Abstract: A method for wireless data transmission between a first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the first communication device acts as a data source and the second communication device acts as a data sink, includes: splitting, by the data source, data to be transmitted from the data source to the data sink into a carrier signal for a radio channel and an optical carrier signal by modulating the carrier signals; transmitting the data via a hybrid transmission path from the data source to the data sink by simultaneously transmitting some of the data via the radio channel and some of the data via a wireless optical direct channel; and merging, by the data sink, via a demodulation process, the data transmitted via the radio channel and the data transmitted via the wireless optical direct channel.

Abstract: An application server for managing communications towards a set of user entities, the set of user entities having a first user entity. The application server includes a receiver for receiving a first session initiation request, the first session initiation request having a public identification identifying the set of user entities, a processor for assigning a first user identification to the public identification, the user identification identifying the first user entity, and a transmitter for transmitting a second session initiation request to establish a communication link towards the first user entity, the second session initiation request including the first user identification.

Abstract: A method for hotspot detection includes: computing, by a device, a ratio of a local user density within a first distance zone of a user density map towards a hotspot center point candidate to a local user density within a second distance zone of the user density map towards the same hotspot center point candidate; if the computed ratio exceeds a threshold, assigning, by the device, particular candidate points of the user density map within a certain distance to the hotspot center point candidate to a hotspot, the hotspot representing a concentrated conglomeration of users of the mobile communication network; and detecting, by the device, a center point of the hotspot based on the particular candidate points assigned to the hotspot.

Abstract: A method for transmitting machine type communication data between a plurality of machine type communication devices and a mobile communication network includes receiving, by the antenna equipment of the base station entity, radiofrequency electromagnetic signals transmitted by machine type communication devices. After reception of the radiofrequency electromagnetic signals by the base station entity, the machine type communication data are separated from mobile communication data and/or decoded separately from mobile communication data.

Abstract: A method for improved communication between network nodes of a mobile communication network includes: establishing a communication interface between first and second base station entities by generating a first instance of the communication interface at the first base station entity and generating a second instance of the communication interface at the second base station; transmitting, from a removal initiating base station entity, a first removal message to a removal responding base station entity, wherein the removal initiating base station entity is one of the first and second base station entities and the removal responding base station entity is the other of the first and second base station entities; receiving, at the removal initiating base station entity, a second removal message from the removal responding base station entity; and disabling the communication interface, wherein disabling the communication interface comprises removing the first and second instances of the communication interface.

Abstract: A method for installation of a secure-element-related service application in a secure element of a user equipment (UE) associated with a subscriber of a telecommunications network includes: transmitting an initial request, transmitting a request to install, receiving token information, transmitting the token information, transmitting an access and/or installation request together with the token information, and establishing a communication link. The secure-element-related service application, when installed within the secure element, is configured to allow the first server entity, together with a UE-related application installed on the user equipment, to provide a service to the subscriber of the telecommunications network.

Abstract: A method for communication between network nodes of a mobile communication network includes: establishing a communication interface between first and second base station entities, including generating a first communication interface at the first base station entity and a second communication interface instance at the second base station entity; transmitting a first removal message from the first base station entity—acting as a removal initiating base station entity among the base station entities—to the second base station entity—acting as a removal responding base station entity among the base station entities—and transmitting a second removal message from the second base station entity to the first base station entity, wherein the second removal message comprises a benefit information, wherein the benefit information is indicative of a benefit value—for the second base station entity—of the communication interface between the base station entities.

Abstract: A method for controlling at least one device in at least one building includes: selectively transferring, by a control system comprising a server and a number of gateways, at least one application from the server to a particular gateway or from a particular gateway to the server based on at least one transfer rule; and controlling, by the control system, the at least one device via the at least one application.

Abstract: A device for protecting a network environment from cyber security threats includes a processing unit and a non-transitory memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon. The processing unit is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to: (a) perform one or more auditing stages for examining and analyzing network devices by retrieving information, via a network adapter, from each of the network devices, so as to enable automatically monitoring, scanning and learning the network environment and its security configurations; (b) generate a cyber-security check report that reflects the results of the one or more auditing stages; and (c) give recommendations according to the report in order to increase a security level of the network.

