University of Strathclyde

John Dunlop

Demessie Girma

James Menzies Irvine

Gwenael Le Bodic

Oscar Lazaro

Robert Caddell Atkinson

A mobile communications system comprising a radio access network having a multiplicity of network sites organised in a multi-layered hierarchy and a traffic flow management system for controlling the routing of traffic flow through the network. The management system trades resource at the various network sites against a plurality of user Quality of Service parameters to achieve required contractual levels of commitment to a multiplicity of users.

Mobile communications networks

The present invention relates to a communications environment comprising a digital marketplace arrangement which enables user to have dynamic access to a variety of network operators and service operators which are registered with the marketplace. The users can communicate with the digital marketplace via a logical market channel enabling user, service providers and network operators to interact in real time and negotiate for appropriate communication links and quality of service. Each communications environment may comprise more than one digital marketplace.

Dynamic selection of radio communication network operator or service provider

The present invention relates to a telecommunications service provision manager that is configured to allow access to a plurality of telecommunications services to determine the location of a service and control execution of that service.

Management and control of telecommunication services delivery

A mobile communications network () comprises a local exchange () or mobile switching center effectively connected to a plurality of cell site switches (), each cell site switch () being effectively connected to a cluster () of base station transceivers (). The connection between each cell site switch () and the respective cluster () is formed by a common bus () to which each base station transceiver () in the cluster and the pertaining cell site switch () is directly connected.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

John Dunlop