DE102006012966B4 - A method for signaling a request to establish a communication connection, method for establishing a communication connection, communication connection setup control unit, communication devices and computer program elements - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for signaling a request to establish a single communication connection, • wherein a first signaling message is generated (502) for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type, • wherein a second signaling message is generated (503) for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection Type, the second communication connection type being a different communication connection type than the first communication connection type, • the first signaling message and the second signaling message being sent (504, 505) to a communication device with which the communication connection is to be established, and • wherein an indication is inserted in the first signaling message with which it is indicated whether a second signaling message is also generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein in the second signal nalization message is inserted, with which it is specified whether a first signaling message has also been generated and has been sent to the communication device.

Description

The invention relates to a method for signaling a request for establishing a communication connection, methods for establishing a communication connection, a communication connection setup control unit, communication devices and computer program elements.

At present, the standardization body 3 ^rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifies a communication service that enables a voice communication connection consisting of a circuit switched domain (CS domain) with a mobile communication terminal to pass in a packet-switched domain (PS-domain). This handover is also known as handover. Also in the opposite direction, ie from the packet-switched domain to the circuit-switched domain, a handover is provided in the context of a voice-communication connection. The prerequisite for this communication service is that a corresponding mobile radio communication terminal, which is also referred to as VCC user equipment, VCC-UE (VCC: "Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (including WLAN)"), is registered in both domains ,

An example use case can be described as follows:
The user of a VCC mobile communication terminal is at home. There he operates his own WLAN communication network (WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network) and has an Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) communication connection in his mobile communication network by means of DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). He can now use his WCC communication network to carry out a "Voice over IP" telephone call (VoIP call) with his VCC mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication network operator routes this call to the desired subscriber. When the user of the VCC mobile communication communication terminal now leaves his house and thus also the reception area of the WLAN communication network, a handover of the conversation, ie in other words the voice communication connection, takes place instead of the packet-switched domain (WLAN) to the circuit-switched domain (mobile communication network). In this case, the call is continued by means of the mobile radio communication interface, for example by means of a UMTS radio interface (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) and typically there by means of the UMTS CS domain. The decision in which domain the conversation or the communication connection should be directed is usually decided on the basis of several parameters. For example, the user of the VCC mobile communication terminal and the operator of the mobile communication network may specify a preferred domain for the particular communication connection. The main criterion is the registration status of the VCC mobile radio communication terminal. After a communication network control has made the selection of the domain to be used, the call is signaled only in the selected domain.

However, a problem that VCC entails is which domain an incoming call or connection is to be routed to when the VCC mobile communication terminal is registered in both domains. The registration status of the VCC mobile communication terminal may be incorrect under certain circumstances. An example of such a case is when the VCC mobile communication terminal is registered in the packet-switched domain via its private WLAN communication network and leaves the reception area of the private WLAN communication network. The registration status is not changed immediately after leaving the reception area in the communication network. This can lead to an incoming call or a communication connection to be set up being routed to a domain over which the VCC mobile radio communication terminal is currently unavailable. In the worst case, a call or a mobile radio communication connection to be set up is then lost, even if the VCC mobile radio communication terminal could be reached by means of another domain. Even if it is not lost, it will lead to a significantly delayed call signaling. This in turn may cause the caller to terminate the call before the actual communication is established.

The publication is 3GPP TS 23.279 V7.1.0 (2005-12), 3rd Generation Partnership Project, Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects, Combining Circuit Switched (CS) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services, Stage 2 (Release 7) describe a method of establishing a circuit switched communication link to an existing IMS session such that both communication links exist simultaneously between two communication devices.

Publication 3GPP TS 23.806 V7.0.0 (2005-12), 3 ^rd Generation Partnership Project, Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects, Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS Study, (Release 7) describes an architecture and method for parallel use of packet mediated communication links and circuit-switched communication links in mobile communication systems.

