Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus. The apparatus comprises means for performing: in response to determining a lack of resource or an impending lack of resource in a communication network, determining whether an agreed level of service for one or more service requirements of one or more services will be affected; and when it is determined that the agreed level of service for one or more service requirements of one or more services will be affected, determining whether one or more customers can tolerate non-compliance with the agreed level of service.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a resource availability check.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determining (902) that availability information relating to (i) a specific resource associated with a specific network slice, (ii) a specific resource associated with a specific subnetwork and a specific network slice or (iii) a specific resource associated with a specific service and a specific network slice is to be requested by a first entity; and causing (904) a request for availability information to be sent by the first entity to a second entity.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program, are configured to serve a first logical radio network and a second logical radio network. Information on the first logical radio network is received, and at least one group of terminal devices associated with the first logical radio network is identified. An instruction is sent to a network function to establish a connection to the second logical radio network for the at least one group of terminal devices.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises receiving a service request comprising service requirements; determining, based on the service request, service level specification of the request, the service level specification comprising performance parameters and network functions to support the requested service; normalizing the determined service level specification by scaling the performance parameters according into a given normalization model of the network to obtain normalized service level specification; determining, based on the network functions and the given normalization model, normalized performance capability of the network functions and a configuration of a network slice supporting the requested service; comparing the normalized service level specification to the normalized performance capability; and determining, based on the comparison, whether the requested service can be realized with the network slice, and if so, create the slice.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises receiving a service request comprising service requirements; determining, based on the service request, service level specification of the request, the service level specification comprising performance parameters and network functions to support the requested service; normalizing the determined service level specification by scaling the performance parameters according into a given normalization model of the network to obtain normalized service level specification; determining, based on the network functions and the given normalization model, normalized performance capability of the network functions and a configuration of a network slice supporting the requested service; comparing the normalized service level specification to the normalized performance capability; and determining, based on the comparison, whether the requested service can be realized with the network slice, and if so, create the slice.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program, are configured to serve a first logical radio network and a second logical radio network. Information on the first logical radio network is received, and at least one group of terminal devices associated with the first logical radio network is identified. An instruction is sent to a network function to establish a connection to the second logical radio network for the at least one group of terminal devices.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of providing a Push-to-Talk (=PTT) based communication service to subscribers of the PTT service by means of a PTT server which dynamically creates a PTT group. A requesting subscriber sends a call request message to a PTT server. The call request message is analyzed by a request processing unit and the data gathered from the analysis are correlated with profiles of subscribers of the PTT service. Based on the correlation results, the PTT server dynamically creates a PTT group comprising the requesting subscriber and one or more subscribers selected from the other subscribers of the PTT service. The PTT server sends an invitation message to the selected subscribers for establishing a PTT call and establishes a PTT communication connection among the terminal of the requesting subscriber and terminals of selected subscribers an approval message was received from.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a multimode user interface for processing multimode user inputs, which are entered into a computer unit in various input modes within one specified application environment of several different ones, and converted there into different data streams. To make specially flexible processing of multimode user input possible, without having to switch manually between different input modes, it is proposed that within the data streams different information categories should be distinguished, depending on a context in which the data streams were generated, a suitable processing sequence of the information categories within the individual data streams should be determined, and the data streams should be processed in the determined sequence, the context comprising the current and/or past application environments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting data at a time-variable data rate, to a connection control module for a network facility (SW1, SW2) therefor, and to a communications module for a user terminal (T1–T5) therefor. In the method, a user terminal (T1–T5) sends to a facility (SW1, SW2) of a network (NET) a request for a connection to a communication partner (T1–T5; CS1, CS2) with a guaranteed data rate (DVT1, DVT2, DVG1, DVG2). The network (NET) establishes the connection and makes the guaranteed data rate available therefor. The user terminal (T1–T5) performs a first data transfer on the connection to the communication partner. Then the connection is released.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of providing a Push-to-Talk (=PTT) based communication service to subscribers of the PTT service by means of a PTT server which dynamically creates a PTT group. A requesting subscriber sends a call request message to a PTT server. The call request message is analyzed by a request processing unit and the data gathered from the analysis are correlated with profiles of subscribers of the PTT service. Based on the correlation results, the PTT server dynamically creates a PTT group comprising the requesting subscriber and one or more subscribers selected from the other subscribers of the PTT service. The PTT server sends an invitation message to the selected subscribers for establishing a PTT call and establishes a PTT communication connection among the terminal of the requesting subscriber and terminals of selected subscribers an approval message was received from.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a network server (4) for transferring a message (32, 33, 34) initiated by a message initiator (21) via a communication network (1) to at least one message receiver (24, 26, 28). The network server (4) comprises a sentence builder (43), a service characteristic data base (47), a subscriber profile data base (46), an execution module (45) and a service quality measurement module (44). The sentence builder (43) analyses a service request message (31) received from the message initiator and builds and fills a data structure (51) from the service request message (31) based on the analyses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing within an IP network (1) resources (51 to 58) with restricted access and an access server (21 to 27) to execute this method. A user logs on an access server (23) via the IP network (1). The access server (23) stores data about at least one released application server (51), wherein the data about the at least one released application server comprises contact data for the internet service provider providing the application server's access to the IP network (1) and authentication data necessary to request the internet service provider to grant the application server (51) access to the IP network (1). The access server (23) establishes a connection to the IP network (1) between the access server (23) and a network access server (31) of the internet service provider specified by means of said contact data.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for adapting modalities of a dialog between a client (42 to 44) and a server, an interaction server (2) and a computer program product. A set of dialog modality capabilities and/or dialog modality requirements are provided to an interaction server (2). The interaction server (2) mediates between the dialog modality capabilities and/or dialog modality requirements of the client (44) and the server. Further, it selects the dialog modalities of said dialog based on said mediation.

