Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a mobile entity (100) in a cellular network, wherein the mobile entity determines that the mobile entity (100) has become stationary within the cellular network, and transmits an indication to a radio access network of the cellular network indicating that the mobile entity has become stationary.

Abstract: A technique for providing a redundant network connection for an industry automation apparatus is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a network controller is provided that is configured to control a redundant connection of the industry automation apparatus via a communication network to another apparatus. The industry automation apparatus has a first radio interface and a second radio interface. The communication network comprises two or more functionally equivalent network entities grouped in a first entity set and a second network entity set disjoint to the first network entity set, wherein the first network entity set and the first radio interface are associated with a first redundancy group and wherein the second network entity set and the second radio interface are associated with a second redundancy group.

Abstract: A technique for providing VPN-based quality enhancement to applications running on a user terminal is presented. An exemplary user terminal comprises at least one interface configured to connect the user terminal to a network, at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores a quality enhancement application and at least one further application for execution by the processor. The quality enhancement application, in one variant, is configured to cause the processor to trigger a VPN service to establish a VPN tunnel between a first VPN tunnel endpoint and a second VPN tunnel endpoint, wherein the first VPN tunnel endpoints resides on the user terminal. The quality enhancement application is further configured to cause the processor to determine a quality enhancement requirement of the further application and to signal the quality enhancement requirement via the VPN tunnel to the network.

Abstract: A system and method for IP POP change for a user equipment are described. The approach is taken of assigning a new IP POP to the user equipment in an ongoing packet data unit session, while maintaining packet data transmission in that session. The new IP POP is brought into commission in stages within the session, with the uplink path being moved and then the downlink path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general form (I). The present invention relates to new substituted diazepino-indole derivatives of the general formula (I), and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to new intermediate thereof, as well as to the use of such compounds in treatment or prevention of disorders associated with melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 activity.

Abstract: The inventing refers to a method of performing a synchronization communication between a master clock (100) and a slave clock (130), wherein the communication involves wireless network comprising a base station or eNB (110) and a wireless terminal or UE (120), wherein the base station (110, 110?) performs the steps of: receiving (S01) from the master clock (100) a synchronization packet (M11, M21) comprising a time information relative to the master clock (100), obtaining (S03) a first delay time accounting for an actual scheduling delay with respect to the UE (120), generating (S04) a modified synchronization packet (M12, M22) by modifying the time information to take into account the first delay time, and transmitting (S05) the modified synchronization packet (M12, M22) to the UE (120) to be forwarded to the slave clock (130). The invention further refers to a corresponding eNB (110, 110?), a method performed by the UE (120), to a corresponding UE (120) and corresponding software programs.

Abstract: A method of determining a transition of a terminal (110) between its idle state and its connected state is described. The connected state of the terminal (110) is associated with the terminal (110) being connected to a node (108) of a radio access network (104) of a communication network (100). The method comprises at least one of at least partly setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104), a security configuration to be used between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104) for communication, and at least partly setting up, prior to the connection setup procedure, a bearer configuration to be used between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104) for communication.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for a first network entity of handling control plane context information relating to wireless devices. The first network entity is configured with a first context replication domain. The method comprises handling control plane context information relating to one or more wireless devices, and communicating, with each additional network entity also configured with the first context replication domain, changes of control plane context information for the one or more wireless devices. The disclosure also relates to corresponding computer program, computer program product and first network entity.

Abstract: A method, by a policy control unit of a mobile communications network, to control a signalling of congestion information of mobile entities at a plurality of congestion monitoring units that monitor which mobile entities are affected by a congestion state in a radio access network of the mobile communications network. The method comprises receiving, from one of the congestion monitoring units, an indication that one of the mobile entities is affected by a congestion, storing said one congestion monitoring unit from which the indication is received as the current congestion monitoring unit for said one mobile entity, receiving, from another congestion monitoring unit, the indication that said one mobile entity is affected by a congestion, and indicating, in response to the indication received from the other monitoring unit, to the current congestion monitoring unit a release of congestion information relating to said one mobile entity.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method in a receiving node (12) for handling packets for a wireless device (10) in a radio communications network (1). The receiving node (12) receives a packet from a transmitting node (13). The packet is marked with a value, wherein the value is corresponding to a level of importance of the packet along a linear scale. The receiving node (12) handles the packet based on the value and an expected amount of resources needed to serve the packet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general form (I). The present invention relates to new substituted diazepino-indole derivatives of the general formula (I), and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to new intermediate thereof as well as to the use of such compounds in treatment or prevention of disorders associated with melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 activity.

