Abstract: The present invention relates to a method that provides for advertising a network node to a managing node in a communication network. To this end, at the network node, position data of the network node are determined. At the managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node is set and a request message containing the at least one condition is transmitted by the managing node. Then, the request message containing the at least one condition is received at the network node and the at least one condition is evaluated at the network node. In case a specified combination of conditions is satisfied, the network node replies with a reply message containing at least a network protocol address and the determined position data of the network node. The present invention further relates to a corresponding system and network entities involved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method that provides for advertising a network node to a managing node in a communication network. To this end, at the network node, position data of the network node are determined. At the managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node is set and a request message containing the at least one condition is transmitted by the managing node. Then, the request message containing the at least one condition is received at the network node and the at least one condition is evaluated at the network node. In case a specified combination of conditions is satisfied, the network node replies with a reply message containing at least a network protocol address and the determined position data of the network node. The present invention further relates to a corresponding system and network entities involved.

Abstract: An operating method uses at least one element having at least one license protected system feature, a management tool, a management agent, and a license management element. The method includes a configuration procedure and a license deployment procedure. The configuration procedure includes sending commands for the configuration of the license protected system feature from the management tool to the management agent, and executing the configuration of the license protected system feature by the management agent. The license deployment procedure includes sending command for the download of the license from the management tool to the management agent and downloading it correspondingly. The license protected system feature is enabled only if both the configuration procedure and the license deployment procedure have been duly executed.