Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Thomas Reim

Alfred Josef Lupper

Bruno Fiter

Notker Gerlich

Jochen Metzler

Hans-Ulrich Flender

Eddy Troch

A link established between a first network element that supports connection-oriented links, and a second network element that supports packet-oriented links, by establishing a connection-oriented link between the first network element and a gateway unit, and a packet-oriented link between the second network element and the gateway unit. A first link protocol that is associated with the first network element, and a second link protocol that is associated with the second network element are used. The first link protocol and the second link protocol differ by an information element that contains an address for the packet-oriented link between the second network element and the gateway unit.

Radio communication system and method for operating

The invention relates to a radio access network (RAN) for a mobile radio communications system and to an operating method therefor. The radio access network has a number of first nodes (UPS, UPS,), which are each assigned to a subarea (A, a) of a geographical area, and which serve for exchanging useful data between terminals (UE), which are located in the relevant subarea, and a primary network (CN). The radio access network also has at least one second node (RCS, RCS), which comprises a number of signaling functionalities (UEF) for exchanging signaling data with the each respective terminal (UE). The second node (RCS, RCS, . . . ) is connected to a number of first nodes (UPS, UPS, . . . ) in order to exchange signaling data with a terminal (UE) via those first nodes (UPS, UPS, . . . ) with which this terminal (UE) exchanges useful data. When the terminal passes into the subarea of another first node, the transmission of useful data shifts from the previous node to this other first node, whereby a shifting of the signaling functionality is unnecessary.

Radio access network for a mobile radio communications system and an operating method therefor

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Balzheim, Germany

Thomas Reim