In the publication RFC 3261, SIP: Session Initiation Protocol, June 2002, the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is described, in particular the use of identifiers for communication connection requests and communication participants in SIP.

In a procedure. for signaling a request to establish a single communication connection, a first signaling message is generated for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type. Further, a second signaling message is generated for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is another communication connection type than the first communication connection type. The first signaling message and the second signaling message are sent to a communication device with which the communication connection is to be established. In the first signaling message an indication is inserted, is specified with whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or in the second signaling message an indication is inserted, is specified with the whether a first signaling message generated has been and has been sent to the communication device.

In a method for establishing a single communication connection according to an embodiment of the invention, a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection is received according to a first communication connection type. Further, a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection is received according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is another communication connection type than the first communication connection type. The communication connection is established according to the first communication connection type or the second communication connection type. In the first signaling message an indication is inserted, is specified with whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or in the second signaling message is added an indication that is used to indicate whether also generates a first signaling message According to one example, a method for establishing a communication connection is provided, wherein a signaling message for establishing the communication connection is received in accordance with a communication connection type indicated in the signaling message. It is checked whether the establishment of a communication connection according to the communication connection type indicated in the signaling message is possible. The communication connection is established according to the communication connection type indicated in the signaling message, if possible.

According to another embodiment of the invention, a communication connection setup control unit is provided with a first signaling unit for generating a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type. Further, the communication connection establishment control unit has a second signaling unit for generating a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is another communication connection type than the first communication connection type. Furthermore, a transmitter is provided for transmitting the first signaling message and the second signaling message to a communication device with which the communication connection is to be established. The first signaling unit is set up such that an indication is inserted into the first signaling message indicating whether a second signaling message is also generated and sent to the communication device and / or the second signaling unit is set up in such a way that an indication in the a second signaling message is inserted, which indicates whether a first signaling message has been generated and sent to the communication device.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a communication device is provided with a receiver for receiving a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type and for receiving a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type another communication connection type is as the first communication connection type. Furthermore, the communication device has a first communication connection unit for providing a communication connection according to a first communication connection type and a second communication connection unit for Providing a communication connection according to a second communication connection type. Furthermore, the communication apparatus according to this embodiment of the invention has a communication connection establishment unit for establishing a communication connection according to the first communication connection type or the second communication connection type. In the first signaling message an indication is inserted, is specified with whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or in the second signaling message is added an indication that is used to indicate whether also generates a first signaling message has been and has been sent to the communication device. In one example, it is provided that the communication device is set up to establish communication connections to, in other words, both communication connection types, even if it decides only for one of the two options.

According to one example, a communication device comprises a receiver for receiving a signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a communication connection type indicated in the signaling message. Furthermore, in the communication device, there are provided a first communication connection unit for providing a first communication connection according to a first communication connection type, and a second communication connection unit for providing a communication connection according to a second communication connection type. Furthermore, in the communication terminal, a check unit is provided for checking whether or not the establishment of a communication unit according to a communication connection type indicated in the signaling message is possible. Further, in the communication apparatus, a communication connection establishment unit is provided for establishing a communication connection according to the communication connection type indicated in the signaling message, if possible.

Furthermore, computer program elements are provided for carrying out the above-described methods which, when executed by a processor, have the features of the methods described above.

An advantage of the embodiments of the invention is that a communication link between two communication devices can be established with increased security or faster, even in the case that a communication device temporarily supports only one of the two communication connection types in the context of establishing a communication connection . allows.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the figures and are explained in more detail below. In the figures, as far as appropriate, identical or similar elements are provided with identical reference numerals. The figures are sketchy and not true to scale.

