Abstract: A method for measuring by means of a mobile auxiliary device, quality determining parameters of a communications transmission link which is firmly connected to at least one end thereof and includes a central measuring system. Precise determination of the quality determining parameters in one partial link (7) of the communications transmission link, the invention provides for the auxiliary device (12) to transmit a control signal to the measuring system (25). After receipt of the control signal in the measuring system (25), the communications transmission link is subdivided into two partial links (7, 8). Subsequently, it is verified in the measuring system (25) which of the partial links the auxiliary device (12) is connected to, after which the quality determining parameters of the verified partial link (7) of the communications transmission link are measured.

Abstract: A system and method for processing telephone calls to a personal telephone number, such calls being of the type in which a call to a called party's personal telephone number results in a page to a pager of a called party and the caller's call is held in the network to be bridged to a return telephone call of the called party, employs type-ahead for faster perceived system response while not permitting free paging. In particular, although type-ahead is permitted, the page is not immediately initiated upon receipt of the last character of a valid command string prior to the end of the announcement that is played to the caller upon his call reaching a bridging and signaling unit. Instead, the bridging and signaling unit is arranged to respond so that it appears to have accepted and executed the command, and moves into the next phase of operation, e.g., music on hold.