Abstract: A message, e.g., a SMS message, intended for a specific hardware item is provided from an application node to a message controller together with hardware identification data, e.g., IMSI or IMEISV. The message controller and a location updated subscriber database, e.g., an HLR, having stored information about the intended terminating hardware, interact and a further handling of the message is decided based on the provided hardware identification data and on data stored in the location updated subscriber database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a server for automatically discovering the common Multimedia Service Capability, and computer program. This solution avoid unnecessary use of the radio interface and is based on making use of the circuit switched network, e.g. the Intelligent network IN, as trigger to the packet switched network to find out about the calling as well as the called user's multimedia capabilities during a voice call. If there is a positive capability discovery result out of this for both users, the network will send a message to each of the two mobile phones that they should notify the users e.g. by displaying an icon above a soft button. It can be that the phone displays a shared multimedia-Image icon, if this was the only commonly supported capability of both users, up to a whole range of more or less complicated SMM services.

Abstract: A user terminal for use with a communications system. The user terminal comprises a non-volatile memory and a subscriber identity authentication unit configured in use to communicate with a removable subscriber identity module and with said communications system in order to authenticate a subscriber identity stored in said subscriber identity module. A recording unit is provided for recording a used and authenticated subscriber identity in said non-volatile memory, while an emergency call initiation unit is configured to initiate an unauthenticated emergency call in the absence of a subscriber identity module, and to retrieve said used and authenticated subscriber identity from said non-volatile memory and to provide the retrieved subscriber identity to the communications system during the initiation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method in an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function, ANDSF, node for distributing Closed Subscriber Group information. The CSG information comprises an Allowed CSG List of a first UE and cell information indicating position of a cell with controlled access associated to the Allowed CSG List. The method comprises retrieving an Allowed CSG List of the radio cell from a CSG Database over a first network 10 interface (CSGi) between the ANDSF node and the CSG Database. Furthermore, the ANDSF node triggers the first UE to establish a connection to the ANDSF node over a second network interface (ANDSFi) between the ANDSF node (90) and the first UE. In addition, the ANDSF node receives cell information indicating the position of the cell with controlled access and the Allowed CSG List is sent to the first UE.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method in an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function, ANDSF, node for distributing Closed Subscriber Group information. The CSG information comprises an Allowed CSG List of a first UE and cell information indicating position of a cell with controlled access associated to the Allowed CSG List. The method comprises retrieving an Allowed CSG List of the radio cell from a CSG Database over a first network 10 interface (CSGi) between the ANDSF node and the CSG Database. Furthermore, the ANDSF node triggers the first UE to establish a connection to the ANDSF node over a second network interface (ANDSFi) between the ANDSF node (90) and the first UE. In addition, the ANDSF node receives cell information indicating the position of the cell with controlled access and the Allowed CSG List is sent to the first UE.

Abstract: A user terminal for use with a communications system. The user terminal comprises a non-volatile memory and a subscriber identity authentication unit configured in use to communicate with a removable subscriber identity module and with said communications system in order to authenticate a subscriber identity stored in said subscriber identity module. A recording unit is provided for recording a used and authenticated subscriber identity in said non-volatile memory, whilst an emergency call initiation unit is configured to initiate an unauthenticated emergency call in the absence of a subscriber identity module, and to retrieve said used and authenticated subscriber identity from said non-volatile memory and to provide the retrieved subscriber identity to the communications system during the initiation.

Abstract: A method, a system, a server, and a computer program product are provided for Multimedia Capability discovery of different user terminals. Unnecessary use of the radio interface is avoided based on a network storage, which is accessible without registration to find out about the calling as well as the called user's multimedia capabilities during a voice call. If there is a positive capability discovery result out of this for both users, the system sends a message to each of the user terminals that they should notify the users, e.g., by displaying an icon above a soft button. There is no need for establishing a packet switched session, which uses a lot of radio interface signalling, until the Multimedia Service capability of both subscribers and their user terminals is investigated and responded to both user terminals and their users.

