Abstract: Disclosed is a fastening aid for fastening components to a carrier component, in particular a body of a motor vehicle. The fastening aid includes a plate-shaped carrier body composed of a hard component having a fastening side and an attachment side, wherein the attachment side is the side with which the fastening aid is attached to the carrier component. The fastening aid further comprises a soft component provided on the attachment side, wherein the soft component is made from an adhesive material activatable through the carrier body. A fastening element is arranged on the fastening side, which can be connected to a counter-fastening element of a component.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating and utilizing control plane congestion information in a communication network that utilizes a source routed signaling protocol is presented. When control plane congestion is detected at a network element within the communication network, a congestion notification message is generated corresponding to the detected control plane congestion. The congestion notification is then provided to at least one additional network element within the communications network. The at least one additional network element can then utilize this knowledge of the congestion within the network to perform various network functions, including the routing a connection set-up message.