependent routing information stored in the data storage and establishing connection between the terminal and at least one other terminal using location dependent routing information provided by the data storage. At least one of the terminals is a mobile terminal and information for routing the connection between the terminals is selected based on the location of the at least one mobile terminal.

Abstract: A telephone system for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle transceiver, on board said vehicle, and connectable to a cellular telephone network for bi-directional communication therewith; a server terminal, on board said vehicle, connected to said transceiver and having an identification address; a plurality of user terminals, distributed on board the vehicle, each capable of accepting an identity of a user of the cellular telephone system and each connected to said server terminal whereby a plurality of users may communicate simultaneously with said network via the server terminal; and a location data base for identifying users of the cellular telephone system when their identifies are accepted by respective user terminals and for associating those users with said identification address to permit communication to be established between those users and the cellular telephone system via the server terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for using an application (18) in a mobile station (1). The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, whereby the first mode of operation is passive, and in the second mode of operation the application controls the master control unit (MCU) of the mobile station. The invention also relates to a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (1), which has an application (18), means for using the application (18), and the first means of data transfer (IR, 20, RF) for local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one cash register (21) or the like, which has the second means for data transfer (IR2), and the application (18) comprises means for transferring data between the first means for data transfer (IR) and the second means for data transfer (IR2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for using an application (18) in a mobile station (1). The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, whereby the first mode of operation is passive, and in the second mode of operation the application controls the master control unit (MCU) of the mobile station. The invention also relates to a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (1), which has an application (18), means for using the application (18), and the first means of data transfer (IR, 20, RF) for local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one cash register (21) or the like, which has the second means for data transfer (IR2), and the application (18) comprises means for transferring data between the first means for data transfer (IR) and the second means for data transfer (IR2).

Abstract: A wireless intranet office (WIO) concept is disclosed, which integrates an IP based Intranet environment (27) and GSM network providing mobile telephones (21) with access to GSM through the GSM network or via the intranet. Access through the intranet to the GSM MSC (26) is provided by a WIO interworking unit (24) which may comprise several network entities (e.g. intranet mobile cluster (241), intranet location register (242), WIO gatekeeper (243), WIO gateway (244) and H.323 gateway). A dual mode terminal for such a system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless intranet office (WIO) concept is disclosed, which integrates an IP based intranet environment (27) and GSM network providing mobile telephones (21) with access to GSM through the GSM network or via the intranet. Access through the intranet to the GSM MSC (26) is provided by a WIO interworking unit (24) which may comprise several network entities (e.g. intranet mobile cluster (241), intranet location register (242), WIO gatekeeper (243), WIO gateway (244) and H.323 gateway). A dual mode terminal for such a system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-service mobile station according to the invention comprises means (42) for connecting the device by radio to telecommunication network in order to utilize typical mobile station services, such as speech and data services. Additionally, the multi-service mobile station provides means (41, 40, 47) for using various information processing services (P1, P2), such as telefax service and electronic mail service. When using information processing services, the information processed by the user is automatically saved in the memory means (40, 47) of the multi-service mobile station when a certain criterium is met. The criteria are e.g. shifting from one service to another, going over to current saving mode, or, in a two-section multi-service terminal device, folding the device together.

Abstract: A cell handover method and cellular radio system includes at least one indoor subscriber terminal (100) and cells (31 to 38) with operating area of each being confined to the interior of a building, and at least one outdoor cell (11) whose operating area extends from the exterior to the interior of the building, and in which cellular radio system the cell serving the subscriber terminal (100) will be changed, characterized in that the radio system is configured for cell handover in such a way that cells (31 to 38) are grouped into cell groups with a gateway cell (21 to 24) provided around each group, and with one gateway cell (21) provided at the entrance of the building, the gateway cell (21 to 24) surrounding the cell (31 to 38) is entered on the neighbor list of each cell (31 to 38), other gateway cells (22 to 24) and an outdoor cell (11) are entered on the neighbor list of the gateway cell (21) provided at the entrance, and the gateway cells (21 to 24) are entered on the neighbor list of the outdoor cell

Abstract: A method for monitoring with discontinuous BCCH carriers in GSM, in which a mobile station can monitor a neighboring base station in each frame, or one in each frame. i.e. once in 4.615 ms, even where the base stations do not transmit continuously on a beacon carrier. Control information is intermittently transmitted from one or more base stations to one or more mobile stations. Traffic information is transmitted between the base station and the mobile station. The base station using n (n less than 8) time slots of a TDMA frame. The base station is monitored by the mobile station within a predetermined time slot of the TDMA frame during which the base station transmits additional information that is neither control information nor traffic information. The monitoring by the mobile station during the predetermined time slot (TS) is synchronized with the monitoring of further provided mobile stations.

