Abstract: An approach is provided for predicting and pre-fetching location information. A pre-fetching manager determines a predicted location associated with a device. Next, the pre-fetching manager retrieves location information based, at least in part, on the predicted location. Then, the pre-fetching manager determines to cache the location information at the device.

Abstract: An approach is provided for enabling third-parties to manage a mobile device when within a third party's domain range. Data regarding a point-of-interest and an associated action by a mobile device is received. The action is defined by a third-party. Whether the mobile device is within a predetermined range of the point-of-interest is detected. The action is invoked if the mobile device is within the predetermined range.

Abstract: An approach is provided for predicting and pre-fetching location information. A pre-fetching manager determines a predicted location associated with a device. Next, the pre-fetching manager retrieves location information based, at least in part, on the predicted location. Then, the pre-fetching manager determines to cache the location information at the device.

Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.

Abstract: An approach is provided for enabling third-parties to manage a mobile device when within a third party's domain range. Data regarding a point-of-interest and an associated action by a mobile device is received. The action is defined by a third-party. Whether the mobile device is within a predetermined range of the point-of-interest is detected. The action is invoked if the mobile device is within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a registering functionality which is adapted to register terminal-based information about one or more missed call events which are not accepted by a user. Network-based information about one or more missed call events or voice messages registered by a PLMN to which the mobile terminal is subscribed is received. The network-based information is combined with the terminal-based information such that the mobile terminal is able to present the combined information to a user. Moreover, a method is provided for registering information about missed call events in a PLMN comprising at least an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which is responsible for packet data services. An incoming call received by the IMS from a calling terminal originally destined to a called mobile terminal is redirected in accordance with Filter Criteria (FC) to the IMS and information about a missed call event in accordance with the incoming call is registered by the IMS.

Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a registering functionality which is adapted to register terminal-based information about one or more missed call events which are not accepted by a user. Network-based information about one or more missed call events or voice messages registered by a PLMN to which the mobile terminal is subscribed is received. The network-based information is combined with the terminal-based information such that the mobile terminal is able to present the combined information to a user. Moreover, a method is provided for registering information about missed call events in a PLMN comprising at least an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which is responsible for packet data services. An incoming call received by the IMS from a calling terminal originally destined to a called mobile terminal is redirected in accordance with Filter Criteria (FC) to the IMS and information about a missed call event in accordance with the incoming call is registered by the IMS.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data from a transmitter towards a receiver can include forming a plurality of ordered data units each comprising a part of a data message. The method can also include transmitting at least some of the data units in order. The method can further include identifying a discard status in response of the data message. When a subset of the data units including the final one of the data units and at least one other of the data units has not been transmitted, the method can include indicating that the data message is to be discarded, specifying the identity of the final one of the data units, and transmitting only the final one of the data units from the subset.

Abstract: A network entity, method and computer program product are provided for effectuating a conference session. The method includes receiving a plurality of audio measurements representative of audio levels adjacent respective participants of the conference session. At least one of the audio measurements can be received from a proximity network including a plurality of participants at one of the remote locations, the audio measurement having been identified as the highest audio measurement of the respective proximity network. After receiving the audio measurement, the audio measurements can be compared to identify the highest session measurement such that the participant associated with the highest session measurement is identified as a speaking participant, the identity being transferred to at least some of the participants of the conference session. A network entity, method and computer program product are also provided for presenting the identity of the speaking participant.

Abstract: A method of allocating data transmission resources in a packet-switched telecommunications system which comprises a terminal and a fixed network to which an operational entity is defined for defining resources for a radio bearer. Radio bearer resources are defined for the terminal on the basis of an application used on the radio bearer, and the used compression method of header fields in data packets is selected before the radio bearer resources are defined, the resources being defined in such a manner that they also comprise the capacity required by the selected compression method of header fields in data packets. The compression methods of header fields in data packets, which are supported by the terminal, are transmitted to the operational entity in the fixed network for defining the compression method to be used. Capacity is defined for the radio bearer in two directions, if the selected compression method of header fields in data packets requires a bi-directional connection.

Abstract: A method for arranging error control of packet-switched data, in which method at least a first part and a second part can be separated from the packets. In the method, errors detected in received data are checked, and conditions are determined for handling errors detected at least in the first and the second part. If an error is detected in a received first part and/or second part, the routine checks whether the conditions allow the first part and/or second part to be transmitted to upper protocol layers. If this is allowed, the first part and/or second part are transmitted to upper protocol layers.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a context identifier of header compression on a data packet connection in a telecommunications system, in which the context identifier can be transmitted either as part of a compressed data packet or in the header of a data packet to be transmitted at the convergence protocol layer of the telecommunications system. The transmission method of the context identifier is selected by comparing the space available in the header of the convergence protocol layer data packets with the number of context identifiers defined for the compression method, and attaching the context identifiers to the headers of the convergence protocol layer data packets or to a compressed data packet, depending on whether the space available in the header of the convergence protocol layer data packets is larger or smaller than the number of context identifiers defined for the compression method.