Abstract: A User Equipment comprises a master clock, for example a Precision Time Protocol, PTP, or Precision Time Control Protocol, PTCP, network clock. The User Equipment further comprises circuitry configured to set the master clock based on signals from a wireless communications network node and a time offset, wherein the time offset is based on the propagation delay between the wireless network node and the User Equipment. The circuitry is further configured to send timing information to a network device in a communications network having a slave clock, whereby the network device can synchronize its slave clock with respect to the master clock comprised within the User Equipment.

Abstract: A technique for providing VPN-based quality enhancement to applications running on a user terminal is presented. An exemplary user terminal comprises at least one interface configured to connect the user terminal to a network, at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores a quality enhancement application and at least one further application for execution by the processor. The quality enhancement application, in one variant, is configured to cause the processor to trigger a VPN service to establish a VPN tunnel between a first VPN tunnel endpoint and a second VPN tunnel endpoint, wherein the first VPN tunnel endpoints resides on the user terminal. The quality enhancement application is further configured to cause the processor to determine a quality enhancement requirement of the further application and to signal the quality enhancement requirement via the VPN tunnel to the network.

Abstract: A method in a access control node for selecting of a local gateway co-located with or near a home node is provided. The access control node receives (201) a connectivity request from a user equipment. The user equipment requests a local or remote connection to the home node. The access control node obtains (202) an access point name of the home node. The access control node selects the local gateway co-located with or near the home node by the action of sending (203) a domain name system query to a home node gateway associated with the home node, by addressing a domain name system server. The query comprises a request for an IP address of the local gateway that is associated with the obtained access point name. The access control node selects the local gateway co-located with or near the home node by the further action of receiving (204) a response from the domain name system server. The response comprising the requested IP address of the local gateway.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards connectivity management of a wireless terminal (101) with the use of cell change statistics collected by the wireless terminal (101) over a predetermined period of time or as a result of a predetermined condition. The connectivity management involves a network node (401, 10, 111, 115) determining whether to place the wireless terminal (101) in a DRX or data over NAS connection mode or non-DRX connection mode. The connectivity management may also comprise determining a cycle length of a DRX connection mode.

Abstract: A radio communication system and a method for assigning a short-lived Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier, “CRNTI”, to a first user equipment performing random access to a radio network node are provided. The radio communication system registers the first user equipment as connected to the radio network node. A message for synchronizing the radio network node and the first user equipment with respect to the first time period is transferred. After the first time period has elapsed, the radio communication system maintains the first user equipment connected to the radio network node, and allows the short-lived CRNTI to be assigned to a second user equipment.

Abstract: A method, femto Base Station, and network service node for connecting a User Equipment UE, to local devices in a local network. The femtoBS includes a femtoBS part and a Packet Data Network Gateway, PDN-GW, part comprising a subset of PDN-GW functions. The UE sends a PDN connection request that includes a special Access Point Name, APN, which indicates the request ts for local IP access. The network service node, such as a Mobility Management Entity, MME1 includes a gateway selection mechanism that, based on the special APN1 selects the PDN GW part of the femtoBS device to serve the connection. A route optimization function in the femtoBS shortcuts the traffic between the femtoBS part and the PDN GW part, providing direct access to the local network. The UE may access the Internet through a residential gateway in the local network and a fixed access connection.

Abstract: Described herein is a Core Network (CN) node 200 and a Radio Access Network (RAN) node 100 and methods therein for handling quality of service, QoS, targets for traffic flows between the RAN, node and a radio terminal 300 served by the RAN node, disclosing an obtaining a number of traffic classes into which the traffic flows can be classified, and QoS targets are defined for each obtained traffic class for at least two congestion levels, and wherein the traffic classes with the associated QoS targets and congestion levels are provided to the RAN node so as to provide congestion level dependent QoS targets for the traffic classes to the RAN node.

Abstract: It is provided a core network node, e.g. MME, and a first network node, e.g. a OAM congestion reporting function node, for managing wireless device associated information, in particular for or as part of congestion handling. The nodes are comprised in a wireless communication network, such as a telecommunications network. The core network node obtains the wireless device associated information, encrypts it into an encrypted representation, and sends data comprising the encrypted representation to an OAM system via a RAN. The first network node receives, from the OAM system, the encrypted representation of the wireless device associated information, and decrypts it using one or more decryption keys accessible by the first network node.

Abstract: A User Equipment comprises a master clock, for example a Precision Time Protocol, PTP, or Precision Time Control Protocol, PTCP, network clock. The User Equipment further comprises circuitry configured to set the master clock based on signals from a wireless communications network node and a time offset, wherein the time offset is based on the propagation delay between the wireless network node and the User Equipment. The circuitry is further configured to send timing information to a network device in a communications network having a slave clock, whereby the network device can synchronize its slave clock with respect to the master clock comprised within the User Equipment.