Show it:

1 a communication system according to an embodiment of the invention;

2 a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the invention in detail;

3 a block diagram showing the internal structure of the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the invention is shown;

4 a block diagram showing the internal structure of a communication connection setup control unit according to an embodiment of the invention;

5 a flowchart in which the method steps of a method for signaling a request for establishing a communication connection according to an embodiment of the invention are shown;

6 a flowchart in which the method steps of a method for establishing a communication connection according to an embodiment of the invention are shown;

7 a flowchart in which the method steps of a method for establishing a communication connection according to another embodiment of the invention are shown;

8th a message flow diagram in which the message exchange in the context of the construction of a communication connection with error-free registration status according to an embodiment of the invention is shown; and

9 a message flow diagram in which the message exchange in the context of the construction of a communication connection with incorrect registration status is shown according to an embodiment of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the communication link of first communication link type is one circuit-switched communication connection, for example a mobile radio communication connection, for example a cell-based mobile radio communication connection.

The communication connection of the first communication connection type may be a second generation mobile communication link or a third generation or a subsequent generation mobile communication link.

• • eine Global System Mobile Kommunikationsverbindung (GSM),
• • eine Enhanced Data-Rate for GSM Evolution Kommunikationsverbindung (EDGE),
• • eine General Packet Radio Services Kommunikationsverbindung (GPRS),
• • eine Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Kommunikationsverbindung (UMTS),
• • eine Code Division Multiple Access 2000 Kommunikationsverbindung (CDMA2000) oder
• • eine Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access Kommunikationsverbindung (FOMA).

Thus, the mobile radio communication connection can be one of the following mobile radio communication connections:

• A Global System Mobile communication connection (GSM),
• An Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution Communication Link (EDGE),
• A General Packet Radio Services communication link (GPRS),
• A Universal Mobile Telecommunications System communication connection (UMTS),
• • a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 communication connection (CDMA2000) or
• • A Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access Communication Connection (FOMA).

• • eine Wireless Local Area Network Kommunikationsverbindung,
• • eine Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Kommunikationsverbindung,
• • eine General Packet Radio Services Kommunikationsverbindung.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the second communication connection type communication connection is a packet-switched communication connection, for example, an Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) communication connection. Alternatively, where the packet-switched communication connection is one of the following mobile communication links:

• A wireless local area network communication link,
• A Universal Mobile Telecommunications System communication link,
• • a General Packet Radio Services communication link.

The packet-switched communication connection can be a communication connection of a wireless local area network (WLAN), such as a communication connection according to the communication standard IEEE 802.11, for example according to HIPERLAN, according to HIPERACCESS or 802.11 a / b.

In the first signaling message, an indication is inserted according to an embodiment of the invention, indicating whether a second signaling message has been generated and has been sent to the communication device.

According to another embodiment of the invention, it is provided that in the second signaling message an indication is inserted, is specified with the whether a first signaling message has been generated and has been sent to the communication device.

In this way, it is indicated in each case in the signaling messages, whether the mode of signaling the establishment of a communication connection according to the communication connection types over all available domains, such as the circuit-switched domain or the packet-switched domain within the respective implemented communication system in which the communication terminal with which a communication connection is to be established, is registered, is provided or not. This simplifies the receiver-side processing of the received signaling messages, for example, the decision as to whether to wait for another signaling message to establish a communication connection according to another type of communication connection at all after receiving a signaling message or not.

According to one embodiment of the invention, it is provided to insert in the first signaling message and / or in the second signaling message an identification for identifying the communication link to be established. In this way, a simple check of the received signaling messages and a simple assignment of the received signaling messages in the receiving communication device, for example in a mobile radio communication terminal, is made possible.

Furthermore, an indication of the preferred communication connection type for the communication connection can be inserted in the first signaling message.

Such an indication of the preferred communication connection type for the communication connection may also be inserted in the second signaling message.