Abstract: A method of configuring a compression method for a terminal in a mobile system. The mobile system comprises a terminal for which characteristics parameters are specified comprising at least the compression methods supported by the terminal, and a radio network, in which a functional entity is configured for specifying a compression method to a radio bearer. The use of a compression method on the radio bearers of the terminal is specified on the basis of the characteristics parameters transmitted by the terminal. The user of the terminal updates the parameters specifying the compression methods of the terminal, the characteristics parameters of the terminal being modified in the terminal in accordance with this update, and the modified characteristics parameters are transmitted to a function comprised by the radio network. The modified characteristics parameters are used to configure the use of a compression method for each simultaneous radio bearer of the terminal.

Abstract: A network entity, method and computer program product are provided for effectuating a conference session. The method includes receiving a plurality of audio measurements representative of audio levels adjacent respective participants of the conference session. At least one of the audio measurements can be received from a proximity network including a plurality of participants at one of the remote locations, the audio measurement having been identified as the highest audio measurement of the respective proximity network. After receiving the audio measurement, the audio measurements can be compared to identify the highest session measurement such that the participant associated with the highest session measurement is identified as a speaking participant, the identity being transferred to at least some of the participants of the conference session. A network entity, method and computer program product are also provided for presenting the identity of the speaking participant.

Abstract: A data packet transmission method in a packet-switched telecommunication system. A telecommunication protocol comprises a convergence protocol layer for adapting user data packets to convergence protocol packets and a link layer for transmitting the convergence protocol packets as data units and for acknowledging the transmission. A data packet number is defined for the convergence protocol packets to be transmitted. The convergence protocol packets are transferred to the link layer to be transmitted. A data packet number is defined for the received convergence protocol packets and the received convergence protocol packets are acknowledged to the transmitter. The identification data of any convergence protocol packets lost on the link layer are transmitted to the recipient. The counter value of the recipient is updated to correspond to the counter value of the transmitter, to take into account the lost convergence protocol packets.

Abstract: A method for transferring IP data comprising payload and header fields in a telecommunications system, the method comprising compression and decompression of the header fields of the IP packets. At least two logical connections are allocated for the transfer of header fields compressed on the basis of different contexts. Said header fields compressed on the basis of different contexts are transferred on separate logical connections.

Abstract: A method of defining header field compression for a data packet connection and a header field compression system, in which a context for controlling the operation of a compressor and decompressor is defined as one parameter of the connection. A length is defined for a context identifier used in identifying data packet connections for data transmission between the compressor and decompressor, said length defining the maximum number of data packet connections transmitted on one connection. Each data packet connection is identified by its own context identifier. The parameters of the connection are defined in such a manner that at least the number of header fields of data packet connections allowed by the defined context identifier length can be compressed despite the fact that the number of data packet connections allowed by said context identifier length is exceeded.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting a quality of service for a data transmission connection between a wireless terminal (MT1) and a mobile communication network (NW1). In the wireless terminal (MT1), at least one application (301, 302, 303) is arranged to be performed, which determines at least one parameter affecting the quality of service for said data transmission connection. In the method, the properties (401) of the wireless terminal (MT1) affecting the data transmission connection are determined and compared with at least one parameter affecting the quality of service determined by the application (301, 302, 303), to find out if any determined property (401) of the wireless terminal restricts the quality of service of the data transmission connection, with respect to at least one said parameter.

Abstract: A method of numbering data packets in a packet-switched telecommunications system which utilizes acknowledged transmission and the telecommunications protocol of which comprises a convergence protocol layer for converting user data packets into convergence protocol packets, and a link layer for transmitting convergence protocol packets as data units and for acknowledging the transmission. A data packet number is defined for the convergence protocol packets to be sent by a counter and the convergence protocol packets to be sent are transmitted to the link layer for transmission without the data packet number. A data packet number is also defined for received convergence protocol packets by means of the counter and an acknowledgement of received convergence protocol packets is transmitted to the transmitter.

Abstract: Instead of renegotiating parameters relating to an optimization algorithm previously negotiated between a mobile station and a target radio network subsystem during connection handover of the mobile station from a source radio network subsystem, prestored parameters are transferred instead between the source radio network subsystem and the target radio network subsystem either directly over an existing Iur interface or via a core network over an Iu interface.