Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling support that define an open and extensible end-to-end network architecture. One method includes extracting, by an interface to a base station system, real-time and context related information from a radio access network, and transmitting the extracted real-time and context related information to an interface to a transport system.

Abstract: An embodiment includes determining estimate(s) of bandwidth for class(es) of quality of service to be implemented in base station(s) for service(s) provided to user equipment by the base station(s), determining expiration time(s) for corresponding ones of the estimate(s) of bandwidth, and communicating indications of the same toward mobile backhaul node(s). At a backhaul node, the indications are received and, based on the received indications, downstream bandwidth is modified for user equipment of different quality of service classes, wherein the downstream bandwidth passes through the mobile backhaul node toward the base station(s). Apparatus, software, and computer program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling support that define an open and extensible end-to-end network architecture. One method includes extracting, by an interface to a base station system, real-time and context related information from a radio access network, and transmitting the extracted real-time and context related information to an interface to a transport system.

Abstract: A method transfers information from and/or to a subscriber-sided communication device wherein at least one first communication relationship between the subscriber-sided communication device and a decentralized communication device which is associated with at least one communication network is established. Also, at least one additional communication relationship between the central communication device and a network access communication network is established. First information can be exchanged between the subscriber-sided communication device and the superior communication network via the first and the at least one additional communication relationship. Additional information which is transferred via the at least one communication network to the decentralized communication device is transferred via the first communication relationship to the subscriber-sided communication device.

Abstract: An embodiment includes determining estimate(s) of bandwidth for class(es) of quality of service to be implemented in base station(s) for service(s) provided to user equipment by the base station(s), determining expiration time(s) for corresponding ones of the estimate(s) of bandwidth, and communicating indications of the same toward mobile backhaul node(s). At a backhaul node, the indications are received and, based on the received indications, downstream bandwidth is modified for user equipment of different quality of service classes, wherein the downstream bandwidth passes through the mobile backhaul node toward the base station(s). Apparatus, software, and computer program produces are also disclosed.

Abstract: A network layer device controls provision of data link layer functionality by a data link layer device to provide a requested multimedia service to a subscriber. For example, the network layer device may control the performance of multicast elaboration by the data link layer device, or the queuing and forwarding of packets by the data link layer device to facilitate transmission of packets according to a Quality of Service class. The network layer device may send control messages to the data link layer device to dynamically configure a control object stored by the data link layer device, such as multicast filter information or a Quality of Service profile. The network layer device may be a service edge router, and the data link layer device may be a customer premises equipment device, e.g., a modem or wireless access point, or a switch, e.g., a digital subscriber line access multiplier.

Abstract: A network layer device controls provision of data link layer functionality by a data link layer device to provide a requested multimedia service to a subscriber. For example, the network layer device may control the performance of multicast elaboration by the data link layer device, or the queuing and forwarding of packets by the data link layer device to facilitate transmission of packets according to a Quality of Service class. The network layer device may send control messages to the data link layer device to dynamically configure a control object stored by the data link layer device, such as multicast filter information or a Quality of Service profile. The network layer device may be a service edge router, and the data link layer device may be a customer premises equipment device, e.g., a modem or wireless access point, or a switch, e.g., a digital subscriber line access multiplier.

Abstract: A network layer device controls provision of data link layer functionality by a data link layer device to provide a requested multimedia service to a subscriber. For example, the network layer device may control the performance of multicast elaboration by the data link layer device, or the queuing and forwarding of packets by the data link layer device to facilitate transmission of packets according to a Quality of Service class. The network layer device may send control messages to the data link layer device to dynamically configure a control object stored by the data link layer device, such as multicast filter information or a Quality of Service profile. The network layer device may be a service edge router, and the data link layer device may be a customer premises equipment device, e.g., a modem or wireless access point, or a switch, e.g., a digital subscriber line access multiplier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transferring information from and/or to a subscriber-sided communication device (CPE), wherein at least one first communication relationship (ps1) between the subscriber-sided communication device (CPE) and a decentralised communication device (DSLAM) which is associated with at least one communication network (ACCESS), is established. Also, at least one additional communication relationship (ps2) between the central communication device (DSLAM) and a network access device (BRAS) which establishes a connection to a superior communication network (OKN), is established. First information (iwww) can be exchanged between the subscriber-sided communication device (CPE) and the superior communication network (OKN) via the first and the at least one additional communication relationship (ps1, ps2).

Abstract: Information (cell) that is to be transmitted at least partially via a packet-oriented communication network, e.g. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) or via a cell-oriented communication network is inserted as useful information into a useful data field of at least one data packet of the communication network, which contains target and useful data respectively, or into a time slot of the time-slot oriented communication network. According to the invention, additional routing information for the transmission is assigned to the information prior to insertion into the data packet or time slot, whereby the information that has been sent with the data packet or time slot to a destination in the packet -or cell-oriented communication network is transmitted in accordance with the respective assigned routing information. The invention permits information cell, cell that is to be transmitted via different connections to be transmitted cost-effectively and transparently via a packet-oriented communication network.

Abstract: Information (cell) that is to be transmitted at least partially via a packet-oriented communication network, e.g. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) or via a cell-oriented communication network is inserted as useful information into a useful data field of at least one data packet of the communication network, which contains target and useful data respectively, or into a time slot of the time-slot oriented communication network. According to the invention, additional routing information for the transmission is assigned to the information prior to insertion into the data packet or time slot, whereby the information that has been sent with the data packet or time slot to a destination in the packet-or cell-oriented communication network is transmitted in accordance with the respective assigned routing information. The invention permits information cell, cell that is to be transmitted via different connections to be transmitted cost-effectively and transparently via a packet-oriented communication network.

Abstract: A network layer device controls provision of data link layer functionality by a data link layer device to provide a requested multimedia service to a subscriber. For example, the network layer device may control the performance of multicast elaboration by the data link layer device, or the queuing and forwarding of packets by the data link layer device to facilitate transmission of packets according to a Quality of Service class. The network layer device may send control messages to the data link layer device to dynamically configure a control object stored by the data link layer device, such as multicast filter information or a Quality of Service profile. The network layer device may be a service edge router, and the data link layer device may be a customer premises equipment device, e.g., a modem or wireless access point, or a switch, e.g., a digital subscriber line access multiplier.

Abstract: A method for forwarding at least one call which arrives at a connection, in which case, when the at least one call arrives during an active call connection to a second connection, the connection to the second connection and the incoming call are held and a call is set up between the connection and a further connection, with the call being passed to the further connection and the call connection to the second connection being resumed.

Abstract: In ATM networks, the information transmitted in ATM cells is subject to jitter. This should be avoided particularly in the transmission of video signals and voice signals. The method provides a remedy here by reading the ATM cells into a buffer memory at the transmission clock rate and by reading them out again using the average value of the jitter.