Abstract: A method for providing a new service or information about it by a server to a mobile terminal (MS) in a packet-switched network comprising several support nodes. An identifier and PDP address are allocated to the MS. An intelligent network node is informed about the identifier and the PDP address of the MS. The PDP address stored in the intelligent network node is used for routing the new service to the mobile terminal. For example, the server can send the intelligent network node an inquiry requesting the PDP address of the MS, and the IN node can send to the server the PDP address of the MS, whereby the server is able to communicate with the MS using the PDP address indicated by the intelligent network node.

Abstract: In connection-oriented switching of packet data in known mobile communications systems, resources of the transmission path between the serving node (SGSN) and the radio network subsystem (RNS) and memory resources of the radio network subsystem are reserved unnecessarily due to the burst-like nature of packet data. Thus the transmission network's limited address space and the radio network subsystem's management resources are consumed. The invention concerns such connection management in a mobile communications system, which is suitable for packet-switched data transmission. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the logical connection between the serving node (SGSN) and the radio network subsystem (RNS) is released, so that the logical connection between the serving node (SGSN) and the mobile station (MS) remains, and the released logical connection is reconnected, when relaying of user data starts.

Abstract: A communication connection to a second user equipment (UE B) by a first user equipment (UE A) is requested, the request including a specific information element for an identification of UE B, a determination is made (S3) in a database on the basis of the specific information element identifying UE B's location within the communication network, a decision is made (S5, S6) whether UE B is reachable or accepts the communication connection or not, and if the decision is positive, the communication connection is established (S7) between UE A and UE B adapted to perform a packet data communication.

Abstract: A packet switching control system and method are described, for controlling a packet switched connection between a subscriber terminal and an end terminal identified by a connection endpoint identification in a communication network. A subscriber-specific screening list for a plurality of connection endpoint identifications is provided, wherein an subscriber-specific screening control of the packet switched connection is performed on the basis of the screening list. The screening list may contain detection point settings for an IN interrogation so as to provide an interworking function between the IN and the packet network. Moreover, the screening list may include a charging information to thereby define different charging parameters for packet connections to different connection endpoints. This enables the subscriber to define price limits for predetermined connections.

Abstract: A method of maintaining a connection between an intelligent network control point and a switching point in a telecommunications system, and a telecommunications system. A service connection between a control point and a switching point is provided with an identifier. The identifier is transmitted from the old switching point to the new switching point whenever the subscriber moves from the area of one switching point to the area of another switching point, whereby a service connection is set up from the new switching point to the control point by means of the identifier.

Abstract: A method, a mobile communication system and a controller controlling the use of the radio resources of the mobile communication system, by means of which it is decided when the optimization of the lu link between a mobile switching centre and the controller is triggered. In the method, history data is maintained (204, 205, 206, 214) on the roaming of the mobile station, at least on condition triggering the link optimization is set based on the history data, a check is made in response to updating the history data to see if the condition is fulfilled (207), and if the condition is fulfilled, the link optimization is triggered (208,209,210).

Abstract: A mobile communication system that proposes a new charging principle, according to which the roaming leg is paid entirely by the party who forwards the call to a mobile subscriber. In an exemplary embodiment, the call is first routed to the exchange of subscriber B, who has forwarded his calls. After determining that the call is to be forwarded to a mobile subscriber C, the exchange routes the call to the gateway mobile switching center (GMSC) capable of making interrogations to the home location register of subscriber C. When the charging record for the call is generated, the called subscriber B is charged for the leg between the GMSC and subscriber C. Thus, subscriber C does not have to pay for calls addressed to subscriber B. To minimize the call costs to subscriber B, as direct a route as possible is preferably used on the leg between the GMSC and subscriber C.

Abstract: In some mobile telecommunications systems reception of calls outside the home network may be very expensive for the called subscriber. For this reason, subscribers are given the possibility to bar incoming calls when roaming outside the home network. On the other hand, when using optimised routing, reception of calls even far from the home network may be very advantageous or even free. Hereby there are no longer any grounds for barring incoming calls. A method is presented in this invention where those network elements can be defined for the subscriber on a location information basis from which incoming calls will be relayed to the subscriber.

Abstract: In some mobile telecommunications systems reception of calls outside the home network may be very expensive for the called subscriber. For this reason, subscribers are given the possibility to bar incoming calls when roaming outside the home network. On the other hand, when using optimised routing, reception of calls even far from the home network may be very advantageous or even free. Hereby there are no longer any grounds for barring incoming calls. A method is presented in this invention where those network elements can be defined for the subscriber on a location information basis from which incoming calls will be relayed to the subscriber.

Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network may include forwarding a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS including the subscriber's TA. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the HSS. The HSS may store data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive. The technique may also include forwarding a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS and storing data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive in the S-CSCF so as to be protected against loss. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data including the subscriber's TA may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the S-CSCF.

Abstract: A communication connection to a second user equipment (UE B) by a first user equipment (UE A) is requested, the request including a specific information element for an identification of UE B, a determination is made (S3) in a database on the basis of the specific information element identifying UE B's location within the communication network, a decision is made (S5, S6) whether UE B is reachable or accepts the communication connection or not, and if the decision is positive, the communication connection is established (S7) between UE A and UE B adapted to perform a packet data communication.

Abstract: A cellular radio access network and a location updating in a cordless communications system, in a cellular radio access network (1), which is connected to one or more core networks (2, 3, 4, 5) or services (SP2 to SP5), each of them having a dedicated mobility management. In a cell, identities of all those location areas are broadcast to which said cell belongs. A subscriber terminal (MS) sends to the radio access network only one location updating message irrespective of how many core networks (2, 3, 4, 5) or services (SP2 to SP5) have a simultaneously changing location area at a handover from one cell to another. On the basis of the information contained in the location updating message, the network (1) defines the core networks or services and location areas to which the location updating applies and sends a location updating message informing the new location of the subscriber or the subscriber terminal separately to each defined core network or service.

Abstract: In cellular radio systems re-paging of a mobile station (MS) loads the mobile communications network very much, especially the limited radio path resources of the network. The present invention concerns a paging method in a cellular radio system including several cells (C1-C10). In the method a first paging of the mobile station (MS) is performed in all cells (C1-C10) of the area according to the stored location information. According to the invention, the paging method is characterized in that in the method the area according to the location information is divided according to the cell division into at least two sub-areas, each one of which is formed of at least one cell, limitation values for the number of pagings are defined for the cells on a sub-area basis and re-paging of the mobile station is limited in each cell of the area based on the said limitation values for the number of pagings.

Abstract: A packet switching control system and method are described, for controlling a packet switched connection between a subscriber terminal and an end terminal identified by a connection endpoint identification in a communication network. A subscriber-specific screening list for a plurality of connection endpoint identifications is provided, wherein an subscriber-specific screening control of the packet switched connection is performed on the basis of the screening list. The screening list may contain detection point settings for an IN interrogation so as to provide an interworking function between the IN and the packet network. Moreover, the screening list may include a charging information to thereby define different charging parameters for packet connections to different connection endpoints. This enables the subscriber to define price limits for predetermined connections.

Abstract: A method for providing a new service or information about it by a server to a mobile terminal (MS) in a packet-switched network comprising several support nodes. An identifier and PDP address are allocated to the MS. An intelligent network node is informed about the identifier and the PDP address of the MS. The PDP address stored in the intelligent network node is used for routing the new service to the mobile terminal. For example, the server can send the intelligent network node an inquiry requesting the PDP address of the MS, and the IN node can send to the server the PDP address of the MS, whereby the server is able to communicate with the MS using the PDP address indicated by the intelligent network node.

Abstract: A method of maintaining a connection between an intelligent network control point and a switching point in a telecommunications system, and a telecommunications system. A service connection between a control point and a switching point is provided with an identifier. The identifier is transmitted from the old switching point to the new switching point whenever the subscriber moves from the area of one switching point to the area of another switching point, whereby a service connection is set up from the new switching point to the control point by means of the identifier.

Abstract: In cellular radio systems re-paging of a mobile station (MS) loads the mobile communications network very much, especially the limited radio path resources of the network. The present invention concerns a paging method in a cellular radio system including several cells (C1-C10). In the method a first paging of the mobile station (MS) is performed in all cells (C1-C10) of the area according to the stored location information. According to the invention, the paging method is characterized in that in the method the area according to the location information is divided according to the cell division into at least two sub-areas, each one of which is formed of at least one cell, limitation values for the number of pagings are defined for the cells on a sub-area basis and re-paging of the mobile station is limited in each cell of the area based on the said limitation values for the number of pagings.

Abstract: The invention relates to an authentication method intended for a telecommunications network, especially for an IP network. From a terminal (TE1) in the network a first message (RR) containing an authenticator and a data unit is transmitted to the network, the data unit containing information relating to the manner in which the authenticator is formed. For carrying out authentication in the network, the data unit contained in the first message is used for determining a check value, which is compared with the said authenticator.