Abstract: Method for an automatic provisioning of a customized cloud stack comprising a customized infrastructure of servers, software and services, by using a number of domain specific languages, model-to-model transformations and code generators, wherein a first domain specific language is used to define a model of software and services to be provisioned on particular hosting units that are defined by a user, wherein the hosting units are mapped to a general model of the infrastructure of the customized cloud stack by an execution engine; and wherein the general model is generated by a second domain specific language, transformed by the execution engine and mapped to a model conforming to a metamodel of a third domain specific language which is used to provision the infrastructure according to the particular hosting units defined by the first domain specific language; wherein files for initialization of a particular server within the infrastructure of servers are generated by particular code generators according to t

Abstract: A method for enhanced load balancing in a mobile communication network includes indicating, by a home subscriber server, allocation type information and allocation mode information to a mobility management entity. A user equipment is connected or requests to be connected to the mobile communication network using an access point name identifier and a packet data network. The mobility management entity and the home subscriber server are involved in providing communication services of the mobile communication network to the user equipment and/or connecting the user equipment to the mobile communication network. A packet data network gateway is to be selected for providing the communications services of the mobile communication network.

Abstract: A method for enhanced policy and/or charging control when a mobile telecommunications network is used by a user equipment corresponding to a subscriber of a mobile virtual telecommunications network includes; using, by the user equipment, a radio access network; collecting and/or generating, by a radio network element of the radio access network, subscriber-related policy and/or charging control data depending on the use of the radio access network by the user equipment; and transmitting the subscriber-related policy and/or charging control data, from the radio network element to a policy and/or charging control entity, using at least one policy and/or charging control interface.

Abstract: An alarm device includes a portable alarm emitter, the portable alarm emitter being configured to detect a change in an electrical property of a sensor element which is connected to the portable alarm emitter and to signal an alarm if a change is established. The portable alarm emitter and the sensor element are separate units configured to be interconnected with electrical contact. The portable alarm emitter is a reusable unit. The sensor element has an end which is formed as an eye through which an other end of the sensor element can be passed in order to form a closed loop which can only be made smaller because of a one-way locking function of the eye, the sensor element having at least one line element which can be contacted after the other end is introduced into the alarm emitter.

Abstract: An intermediate module for controlling communication between a data processing device and a peripheral device comprises: a first data processing unit having a first communications interface, which can be connected to a communications interface of the peripheral device. The first data processing unit is configured to emulate a functionality of the data processing device and to receive data from the peripheral device via the first communications interface. A second data processing unit having a second communications interface can be connected to a communications interface of the data processing device, and configured to emulate a functionality of the peripheral device and to transfer the receive data to the data processing device. A third data processing is arranged between the first data processing unit and the second data processing unit, and configured to transfer the receive data to the second data processing unit for transfer to the data processing device.

Abstract: A method for informing a telecommunications subscriber in a foreign country of at least one item of information. The telecommunications subscriber is assigned to a telecommunications provider in a home country via a customer relationship. The home country has a first time zone. The foreign country has a second time zone. The at least one item of information comprises the first time zone and the second time zone and is transmitted to the telecommunications subscriber when a mailbox provided by the telecommunications provider is used. The method includes transmitting the at least one item of information to the telecommunications subscriber via a voice message, announcing the voice message via an automatic voice message, and then playing back a call stored in the mailbox.

Abstract: A method for utilizing the computing and/or storage resources of at least one parked vehicle includes recognizing the presence of at least one parked vehicle; establishing a network connection between at least one vehicle communication device of the at least one parked vehicle and at least one server; collecting information from the at least one parked vehicle; dispatching at least one task to the at least one vehicle communication device, wherein the at least one dispatched task comprises at least one of a computational task and a storing task; and performing the at least one dispatched task.

Abstract: A receiver includes: a wireless local area network (WLAN) router; wherein the receiver is configured to receive data from a remote control and to generate commands to be transmitted to one or more devices via an interface of the WLAN router.

Abstract: A method for producing a product using a digital fabrication unit, in which a service for producing the product is started via a communication network via a communication device connected to the communication network, and the product is manufactured using the digital fabrication unit based on data describing production of the product made available to the fabrication unit.

Abstract: A method for estimating a quality of multiparty telecommunication with a computing device includes: (a) determining individual connection quality scores of individual connections of each participant in a multiparty telecommunication call; and (b) determining a quality score for the multiparty telecommunication call from the perspective of each participant using a function of the individual connection quality scores.

Abstract: A method for enhancing usable bandwidth between an access point of a radio access network of a telecommunications network and a User Equipment of a subscriber of the telecommunications network, in which the User Equipment and the access point are configured to mutually communicate based on a standardized mobile communication technology using carrier aggregation of at least a first communication carrier having a first carrier frequency and a second communication carrier having a second carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency is a standardized and licensed frequency and is related to the standardized mobile communication technology. The second carrier frequency is an unlicensed frequency.