In this way, it is possible for the sender to specify the preferred type of communication link in the particular communication link to be established and thus to ensure that the desired type of communication link is used to establish the communication link when it is currently available in the communication device. It should be noted that although in the following only a communication link between two communication devices is established, in alternative embodiments of Invention communication links, such as a communication link conference, between any number of communication devices, for example between any number of mobile communication terminals, can be constructed, the mechanism, as described above and below, can be applied analogously ,

According to an embodiment of the method of establishing a communication connection performed by, for example, a communication device, the communication connection type according to which the communication connection is established is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion, for example, the first communication connection type and the second communication connection type ,

The selection criterion can be determined from the first signaling message, wherein the selection criterion is, for example, an indication in the first signaling message or in the second signaling message, which specifies which communication connection type is preferred for the respective communication connection.

According to another embodiment of the invention, in the method of establishing a communication connection, if the communication connection can not be established according to the communication connection type indicated in the signaling message, setting up the communication connection according to another communication connection type.

According to another embodiment of the invention, it is provided to allocate communication connection resources for setting up the communication connection according to the communication connection type indicated in the signaling message for a predetermined period of time and, for example, to release them again after the predetermined time has expired.

The communication connection establishment control unit comprises, according to an embodiment of the invention, a receiver for receiving a communication connection establishment request message.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the communication connection establishment control unit establishes a communication connection without prior receipt of such a request message, for example due to occurrence of a predetermined event, for example in a case where communication connections to be established regularly are indicated to which Time points or at what intervals such a communication connection, optionally specifying the preferred type of communication link, between which communication devices to be established. In this case, the communication connection establishment control unit automatically generates the signaling messages and transmits them to the respective communication devices to be invited.

The embodiments of the invention described above, as well as those described below, can be used in software, i. H. by means of one or more corresponding computer programs, by means of hardware, d. H. by means of one or more appropriately designed electronic circuits or in any hybrid form, d. H. in any proportions in software or in hardware.

1 shows a communication system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.

In 1 are a first mobile communication device 101 and a second mobile communication terminal 102 shown. The first mobile communication terminal 101 is a mobile radio communication terminal, as explained in more detail below, which is able to provide a communication connection both as a circuit-switched communication connection and as a packet-switched communication connection. The first mobile communication terminal 101 In one embodiment of the invention, it is set up as a "voice call continuity between CS and INS (including WLAN)" - mobile radio communication terminal (VCC mobile radio communication terminal, also referred to as VCC user equipment, VCC-UE).

The communication link may be configured to transmit any media data, such as voice data (eg, Voice over IP), video data, still image data, audio data, textual data, etc.

The second mobile communication connection terminal 102 may alternatively be a landline Kommunikationsendgerat.

Furthermore, the communication system 100 a first sub-communication system configured in accordance with the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Communication Standard (UMTS). For ease of illustration are in 1 only the circuit-switched domain (Circuit Switched Domain) 103 as well as a UMTS base station (NodeB) 104 which shows a circuit-switched communication connection for the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 deploy (in 1 symbolized by a first double arrow 105 ). However, it should be understood that other radio technologies may be used in alternative embodiments of the invention, for example other mobile radio communication standards as described above.

Furthermore, in the communication system 100 according to 1 a second sub-communication system is provided, which is a packet-switched communication link between the mobile communication terminals 101 . 102 provides, according to this embodiment of the invention, a wireless local area network (WLAN), for reasons of easier clarity in 1 only a packet-switched domain 106 and a wireless LAN access point 107 for providing a packet-switched communication connection with the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 , in 1 symbolized by a second double arrow 108 ,

As in 1 is the packet-switched domain 106 also in the context of the first sub-communication system, ie available in the UTMS communication system, in 1 symbolized by means of a communication connection 109 between the UMTS base station 104 and the packet switched domain 106 , The packet-switched domain 106 is for example realized as an IP based multimedia subsystem (IP based multimedia subsystem, IMS).

Thus, there is the possibility for the first mobile communication terminal 101 , a communication link in both domains, ie in a packet-switched domain 106 or in a circuit switched domain 103 build. It is assumed in this embodiment of the invention without limiting the generality that the communication connection by means of the base station (NodeB) 104 will be produced.

