Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to an IoT device, a method performed in the IoT device, a network device and a method performed in the network device for securing communication of the IoT device roaming from a home network to a visited network. The method comprising: receiving a request from the IoT device to set up a VPN tunnel; acknowledging the setting up of the VPN tunnel, and routing data received from the IoT device destined for an IoT service provider via the VPN tunnel. This way the encryption/decryption processes are handled by the visited network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing access to a digital content for a user device. The method includes receiving information including a public network address of the local area network and an identifier of a subscription, and storing the information in a register; receiving a validation request from a digital content management system; inquiring if the public network address in the validation request exists in the register; and in response to a positive detection of the inquiry further inquiring from a subscription management register if the subscription in question is valid, and in response to a positive detection generating a signal to the digital content management system indicating that the user device is entitled to access the digital content. Also aspects relating to server, a device and a computer program product are introduced.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatuses for activating or running services or resources requested by an IoT device. The IoT device requests attachment to a mobile network by sending a request to core network which confirms said attachment. The IoT device then transmits a software/data container to the core network, the container comprises features/functions needed for running the requested resource/service. A network edge device then sets up the resource/service enabling the IoT device to run the service/resource provided the core network validates the software/data container. There is also provided a network edge device and a core network.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a mobile terminal and a method for accessing a wireless network in a roaming environment, the mobile terminal being pre-provided with credentials to access the wireless network, the mobile terminal further being provided with an application, said application includes a service part and an application part. The mobile terminal is configured to: send a request to a EAP server, the request including the credentials of the mobile terminal; connect the service part of the application to an access control server which adds/creates an EAP account for the mobile terminal for a predetermined time period; and to access the wireless network when the EAP server validly authenticates the credentials of the mobile terminal. The embodiments also relate to a method in the access control server and to the server.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a UE (201) and a method in an application server (205) for allowing a user of the UE (201) to control the type of service messages to receive and also control what type of content is of interest for the user. The method in the UE (201) comprises: establishing a session with the application server (205); transmitting a message to said application server (205), wherein the message includes user preferences relating to services or campaigns that the user of the UE (201) is interested in; and (107, 109) receiving at least one Application-to-Person, A2P, message including information on said services or campaigns that fulfil the requirements of the user in accordance with the user preferences.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing information with a voice message to a subscriber A in response to a receipt of call connection attempt in a terminal device of a subscriber B, the method includes: detecting the call connection attempt from the subscriber A in the terminal device of the subscriber B; generating a message including data carrying a dedicated voice message to the subscriber A; outputting the generated message to the subscriber A. Also disclosed is relates to a system implementing the method and a computer program product.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatuses for switching frames. A method includes receiving a frame from a source host node, wherein the frame includes a Layer 2 broadcast address for retrieving a MAC address of a destination host node and the frame further includes an original source MAC address of the source host node; generating a new MMSP MAC address which is associated with said original source MAC address; generating an individual MMSP unicast address including an individual switch ID; replacing the destination MAC address indicated in the frame with the individual MMSP unicast address; replacing the original MAC address indicated in the frame with said new MMSP MAC address to generate, a new frame including the individual MMSP unicast address and the new MMSP MAC address of the source the host node; and forwarding each new generated frame to every switch.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and routers. One method includes: receiving a data packet from a source host router connected to a source host, said packet comprising a source IP address of the source host and a destination IP address of a destination host, the data packet being received on an interface of the source edge router identified by a virtual private network identity, VRF-ID; extracting, from a configuration information on said interface, of the source edge router, a zone-identity, zone-ID, of a destination edge router to which a destination host router is associated, wherein the destination host router is connected to the destination host, adding the zone-ID and the VRF-ID at Layer 2.5 of the data packet; and sending the data packet towards the destination edge router having the assigned zone-ID.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solution for setting a mobile terminal to a predetermined operating mode, wherein it is determined if the mobile terminal resides out of a pre-determined area and in response to a detection that the mobile terminal resides out of the area a profile is activated. The activation of the profile is configured to limit user access to the mobile terminal and to confirm that a data connection is active between the mobile terminal and a communication network. The invention also relates to a mobile terminal performing the method.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method and a routing device. The method comprises introducing a logical hierarchy by defining a plurality of transit layers wherein to each transit layer a transit layer address is assigned and a transit router and wherein each transit router has a unique network address; the layers are organized in a descending order of subnet masks; for each interface between a router and said transit routers, defining, in a routing table of said router, a static route based on the transit layer address and the subnet mask of the transit router interfacing with the router; and if a connection that carries traffic between the router and any of the transit routers fails, selecting a static route in said routing table as a redundant route for carrying said traffic towards its destination.