Abstract: A method for configuring a re-configurable radio terminal through a communication network operating according to a communication system, wherein the radio terminal is configured for exchanging information with at least one node of the communication network by using the communicating system.

Abstract: A method for configuring a re-configurable radio terminal through a communication network operating according to a communication system, wherein the radio terminal is configured for exchanging information with at least one node of the communication network by using the communicating system.

Abstract: A method for enabling connection of a mobile communication terminal to a radio communication network, comprising broadcasting through a geographic area information about available radio access networks available in the geographic area, the information being intended to be used by the mobile communication terminal for determining which radio access networks cover a current mobile communication terminal location within the geographic area. The information includes an identifier of at least one radio access network available in the geographic area, and, associated with the identifier of the at least one radio access network, data adapted to determine an extent of coverage of the geographic area by that radio access network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio telephony network supporting at least one link of a radio channel for a packet data transmission service. The radio telephony network comprises a plurality of network controllers (RNC). Each network controller (RNC) is connected, via an interface Iub, to at least one base radio station (B-node) supervising at least one macrocell. The radio telephony network additionally comprises at least one base radio microstation (B1-micronode) connected to the network controller (RNC) via an interface Iub of the same type as that connecting the base radio station (B-node) to said controller. The base radio microstation (B1-micronode) supervises at least one microcell incorporated in at least one macrocell. The base radio microstation (B1-micronode) provides the packet data transmission service in the microcell on the link of the radio channel, preferably using multicarrier radio access. The multi-carrier radio access is preferably of the OFDM type.

Abstract: A method for configuring a wireless telecommunications network adapted to operate according to at least one radio system, includes a plurality of re-configurable base radio stations, wherein each base radio station is adapted to manage one or more cells of the telecommunications network, and wherein each cell has corresponding radio resources available. The method includes: obtaining measurements of the cells load status; dynamically configuring at least one of the cells by assigning thereto determined available radio resources depending on the measurements of the cell load status.

Abstract: In a telecommunications network that is able to manage cellular radio-mobile systems, base radio stations can be dynamically reconfigured through an exchange of messages from a configuration managing unit of radio resources adapted to be interfaced with many base radio stations and the affected base radio stations for dynamically reducing telecommunications network block conditions.

Abstract: A method for enabling connection of a mobile communication terminal to a radio communication network, includes: receiving information about available radio access networks available in a geographic area; determining a current location of the mobile communication terminal within the geographic area; based on the received information and the determined mobile communication terminal current location, determining available radio access networks covering the current mobile communication terminal location, and attempting to establish a connection to the radio communication network through a selected one of the available radio access networks.

Abstract: A method of exploiting a signaling message related to a predetermined OSI layer of a wireless communication system and adapted to transmit signaling information specific of the OSI layer for transmitting data different from the signaling information, includes: ascertaining the presence of unallotted space in the signaling message; based on the ascertained presence of unallotted space, determining an amount of transmissible data different from the signaling information; and modifying the signaling message by filling at least part of the unallotted space with the amount of transmissible data. The method is in particular useful in cellular telephony networks like 2G and 3G networks, in 802.1x networks and broadcasting ones such as DVBs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio telephony network supporting at least one link of a radio channel for a packet data transmission service. The radio telephony network comprises a plurality of network controllers (RNC). Each network controller (RNC) is connected, via an interface Iub, to at least one base radio station (B-node) supervising at least one macrocell. The radio telephony network additionally comprises at least one base radio microstation (B1-micronode) connected to the network controller (RNC) via an interface Iub of the same type as that connecting the base radio station (B-node) to said controller. The base radio microstation (B1-micronode) supervises at least one microcell incorporated in at least one macrocell. The base radio microstation (B1-micronode) provides the packet data transmission service in the microcell on the link of the radio channel, preferably using multicarrier radio access. The multi-carrier radio access is preferably of the OFDM type.

Abstract: Network architecture and a method for configuring a reconfigurable radio terminal, including a communication network and at least one radio terminal belonging to said communication network. The architecture further includes a node connected to the communication network and includes operating software modules suitable to reconfigure the radio terminal through an over-the-air connection and transparently to the communication network.

Abstract: A radio telephony network supports at least one link of a radio channel for a packet data transmission service. The radio telephony network has a plurality of network controllers. Each network controller is connected, via an interface to at least one base radio station supervising at least one macrocell. The radio telephony network additionally has at least one base radio microstation connected to the network controller via an interface of the same type as that connecting the base radio station to the controller. The base radio microstation supervises at least one microcell incorporated in at least one macrocell. The base radio microstation provides the packet data transmission service in the microcell on the link of the radio channel, preferably using multicarrier radio access. The multi-carrier radio access is preferably of the OFDM type.

Abstract: A method for enabling connection of a mobile communication terminal (110) to a radio communication network, comprising broadcasting through a geographic area (100) information about available radio access networks available in the geographic area, the information being intended to be used by the mobile communication terminal for determining which radio access networks cover a current mobile communication terminal location within the geographic area. The information includes an identifier of at least one radio access network available in the geographic area, and, associated with the identifier of the at least one radio access network, data adapted to determine an extent of coverage of the geographic area by that radio access network.

Abstract: A method for enabling connection of a mobile communication terminal (110) to a radio communication network, comprising: receiving information about available radio access networks available in a geographic area (210); determining a current location of the mobile communication terminal (705) within said geographic area; based on the received information and the determined mobile communication terminal current location, determining available radio access networks covering the current mobile communication terminal location (727), and attempting establishing a connection to the radio communication network through a selected one of said available radio access networks.

Abstract: A method of exploiting a signaling message related to a predetermined OSI layer of a wireless communication system and adapted to transmit signaling information specific of the OSI layer for transmitting data different from the signaling information, includes: ascertaining the presence of unallotted space in the signaling message; based on the ascertained presence of unallotted space, determining an amount of transmissible data different from the signaling information; and modifying the signaling message by filling at least part of the unallotted space with the amount of transmissible data. The method is in particular useful in cellular telephony networks like 2G and 3G networks, in 802.1x networks and broadcasting ones such as DVBs.

Abstract: A method for configuring a re-configurable radio terminal through a communication network operating according to a communication system, wherein the radio terminal is configured for exchanging information with at least one node of the communication network by using the communicating system.

Abstract: In a telecommunications network that is able to manage cellular radio-mobile systems, base radio stations can be dynamically reconfigured through an exchange of messages from a configuration managing unit of radio resources adapted to be interfaced with many base radio stations and the affected base radio stations for dynamically reducing telecommunications network block conditions.

Abstract: A radio telephony network supports at least one link of a radio channel for a packet data transmission service. The radio telephony network has a plurality of network controllers. Each network controller is connected, via an interface to at least one base radio station supervising at least one macrocell. The radio telephony network additionally has at least one base radio microstation connected to the network controller via an interface of the same type as that connecting the base radio station to the controller. The base radio microstation supervises at least one microcell incorporated in at least one macrocell. The base radio microstation provides the packet data transmission service in the microcell on the link of the radio channel, preferably using multicarrier radio access. The multi-carrier radio access is preferably of the OFDM type.