Abstract: A method (700) for use in a cellular system (100), comprising the step of transmitting a predefined message (705) comprising a primary warning notification (710) and verification information (715) related to the primary warning notification to user terminals in one or more cells of the system. The predefined message is transmitted simultaneously to a plurality of user terminals (740) in the system (100) on a physical channel (745) in the system which is dedicated to messages to single users. Suitably, the physical channel used is a paging channel (750) in the system (100), and also suitably, the predefined message causes the user terminals to listen (720) for a secondary warning notification in subsequent messages on the same channel.

Abstract: In densely populated areas a random period of time or an offset is added in order to avoid signaling congestion. Using the described method and system will reduce the signaling peak load on the signaling channels when many subscribers are changing Location Area at the same time. The method and system as described herein are easy to implement and does not require additional hardware resources or configurations on the network side.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for the automatic configuration of a GPRS terminal. Therefore data relating to a terminal type and a terminal identification are stored in a device configuration register. The configuring is started by a serving GPRS support node that receives an attachment message from a terminal in combination with a subscriber identification that are not known to the serving GPRS support node.

Abstract: A message, typically a SMS message, intended for a specific hardware item is provided from an application node (70) to a message controller (40) together with hardware identification data, e.g. IMSI or IMEISV. The message controller (40) and a location updated subscriber database, e.g. a HLR (50), having stored information about the intended terminating hardware, interacts (78, 80) and a further handling of the message is decided based on the provided hardware identification data and on data stored in the location updated subscriber database (50).

Abstract: The invention relates a method, a system, a server and a computer program product for Multimedia Capability discovery of different user terminals 12,13. This solution avoid unnecessary use of the radio interface and is based on a network storage 18, which is accessible without registration to find out about the calling as well as the called user's multimedia capabilities during a voice call. If there is a positive capability discovery result out of this for both users, the system will send a message to each of the two user terminals 12,13 that they should notify the users e.g. by displaying an icon above a soft button. There will be no need for establishing a packet switched session, which uses a lot of radio interface signalling, until the Multimedia Service capability of both subscribers and their user terminals are investigated and responded to both user terminals and their users.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a server for automatically discovering the common Multimedia Service Capability, and computer program. This solution avoid unnecessary use of the radio interface and is based on making use of the circuit switched network, e.g. the Intelligent network IN, as trigger to the packet switched network to find out about the calling as well as the called user's multimedia capabilities during a voice call. If there is a positive capability discovery result out of this for both users, the network will send a message to each of the two mobile phones that they should notify the users e.g. by displaying an icon above a soft button. It can be that the phone displays a shared multimedia-Image icon, if this was the only commonly supported capability of both users, up to a whole range of more or less complicated SMM services.

Abstract: A method and a central subscriber database are provided for performing a permission status check in a mobile network. A mobile station is identified using subscription related identification data and equipment based identification data. When a determination is made that current subscription related identification data and current equipment based identification data have not been previously correlated a validation procedure is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for the automatic configuration of a GPRS terminal. Therefore data relating to a terminal type and a terminal identification are stored in a device configuration register. The configuring is started by a serving GPRS support node that receives an attachment message from a terminal in combination with a subscriber identification that are not known to the serving GPRS support node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transceiver device (1) adapted for transfer of data packets to and from a mobile terminal (4), said transceiver device (1) comprising measuring means for measuring a value corresponding to the quality of said transfer, which is used to make decisions concerning said transfer. Said transceiver device (1) and said mobile terminal (4) include rate changing means for changing the transfer rate of said data packet transfer depending on said decision. The invention also relates to a method for transfer of data packets between a first (1) and a second transceiver (4), said method comprising measuring, in said first transceiver (1), a value corresponding to the quality of said transfer. The method comprises comparing, in said first transceiver (1), said measured value with a predetermined threshold value, and adapting the transmission rate of said transmission depending on whether said measured value exceeds said threshold value.