Abstract: Communication nodes, systems and methods are described which provide an association between messaging and access resource and admission control functions (A-RACFs) within an IP addressing zone. The association can be communicated within messages using, for example, a topology zone identifier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a server and a license manager for distributing licenses for software applications in a packet data network having one or more active servers. The number of licenses distributed from the server decreases when the number of active servers increases and further the number of licenses distributed from the server increases when the number of active servers decreases. The licenses to be issued are installed on the license manager and are further requested by the server. A request for licenses from the server to the license manager is based on a determination from the server of the number of active servers in the packet data network and the number of installed licenses at the license manager.

Abstract: A method, telecommunications node and computer data signal message are provided for optimising the virus scan process in a network with multiple nodes. When a node scans a message for viruses, it also includes in the message a virus scan tag indicating that the message was scanned and is virus-free. Optionally, the virus scan tag includes a virus scan application Id and a virus definition file Id of the application and virus definition file used for the scan. Also optionally, the message comprises security information, such as an electronic signature, encryption, integrity check information, or the sender's node Id. The receiving side may analyse the security information from the message, and if the content is determined to be trusted, may further check the virus scan tag to determine if the message was already scanned for viruses. If so, the receiving side may skip scanning the message again for viruses.

Abstract: A method, system and server for selectively sending out notification to a message recipient when a new message is available for retrieval. A sender sends a message to a recipient. A first server receives the message and detects a condition for forwarding the message to a second server. The first server further detects an internal setting for sending or not sending a notification alerting the recipient of the presence of the message. Based on this setting, the first server inserts an indication in a copy of the message that is forwarded to the second server. Upon receipt of the copied message by the second server, the former knows whether or not the first server has already issued a notification to the recipient, and uses this information for selectively sending out a notification only in cases where the first server has not sent such notification.

Abstract: A method, system and server for selectively sending out notification to a message recipient when a new message is available for retrieval. A sender sends a message to a recipient. A first server receives the message and detects a condition for forwarding the message to a second server. The first server further detects an internal setting for sending or not sending a notification alerting the recipient of the presence of the message. Based on this setting, the first server inserts an indication in a copy of the message that is forwarded to the second server. Upon receipt of the copied message by the second server, the former knows whether or not the first server has already issued a notification to the recipient, and uses this information for selectively sending out a notification only in cases where the first server has not sent such notification.

Abstract: A method in a telecommunications network having a configuration management system, of automatically populating a Private Numbering Plan (PNP) subscription with PNP data. The method begins by defining a group comprising a plurality of members who subscribe to a PNP service, and automatically generating the PNP data for each of the plurality of group members when the group is defined. The PNP data may be generated by service management application software in the configuration management system. The PNP data may include in abbreviated number for each of the plurality of group members. The abbreviated numbers may be generated by several methods including incremental number generation, random number generation, or by extracting the last "X" digits of each group member's telephone number. The method then determines whether each generated abbreviated number is valid and unique. A network operator may override an automatically generated number by manually inputting an abbreviated number which is valid and unique.