Abstract: A method (400) for controlling calls to and from a mobile station reachable via a hybrid cellular telecommunication system, where said mobile station is the first endpoint of a call, is characterized in that a set of allowed location areas is defined (402). Further, the location area of another endpoint of the call is determined (407), and decision about connecting the call via the hybrid cellular telecommunication system is made (408) based at least on the location area of said other endpoint. Arrangements (600, 610) implementing the method are also presented.

Abstract: A multi-service mobile station according to the invention comprises means (42) for connecting the device by radio to telecommunication network in order to utilize typical mobile station services, such as speech and data services. Additionally, the multi-service mobile station provides means (41, 40, 47) for using various information processing services (P1, P2), such as telefax service and electronic mail service. When using information processing services, the information processed by the user is automatically saved in the memory means (40, 47) of the multi-service mobile station when a certain criterium is met. The criteria are e.g. shifting from one service to another, going over to current saving mode, or, in a two-section multi-service terminal device, folding the device together.

Abstract: A multi-service mobile station comprises a module (42) for connecting the device by radio to a telecommunication network in order to utilize typical mobile station services, such as speech and data services. Additionally, the multi-service mobile station provides processing memory (41, 40, 47) for using various information processing services (P1, P2), such as telefax service and electronic mail service. When using information processing services, the information processed by the user is automatically saved in the memory (40, 47) of the multi-service mobile station when a certain criterium is met. The criteria are, e.g., shifting from one service to another, going over to current saving mode, or, in a two-section multi-service terminal device, folding the device together.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for using an application (18) in a mobile station (1). The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, whereby the first mode of operation is passive, and in the second mode of operation the application controls the master control unit (MCU) of the mobile station. The invention also relates to a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (1), which has an application (18), means for using the application (18), and the first means of data transfer (IR, 20, RF) for local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one cash register (21) or the like, which has the second means for data transfer (IR2), and the application (18) comprises means for transferring data between the first means for data transfer (IR) and the second means for data transfer (IR2).

Abstract: A method is provided for using an application (18) in a mobile station (1). The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The first mode of operation is passive. In the second mode of operation the application (18) controls a master control unit (MCU) of the mobile station (1). Also provided is a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (1) which has an associated application (18), a component for using the application (18), and a first transceiver (IR, 20) for providing local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one cash register (21) or the like, which has a second transceiver for providing data transfer (IR2). The application (18) has a capability for causing data to be transferred from the first transceiver (IR) to the second transceiver (IR2).

Abstract: A method of establishing a data connection in a telecommunications system which comprises an office network and an operator network and a local area network between them. Data transmission between the office network and a public land mobile network is adapted together in the operator network. The office network comprises an interworking function to which a signalling connection from a call control entity is arranged, and the call control entity detects the establishment of an internal data connection in the office network, the data connection using a data protocol according to a mobile system. Data connections according to the data protocol and coming from a radio access gateway are adapted to the data protocol according to the office network in response to the call control entity detecting an internal data connection in the office network, the second party of the data connection being a mobile system terminal.

Abstract: A method for establishing a packet data connection in a telecommunications system which comprises an office network, an operator network, and a local area network between them. Data transmission from the office network through the local area network is adapted to a data transmission protocol according to a mobile system. The office network also comprises a serving support node, a packet control unit, and a gateway support node, which are arranged to support the packet data protocol of the mobile system. The serving support node, packet control unit, and gateway support node are arranged to have a functional connection with each other and with a radio access gateway. A packet data connection request is made from a mobile station to the office network, and a packet data connection is established from the serving support node and gateway support node to a destination address defined by the link request.

Abstract: A network for communicating with a plurality of radiotelephones via respective communication channels over timeslots on a carrier, wherein the channels can operate at a first or second data rate such that a timeslot on the carrier can transmit a single communication channel operating at the first data rate or two communication channels operating at the second data rate, the network comprising a controller responsive to a predetermined condition for initiating a change in the data rate of two channels transmitted on separate timeslots from the first data rate to the second data rate.