Abstract: A method, a terminal device, a node, a program module, and a user interface for determining features required for a communication relation. An input device (IN) determines initial features as input values (INPUT) which are necessary for classification of the communication relation and transmits them to a sort device (SORT) which sorts the initial features into feature groups, with the first feature group (INKP) comprising those of the initial features which concern at least two communications partners to participate in the communication relation; a second feature group (INDT) is comprised of those of the initial features which concern at least one data type to be transmitted in the framework of the communication relation; and a third feature group (INCT) which comprises those of the first features which concerning at least one connection type for the communication relation.

Abstract: A new markup language command is provided, which allows to bind a referenced linked document into a master document. When the user activates this control command, the browser embeds at least part of the content of the linked document into the master document and presents the compound document thus created to the user.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a multimode user interface for processing multimode user inputs, which are entered into a computer unit in various input modes within one specified application environment of several different ones, and converted there into different data streams. To make specially flexible processing of multimode user input possible, without having to switch manually between different input modes, it is proposed that within the data streams different information categories should be distinguished, depending on a context in which the data streams were generated, a suitable processing sequence of the information categories within the individual data streams should be determined, and the data streams should be processed in the determined sequence, the context comprising the current and/or past application environments.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing a user interface for a human-computer interaction between a user and a terminal, as well as to a computer system, a server and a terminal for executing the method. A general declaratively written description of the human-computer interaction is stored coded in a first descriptive language. An interpreter accesses the stored general description and a terminal-specific data record, which describes the multimodal input possibilities and/or preferences of the terminal. In accordance with the general description of the human-computer interaction and of the terminal's multimodal input possibilities and/or preferences, the interpreter then creates at least one terminal-specific dialog coded in a second descriptive language. The at least one dialog thus created is processed by a control unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting data at a time-variable data rate, to a connection control module for a network facility (SW1, SW2) therefor, and to a communications module for a user terminal (T1-T5) therefor. In the method, a user terminal (T1-T5) sends to a facility (SW1, SW2) of a network (NET) a request for a connection to a communication partner (T1-T5; CS1, CS2) with a guaranteed data rate (DVT1, DVT2, DVG1, DVG2). The network (NET) establishes the connection and makes the guaranteed data rate available therefor. The user terminal (T1-T5) performs a first data transfer on the connection to the communication partner. Then the connection is released.

Abstract: A method is shown for performing telecommunication functions, whereby at least a first line-side device (NE1) in a telecommunications network (TCN) and at least one terminal (TER) for the telecommunications network (TCN) can be connected to each other, and form the functions through the interaction of first function parts (F1) performed by the terminal, and second function parts (F21) performed by the first line-side device, as long as the terminal is connected to the first line-side device.