Abstract: A method for connecting a user terminal to a subset of a network dedicated to a service, termed network slice, implemented by the terminal. This method includes receiving at least one network slice identifier, originating from an access device associated with the at least one identified slice; selecting a network slice as a function of parameters included in the terminal, and of the at least one slice identifier received; and attaching to the access device associated with the selected network slice.

Abstract: A method for connecting a user terminal to a subset of a network dedicated to a service, termed network slice, implemented by the terminal. This method includes at least one step of receiving at least one network slice identifier, originating from an access device associated with the at least one identified slice, a step of selecting a network slice as a function of parameters included in the terminal, and of the at least one slice identifier received. The method furthermore includes a step of attaching to the access device associated with the selected network slice.

Abstract: A synchronisation method implemented, in a mobile network, by a first device hosting a network function used for the connection of a mobile terminal to the mobile network. The mobile network includes second devices hosting the network function. The method includes the following steps: establishing a connection with a mobile terminal in order to execute, as the main device, the network function in association with the mobile terminal; determining context data associated with the mobile terminal; recording context data in a memory associated with the first device; and sending context data to secondary devices, from among the second devices of the mobile network, so as to synchronise the context data recorded by the first device and the secondary devices.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method of selecting an access network via a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may obtain, from a device for selecting access networks, at least one rule for selecting access networks which ranks, according to an order of priority, a plurality of access networks comprising a cellular access network using a first cellular access technology, a cellular access network using a second cellular access technology and at least one noncellular access network. The terminal may detect at least one wireless noncellular access network and at least one cellular access network to which networks the mobile terminal can attach and select the highest priority access network, from among the access networks detected, according to the at least one selecting rule applied as a function of the cellular access technology of the cellular access network detected.

Abstract: A method for connecting a user terminal to a subset of a network dedicated to a service, termed network slice, implemented by the terminal. This method includes at least one step of receiving at least one network slice identifier, originating from an access device associated with the at least one identified slice, a step of selecting a network slice as a function of parameters included in the terminal, and of the at least one slice identifier received. The method furthermore includes a step of attaching to the access device associated with the selected network slice.

Abstract: A synchronisation method implemented, in a mobile network, by a first device hosting a network function used for the connection of a mobile terminal to the mobile network. The mobile network includes second devices hosting the network function. The method includes the following steps: establishing a connection with a mobile terminal in order to execute, as the main device, the network function in association with the mobile terminal; determining context data associated with the mobile terminal; recording context data in a memory associated with the first device; and sending context data to secondary devices, from among the second devices of the mobile network, so as to synchronise the context data recorded by the first device and the secondary devices.

Abstract: A method is provided for managing at least one connection established between a mobile terminal and an anchor gateway located between a mobile network and a packet-switching network, and being capable of conducting at least one communication session with the packet-switching network. The method includes receiving a management message from a device suitable for managing the at least one connection, the message including at least one piece of information relating to a change in the state of a connection of the mobile terminal, and an identifier relating to the connection; determining the need for a new connection by analyzing the at least one current connection at least according to the received information; once it has been determined that the need for a new connection exists, triggering the transmission of a request to establish a new connection between the mobile terminal and a new anchor gateway according to the analysis.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method of selecting an access network via a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may obtain, from a device for selecting access networks, at least one rule for selecting access networks which ranks, according to an order of priority, a plurality of access networks comprising a cellular access network using a first cellular access technology, a cellular access network using a second cellular access technology and at least one noncellular access network. The terminal may detect at least one wireless noncellular access network and at least one cellular access network to which networks the mobile terminal can attach and select the highest priority access network, from among the access networks detected, according to the at least one selecting rule applied as a function of the cellular access technology of the cellular access network detected.

Abstract: A method is provided for managing at least one connection established between a mobile terminal and an anchor gateway located between a mobile network and a packet-switching network, and being capable of conducting at least one communication session with the packet-switching network. The method includes receiving a management message from a device suitable for managing the at least one connection, the message including at least one piece of information relating to a change in the state of a connection of the mobile terminal, and an identifier relating to the connection; determining the need for a new connection by analyzing the at least one current connection at least according to the received information; once it has been determined that the need for a new connection exists, triggering the transmission of a request to establish a new connection between the mobile terminal and a new anchor gateway according to the analysis.

Abstract: Method for switching access nodes for a terminal capable of implementing a set of applications with at least one remote communicating entity through a packet-switched network, said terminal being associated with a set of first communication contexts, a first communication context including a same first transport configuration common to the set of applications and a first application configuration corresponding to a given application. The method comprises the following steps, reiterated for all the first communication contexts: reception by the terminal of an access node switching notification message, said message indicating a second communication context including a second transport configuration, reception by the terminal of notification message count information, filtering of said second transport configuration of said second communication context on the basis of said count information, transmission of a filtered notification message to the application corresponding to the current iteration.

Abstract: This method, which can be implemented by a terminal, includes a step (E30, E40) of assigning a dummy signal level to a cell defined by an access point of a local area network in such a way as to respect the preference of a user who has elected to give preference, when moving around, to attaching the mobile terminal to a cell of a public cellular network over attaching itself to a cell of a cellular local area network.

Abstract: Method for switching access nodes for a terminal capable of implementing a set of applications with at least one remote communicating entity through a packet-switched network, said terminal being associated with a set of first communication contexts, a first communication context including a same first transport configuration common to the set of applications and a first application configuration corresponding to a given application. The method comprises the following steps, reiterated for all the first communication contexts: reception by the terminal of an access node switching notification message, said message indicating a second communication context including a second transport configuration, reception by the terminal of notification message count information, filtering of said second transport configuration of said second communication context on the basis of said count information, transmission of a filtered notification message to the application corresponding to the current iteration.

Abstract: A method of switching a terminal from a source access node (NA1) to a destination access node (NA2, NA3, NA4), which terminal (M) is using at least one service with a remote communicating entity (EC) via a packet-switched network (R_IP), the terminal being associated, when connected to the source access node, with a first communications context and with a set consisting of possible application configurations for using the service concerned, a communications context containing parameters relating to “lower” layers and parameters relating to “higher” layers defining a given application configuration, the layers being defined by a communications model, the method comprising a step (E2, E3) of discovering potential destination access nodes, a step (E4) of the source access node selecting one of the potential destination access nodes, and a step (E5) of transferring the first communications context of the terminal from the source access node to the selected destination access node.

Abstract: This method, which can be implemented by a terminal, includes a step (E30, E40) of assigning a dummy signal level to a cell defined by an access point of a local area network in such a way as to respect the preference of a user who has elected to give preference, when moving around, to attaching the mobile terminal to a cell of a public cellular network over attaching itself to a cell of a cellular local area network.