In the PS domain 106 For example, in the case of a UMTS communication network, one or more GGSNs (Gateway GPRS Support Nodes) and one or more SGSNs (Serving GPRS Support Nodes) are included. Is the PS domain 106 a PS-domain 106 according to an embodiment of the invention in the PS domain 106 one or more WAG (WLAN Access Gateway) included. Additionally, in this case, in the PS domain 106 one or more PDG (Packet Data Gateway) may be included.

In the CS domain 103 For example, in the case of a UMTS communication system or a GSM communication system, one or more MSCs (Mobile Switching Centers) are provided, for example, one or more Gateway Mobile Switching Centers (GMSCs) and / or one or more Serving Mobile Switching Centers (SMSCs).

Access to the packet-switched domain 106 and thus, for example, to the IMS can via the UMTS base station 104 or via the wireless LAN access point 107 getting produced.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the WLAN access point is 107 a public access point, for example at an airport or at a train station, or a private WLAN access point located in the home of the user of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 located and an Internet access, for example by means of DSL, has.

Furthermore, in 1 an external communication network 110 represented, which represents a communication network to which another user, for example, the user of the second mobile communication terminal 102 logged in to use communication services.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the external communication network is 110 a mobile communication network configured to provide both a circuit-switched communication connection and a packet-switched communication connection, in other words, the external communication network 110 has a packet-switched domain and a circuit-switched domain. It can affect the external communication network 110 to act a mobile communication network or a fixed network communication network, which could work circuit-switched and / or packet-oriented.

According to these exemplary embodiments of the invention, the second communication terminal 102 a mobile communication terminal. However, it could also be a computer, a landline telephone or other communication terminal.

The circuit-switched domain (CS domain) 103 , the packet-switched domain (PS domain) 106 and the external communication network 110 are with a control unit (Control Unit) 112 connected, which contains a communication connection setup control unit described in more detail below. The external communication network 110 is by means of a UMTS base station (NodeB) 111 with the second mobile communication terminal 102 connected, The control unit 112 can receive the signaling for a communication connection setup, decide on the necessary steps and forward the corresponding signaling to affected elements of the communication network. Continues to control the control unit 112 a handover of the first mobile communication terminal 101 from one domain to the other domain, ie, for example, from the circuit switched domain 103 into the packet-switched domain 106 or vice versa from the packet switched domain 106 into the circuit-switched domain 103 ,

2 shows the first mobile communication terminal 101 according to an embodiment of the invention in detail.

The first mobile communication terminal 101 has one in a housing 201 introduced or attached to this antenna 202 on as well as a speaker 203 and a microphone 204 , Furthermore, in the first mobile radio communication terminal 201 a display 205 provided as well as a keypad 206 with a variety of buttons such as function keys 207 . 208 . 209 . 210 such as a power-on button 207 , a power off button 208 and a communication connection cancel button 209 or a communication connection setup key 210 , Furthermore, in the keypad 206 a variety of number keys 211 provided, which each represent a digit of 0, 1, ..., 9. Furthermore, two symbol keys are provided, a "#" key 212 and a "*" key 213 ,

The first mobile communication terminal 101 according to this embodiment of the invention according to a third generation mobile communication standard, for example according to UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), alternatively GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution), CDMA 2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000) or Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA).

Alternatively, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 according to a second generation mobile communication standard, for example according to GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications). Furthermore, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 be established according to a communication standard of a subsequent mobile generation.

Furthermore, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 according to this exemplary embodiment of the invention set up for communication according to a wireless local area network communication standard, for example according to IEEE 802.11, for example according to HIPERLAN or HIPERACCESS.

The second mobile radio communication terminal 102 is arranged according to this embodiment of the invention in the same manner as the first mobile communication terminal 101 ,

Furthermore, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 the usual in the context of mobile communications electronic components, as they are partially explained in more detail below.

