US6922399B1
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Method of handling service connections in a communication network
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1997-10-07
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Granted: 2005-07-26
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Expires: 2017-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for controlling connections in a communication network including setting up a signaling connection between a subscriber of the communication network and a service access system based on a service connection request by the subscriber; and setting up a payload connection associated with the signaling connection only between the service access system and the subscriber given data traffic for the service and clearing down the payload connection after the data transmission.
Inventors
- 👤 Ansgar Dirkmann
- 👤 Thomas Werner
- 👤 Jan Hamann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 00:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2854; H04L12/2856; H04L12/2869; H04L12/287; H04L12/2876; H04L12/46; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13003; H04Q2213/1302; H04Q2213/1304; H04Q2213/1307; H04Q2213/1309; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13096; H04Q2213/13174; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13199; H04Q2213/13202; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13209; H04Q2213/1327; H04Q2213/13298; H04Q2213/13389
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for controlling connections in a communication network, comprising the steps of: setting up a signaling connection between a subscriber of the communication network and a service access system based on a service connection request by the subscriber; and intermittently setting up a payload connection associated with the signaling connection between the service access system and the subscriber only when there is data traffic for a service and clearing down the payload connection after the data transmission, wherein the signaling connection and the payload connection are maintained simultaneously during the data transmission.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for controlling connections in a communication network, comprising the steps of: setting up a signaling connection between a subscriber of the communication network and a service access system based on a service connection request by the subscriber; and intermittently setting up a payload connection associated with the signaling connection between the service access system and the subscriber only when there is data traffic for a service and clearing down the payload connection after the data transmission, wherein the signaling connection and the payload connection are maintained simultaneously during the data transmission.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the service is at least one of a voice or a data service.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: charging a service by the communication network for a time interval in which the signaling connection and the payload connection simultaneously exist for the service.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of clearing down the payload connection does not occur immediately after the end of data transmission but occurs immediately before the expiration of the time interval already charged.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the intermittently setting up of the payload connection occurs only given data traffic.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for controlling service connections in a communication network in order to support access to a service via the communication network, comprising the steps of: initiating the setup of a service-related signaling connection between a subscriber and a service access system; intermittently initiating the setup of a payload connection between the service access system and the subscriber associated with the signaling connection only when there is data traffic and initiating the cleardown of the payload connection after data transmission, wherein the signaling connection and the payload connection are maintained simultaneously during the data transmission.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for controlling service connections in a communication network in order to support access to a service via the communication network, comprising the steps of: initiating the setup of a service-related signaling connection between a subscriber and a service access system; intermittently initiating the setup of a payload connection between the service access system and the subscriber associated with the signaling connection only when there is data traffic and initiating the cleardown of the payload connection after data transmission, wherein the signaling connection and the payload connection are maintained simultaneously during the data transmission.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the service-related signaling connection is to a point of presence server of an Internet service provider over a D-channel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the payload connection is a B-channel connection.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 6 , further comprising charging for service by the service provider for each time interval in which the, payload connection is intermittently set up.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising clearing down the payload connection after the end of data transmission and when the time interval has already been charged.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the intermittently initiating the setup of the payload connection occurs only given data traffic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the intermittently initiating the setup of the payload connection occurs only given data traffic.
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