Abstract: A proxy server is used to provide various services managed by a plurality of dedicated servers to subscribers using terminals connected to a communication network. The proxy device has a three-tier type of architecture, with a stage for presenting services to terminals through the network, a service multiplexing stage communicating with the presentation stage, and a service access stage communicating with the multiplexing stage and including a plurality of access modules each associated with a respective dedicated server. The various services managed by the dedicated servers are multiplexed by the central stage which holds sessions with the subscribers without requiring a particular awareness of the services managed by the dedicated servers, nor of the physical features of the terminals.

Abstract: In order to provide subscribers using terminals (100-103) connected to a communication network (300), various services managed by several dedicated servers (200-204), the invention consists in using a proxy device (400) having a three-tiered architecture, with one stage (430) presenting services to the terminals via the network, a stage (420) multiplexing services communicating with the presentation stage, and a stage (410) for access to the services communicating with the multiplexing stage and comprising several access modules (4100-4104) each associated with a respective dedicated server. The different services managed by the dedicated servers are multiplexed by the central stage (420) which holds sessions with subscribers without having particular knowledge concerning the services managed by the dedicated servers nor the physical characteristics of the terminals.