Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a load sharing vector indicating a plurality of communication targets for load sharing in a communication network. The method comprises providing a target distribution vector comprising a first number of entries indicating a first communication target, and comprising a second number of entries indicating a second communication target, and generating the load sharing vector upon the basis of active entries of the target distribution vector, the active entries indicating the communication target of the first or the second communication target which is available for load sharing in the communication network.

Abstract: A network node (800) is configured for hosting a plurality of connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) towards a plurality of router interfaces (808a, b) in a communication system (801). The network node (800) comprises a determining unit configured for determining a state of at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) of the plurality of connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e), wherein the at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) are at least partially overlapping, and an adapting unit configured for adapting the communication system (101, 801, 901) based on the determined states of the at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a load sharing vector indicating a plurality of communication targets for load sharing in a communication network. The method comprises providing a target distribution vector comprising a first number of entries indicating a first communication target, and comprising a second number of entries indicating a second communication target, and generating the load sharing vector upon the basis of active entries of the target distribution vector, the active entries indicating the communication target of the first or the second communication target which is available for load sharing in the communication network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a load sharing vector indicating a plurality of communication targets for load sharing in a communication network. The method comprises providing (101) a target distribution vector comprising a first number of entries indicating a first communication target, and comprising a second number of entries indicating a second communication target, and generating (103) the load sharing vector upon the basis of active entries of the target distribution vector, the active entries indicating the communication target of the first or the second communication target which is available for load sharing in the communication network.

Abstract: A network node (800) is configured for hosting a plurality of connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) towards a plurality of router interfaces (808a, b) in a communication system (801). The network node (800) comprises a determining unit configured for determining a state of at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) of the plurality of connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e), wherein the at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e) are at least partially overlapping, and an adapting unit configured for adapting the communication system (101, 801, 901) based on the determined states of the at least two connectivity supervision sessions (810a-e).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a load sharing vector indicating a plurality of communication targets for load sharing in a communication network. The method comprises providing (101) a target distribution vector comprising a first number of entries indicating a first communication target, and comprising a second number of entries indicating a second communication target, and generating (103) the load sharing vector upon the basis of active entries of the target distribution vector, the active entries indicating the communication target of the first or the second communication target which is available for load sharing in the communication network.

Abstract: This invention relates to the field of Telecommunications, in specific to a distribution mechanism for distributing calls within a Mobile Switching Center Server Blade Cluster. In particular, a method and a corresponding distributor entity for providing scalability and redundancy in blade cluster comprising a plurality of server blades of a telecommunication system are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving a message of a subscriber comprising a unique subscriber identifier determining by use of the unique subscriber identifier a first value and determining by said first value a first server blade of said blade cluster, Further, by use of the unique subscriber identifier a second value is determined and by use of said second value a second server blade of said blade cluster, whereby the first server blade is excluded from being determined.

Abstract: This invention relates to the field of Telecommunications, in specific to a distribution mechanism for distributing calls within a Mobile Switching Center Server Blade Cluster. In particular, a method and a corresponding distributor entity for providing scalability and redundancy in blade cluster comprising a plurality of server blades of a telecommunication system are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving a message of a subscriber comprising a unique subscriber identifier determining by use of the unique subscriber identifier a first value and determining by said first value a first server blade of said blade cluster, Further, by use of the unique subscriber identifier a second value is determined and by use of said second value a second server blade of said blade cluster, whereby the first server blade is excluded from being determined.

Abstract: A method for selecting the best access for terminals (210) in IP-based multi-access communication systems (200) is provided. The access selection is performed on the network side by an access wizard (261) that communicates with a profile server (262) associated with a number of databases (263). Via the profile server, the access wizard collects database information related to user, terminal, access networks and/or operator. It determines a “best” access network based on this information and preferably also on terminal specific information, e.g. terminal location and available access networks, from an access wizard agent (213) in the terminal. The best access is signaled from the access wizard, via the access wizard agent, and to an access manager (214) in the terminal, which has means for executing the actions necessary to use the best access.

Abstract: Methods for displaying (visualizing) messages (data packets or signals) that have been captured by a network analyzer or a captruring program. The messages are displayed similar to the message sequence chart used in standardization documents. The methods use graphical elements (arrows) to represent messages rather than lines of text as in present network analyzers. The methods also visualize relations inside a single network entity and between different network entities.