Abstract: A method to allow government law enforcement agencies and their representatives to automatically monitor, detect, and issue citation to collect fines for driving violations such as using mobile device for phone calls, sending text messages, or reading received text messages while driving. Information regarding these driving violations are captured and transmitted to back-office servers located at strategic locations for automatic enforcement including issuance of citations and collection of fines through mobile device billing system or sending citation through mail. Broader and efficient enforcement of the Safety Regulations will reduce the number of violations, improve the safety on the roads, and provide a mechanism to automatically collect fines.

Abstract: A system and method for connecting subarea SNA (systems network architecture) peripheral nodes into an APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer Network) network such that the peripheral nodes can function in the APPN network without upgrades to their existing software. This method also also enhances the manageability of the peripheral nodes by allowing the representation of the PU (physical unit) to reside in the peripheral node.