Abstract: A location information (li) which is available in a mobile terminal device (ME-T) and which indicates the geographical location of the terminal device (ME-T) is embedded in messages (m) of a SIP protocol (SIP) which are exchanged between the terminal device (ME-T) and the network (WLAN) during the establishment of a session and/or during a session and/or during the registration of a terminal device (ME-T) in the network (WLAN), e.g. LAN or UMTS, or during request of a service or a function. By advantageously complementing the SIP protocol (session initiation protocol), the location information can be transmitted from a mobile terminal device (ME-T), which optionally has a telephone function, to the network (WLAN) in any signaling state, thereby substantially reducing the economic outlay for implementing the transmission of location information (li) to the network (WLAN).

Abstract: Transmission parameters for the transmission of at least one ticker information (ti) are transmitted during signaling of the transmission parameters for at least one multimedia data stream (mmd) for a session (S), the parameters establishing an additional logical transmission channel for the transmission of ticker information (ti), specifying the transmission protocol (RTP) and the payload type (555,666, 777,888) and inserting a source information which shows the source of the ticker information (ti). A session description protocol (SDP) embedded in a session initiation protocol (SIP) is used to describe and administer the transmission parameters. The invention allows the signaling for the additional information or ticker information (ti) to be implemented into existing network protocols for packet-oriented networks with only minor additional signaling and transmission operations.

Abstract: A video conference server in a digital data network that includes at least one audio port and at least one video port, a memory unit, an audio processing unit, a video processing unit, a control unit that generates control signals, a memory device, an access program module and a content program module. The audio and video port connect to a client workstation via the digital data network. The client workstation has a video output and an audio output. The memory unit associates an audio channel and a video channel of the digital data network with a client workstation. The audio processing unit and video processing unit receive signals from the audio and video port and generate signals for transmission to the client workstation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting user data, particularly user data realizing real-time applications, between at least one first communication device and at least one second communication device, the user data being transmitted as data packets during a communication connection, wherein during the communication connection at least from the first communication device at least one packet enabling an authentication of the first communication device is embedded in at least one of the data packets transmitting the user data and directed at the second communication device. The invention furthermore relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method.

Abstract: After the input of a subscriber (TLN1) of the first terminal (EG1), a connection to a temporarily available voice memory (SPS) is signalized by the same, and subsequently a voice message (spn) and at least one piece of retrieval information (ai) identifying the second terminal (EG2) is transmitted and stored at that location. Subsequently, the connection is terminated and the second terminal (EG2) is informed of the presence of a retrievable voice message (spn) in the voice memory (SPS) via the voice memory (SPS) by means of the at least one piece of retrieval information (ai), and the voice message (spn) can be retrieved from the second terminal (EG2) by means of the transmitted retrieval information (ai), or is transmitted to the second terminal (EG2) by the voice memory (SPS). In this manner voice messages (spn) can be stored for terminals (EG2) and retrieved by the same, regardless of whether one or no voice memories—such as an answering machine—is associated with these terminals (EG2).

Abstract: A private IP address is converted into a public IP address in a communications network without adapting a client software. The conversion of the private IP addresses into the public IP addresses is carried out via a network address translation. The private IP address of each terminal included in a payload of the IP data packet is convertible into a corresponding public IP address and, if necessary, vice-versa.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for operating databases with a plurality of first data is provided. A temporary copy of at least some logically related parts of the plurality of first data is generated as second data for an editing procedure. The second data is offered by a user such that he can edit the second data. On conclusion of the editing procedure an individual comparison of the second data with the first data is performed such that when a second datum of the second data matches a first datum of the first data, a reference is created in the database to the first datum corresponding to the second datum. At least some of the second data for which no match with first data is determined is saved in the database.

Abstract: First information and second information is stored in the communication system for a callback after a first communication terminal attempts a call to a second communication terminal in which the connection is not established. The first information allows the second communication terminal to display the attempted call so that a callback to the first communication terminal can be executed on the part of the second communication terminal. The second information includes a charge type for the callback correlating at least to the attempted call.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method used to determine services in a network is provided. For a plurality of devices, information pertaining to a location of the respective device is stored in a location information item. A location information item providing a location of a user is generated. At least one of the plurality of devices to be used by the user based on the generated location information item and to the stored location information items is automatically selecting; a status report is transmitted to a device used by the user, with the user being offered the use a service via the status report, the offered service effected by the selected device.

Abstract: A method for transmitting on-demand software and/or data from a server to a terminal in a packet network is provided. According to the method, a bandwidth test is performed as a prerequisite for transmission, said test verifying whether the currently available bandwidth is sufficient for transmitting the requested software or data. The server does not transmit the requested software or the requested software or the requested data if the results of the bandwidth test is negative.