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to method and a UE for facilitating communication between end users. The method comprises: receiving an incoming communication from a another UE; displaying identification information of the other UE and at least one previously generated note, said note being previously generated by a user of the UE and being associated to the identification information of other UE; and simultaneously displaying validity timing information indication for how long the at least one note should be valid.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method and a network device for providing services to user devices in a wireless network. The method comprises authenticating a user device to an Access Point of a WLAN or WiFi network; determining, by a network device, a location of the user device; assigning a VLAN to the user device based on the location of the user device; and providing at least one service available via the assigned VLAN network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for granting access for a device to a private local network with a gateway device. The method includes: establishing a connection over the gateway device, wherein a request for accessing the private local network is transmitted; transmitting information on the device; receiving a request for preparing a setup of an authentication procedure; generating a pair of authentication keys; providing one of the generated authentication keys to the device requesting the access to the private local network; initiating the authentication procedure; granting access to the private local network for the device in response to a successful authentication procedure. The invention also relates to a gateway device, a computer program product and a system.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for controlling a microgrid network. The microgrid comprises an energy negotiation resolution system configured to receive from each energy consuming component of the microgrid a list with information on power supply/production units; determine whether there is a conflict in priorities between received lists with regards to the listed energy production units, based on requests received from each energy consuming components; resolve the conflict when there is a conflict in priorities; and inform each energy consuming component involved in the conflict of the energy production unit to use as energy source. The embodiments also relate to the energy consuming component and a method therein.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method and a network switch device for preventing the occurrence of loops in a network topology comprising a plurality of network switch devices, each switch device is assigned a unique SW-ID. The method comprises exchanging each SW-ID between all switch devices; and building, for each switch device, a routing table. The method further comprises when receiving, at a first switch device, a data frame from a second switch device that includes an SS-ID, assigned to the second switch device, and the data frame is received at a port of the first switch device, if, according to the routing table of the first switch device, the assigned SW-ID for this port is different from the SS-ID included in the data frame, discarding the data frame, otherwise, processing forward the data frame.

Abstract: A solution according to the invention relates to a method for determining a communication channel for providing content data in a context of call setup from a subscriber A to a subscriber B. In the method a capability of the subscriber B to support a specific communication framework is determined and in response to a detection that the subscriber B supports the predetermined communication framework triggering a transmission of the content data over the specific communication framework. Otherwise, the content data is transmitted to the subscriber B over a communication network into which the subscriber B is connected to. The invention also relates to a user equipment, a computer program product and a system.

Abstract: A server, a system, a computer program product, and a method for generating information relating to a subscriber B with respect to a call connection attempt from a subscriber A to the subscriber B by a server. The method including steps of receiving event data; determining when the event data comprises an event representing a busy state; determining when the previous event represents a call ringing state; generating an indication that the call connection attempt is rejected by the subscriber B; and in response to a determination that the previous event does not represent the call ringing state, generating an indication that the call connection attempt did not reach the subscriber B.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatuses for adopting network conditions for providing cloud based applications or services to a user. A method performed by a network node of a network operator includes: receiving, from a server of a service provider, a service profile for a service selected by a user of a UE that is connected to the network operator; configuring network conditions, in terms of at least bandwidth or throughput, and latency, based on the received service profile; requesting a selected access point, to adapt its network conditions in accordance with the configured network conditions; and if the selected access point successfully adapts its network conditions, sending a confirmation to the server of the service provider confirming that the requirements of the service in accordance with the service profile, are met.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a mobile user terminal (400) and a method performed in the mobile user terminal (400) for predicting the quality of services or applications in a network topology comprising a multi-radio access technology network system. The method comprises monitoring (301) available network interfaces; recording (302) quality characteristics of each available network interface; recording (303) network connection location data for each available network interface; and further recording the date/time of day; collecting (304) user active service(s) and/or active application(s); and building or forming (305) a usage pattern based on: each collected user active service and/or active application; the recorded network connection location data and the recorded date/time of day; and the recorded quality characteristics of each monitored available network interface.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to methods, a user equipment and a chatbot agent for associating/connection a user identification information to a chatbot capable framework user-specific identify. The method comprises: establishing a session with the chatbot agent over a chatbot capable framework, receiving a request to connect or associate the user identification information to the framework user-specific identity; providing the user identification information to the chatbot agent; receiving a message including information on the operator of the chatbot agent and further including the user identification information; and sending, to the chatbot agent, a confirmation message confirming that the user identification information be associated to the framework user-specific identity and further confirming that the user identification information be stored in a database of the operator.