Abstract: A network gateway unit and method for transmitting data from a first router to a second router through an external communications network, whereby local area networks connected to the router devices can be connected through the network gateway unit, include connecting the first router to the communications network through the network gateway unit. The network gateway unit is used for conversion between a transmission protocol used by the first router and a transmission protocol used in the communications network. A hardware address, which identifies the second router, is allocated to the data as a destination address by the first router. In the network gateway unit, a network address that identifies an exit point from the communications network is allocated to the destination address. Based upon the network address, the data is transmitted to the exit point from the communications network and from there to the second router.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data wherein it is possible to transmit data on the basis of hardware addresses from a source network device to a destination network device. The source network device assigns the data to be transmitted a fictitious hardware address which is used to identify a transmission destination without matching the latter's real hardware address prescribed by the manufacturer. The fictitious hardware address is transferred to an inventive address conversion apparatus in which the fictitious hardware address has been assigned an address information item identifying the destination network device. The address information item associated with the fictitious hardware address is then assigned to the data, which are forwarded to the destination network device using this address information item.

Abstract: A network gateway unit and method for transmitting data from a first router to a second router through an external communications network, whereby local area networks connected to the router devices can be connected through the network gateway unit, include connecting the first router to the communications network through the network gateway unit. The network gateway unit is used for conversion between a transmission protocol used by the first router and a transmission protocol used in the communications network. A hardware address, which identifies the second router, is allocated to the data as a destination address by the first router. In the network gateway unit, a network address that identifies an exit point from the communications network is allocated to the destination address. Based upon the network address, the data is transmitted to the exit point from the communications network and from there to the second router.

Abstract: In a system, particularly a telecommunication system (TK) that is programmed object-oriented, static and dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) are instanced by a higher-ranking process or by instanced dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) and the dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) are erasable. A statically instanced object manager (MA,MB) is allocated to every class or, respectively, type of dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) covering like objects (O1 . . . 3). Using the object manager (MA,MB), dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) are instanced, chained, erased, and the information exchange between the dynamic objects (O1 . . . 3) is controlled, whereby a respective logical object reference (LOR1 . . . 3) is stored in the allocated object manager (MA,MB) when a dynamic object (O1 . . . 3) is instanced. This logical object reference (LOR1 . . . 3) is in turn erased when a dynamic object (O1 . . . 3) is erased. During the course of a call setup and cleardown in telecommunication systems (TK), dynamic objects (O1 . . .

Abstract: A method for using narrowband performance features provided in broadband communications terminals, in broadband networks, includes switching respective connections to an interworking unit through the broadband network. Signaling information which is contained therein is transmitted to a logic narrowband switching unit and an item of narrowband control information is derived therefrom. In the interworking unit, that information is converted into an item of broadband control information and a physical broadband switching unit for switching the respective connection is thus set.

Abstract: Logical access segments (ACC) related to communications terminals are installed and managed for each communications partner (KP) in A database (DB) of a communications system (KS), in particular an ATM communications system. An identification (ID) and information (vci, vpi, wi, tri, qi) representing physical resources (R) of the respective communications partner (KP), as well as allocated switching-oriented possibilities (s) is entered into each access segment (ACC). During a connection setup by a communications partner (KP), the information (vcpi, vci) representing the requested physical resources (R) is taken from the allocated logical access segment (ACC) and allocated to further segments (LUP, LCP, LINK) for the duration of the connection.

Abstract: The method provides for routing traffic relations (vb) in a communication network (KN) having arbitrary topology with n network nodes (NK) and m trunks (VL). The switching of traffic relations (vb) from network node (NK) to network node (NK) via one through maximally r optimum routes (R) can ensue paritized, prioritizing or in arbitrary mixtures. This is effected by routing information (ri) formed network node-associated and traffic relation-associated and by random numbers formed in the framework of the setup of traffic relations (vb) via which the traffic relations (vb) are statistically distributed over the one through maximally r routes (R) of a traffic relation (vb) via the affected network nodes (NK).

Abstract: Method for allocating the switching-oriented resources of a communication system for switched connections and permanent circuit connections. Call duration information (vdi) is formed in the communication terminal equipment connected to a communication system for switched connections (W) whose call durations can be determined. This call duration information (vdi) is communicated to the communication system within the framework of the call setup. In the communication system, the ending times of the switched calls are calculated after the through-connection of the switched connections (W) and those switched connections (W) are selected whose indicated call durations end lying closest to the switching deadline before the following switching deadline of a deadline permanent circuit connection (FW).