3 shows in a block diagram 300 the internal structure of the first mobile communication terminal 101 only some of which are in the first mobile communication terminal 101 contained components are described.

The first mobile communication terminal 101 has a processor 301 (For example, a microprocessor) on to carry out the usual control functions as well as in the first mobile communication terminal 101 stored application programs.

In addition to the processor 301 is a read-only memory 302 provided, for example, in which the boot routine for booting the first mobile communication terminal 101 stored non-volatile and unchangeable. The read-only memory 302 may be configured as Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), alternatively as non-volatile random access memory such as flash memory.

Furthermore, a random access memory 303 provided for storing application programs as well as data, in the context of the operation of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 needed.

Furthermore, a circuit-switched communication connection unit 304 provided for providing the corresponding communication services for a circuit-switched communication connection, for example for providing the communication services in the context of UMTS, for example for providing the functionalities of the individual protocol layer units of the layers 1 to 3 of the UMTS protocol stack. Furthermore, a circuit-switched communication interface 305 provided and with the circuit-switched communication connection unit 304 connected. The circuit-switched communication interface 305 serves for the bidirectional exchange of data by means of a circuit-switched communication connection, for example according to a UMTS communication connection. The circuit-switched communication interface 305 thus serves to establish a mobile communication link, for example, with a UMTS base station 104 , as in 1 shown.

Furthermore, a packet-switched communication connection unit 306 which has implemented communication services for providing functions in the context of a packet-switched communication connection, for example for providing functions in the context of a WLAN communication connection. Furthermore, a packet-switched communication interface 307 provided and with the packet-switched communication connection unit 306 coupled, wherein by means of the packet-switched communication interface 307 a bidirectional communication with a unit of a WLAN is made possible, for example a radio communication connection with a WLAN access point, for example the WLAN access point 107 as he is in 1 is shown.

The processor 301 , the read-only memory 302 , the random access memory 303 and the circuit-switched communication connection unit 304 and the packet-switched communication connection unit 306 are by means of a data bus and / or a tax bus, in 1 symbolized by means of a bus system 308 , connected with each other.

4 shows in a block diagram 400 the internal structure of the control unit 112 More specifically, the communication connection establishment control unit of the control unit 112 ,

In the communication connection establishment control unit is a processor 401 (For example, a microprocessor) provided for performing program code in the context of the operation of the communication connection establishment control unit.

A read-only memory 402 For example, an EEPROM or a nonvolatile random access memory is provided, for example, for storing a start-up and start-up routine of the communication connection establishment control unit.

Furthermore, a random access memory is provided 403 volatile or non-volatile, for storing application programs and data provided in the context of the operation of the communication connection establishment control unit.

Furthermore, the communication connection establishment control unit has a circuit-switched communication connection unit 404 which is connected to a circuit-switched communication interface 405 is coupled.

Furthermore, a packet-switched communication connection unit is provided 406 , which by means of a likewise packet-switched communication interface 407 is coupled.

In addition, the communication connection establishment control unit has an additional external communication connection unit 408 to provide the corresponding functionalities of the communication services for establishing a communication connection using the sub-communication system according to the external communication network 110 , The data will be sent to the external communication network 110 by means of the likewise provided additional external communication interface 409 connected to the additional external communication link unit 408 coupled, exchanged.

The processor 401 , the read-only memory 402 , the random access memory 403 , the circuit-switched communication connection unit 404 , the packet-switched communication link unit 406 and the additional external communication link unit 408 are by means of a data bus and / or a tax bus, in 4 symbolized by means of a bus system 410 , connected with each other.

The processor 401 and the computer programs stored in random access memory 403 are stored, are arranged such that the methods described below on the side of the control unit 112 be executed accordingly. Accordingly, the processor 301 and the computer programs stored in random access memory 303 the first mobile communication terminal 101 are stored, set up such that the method steps described below on the side of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 be executed accordingly.

It should be noted in this regard that, depending on what kind of external communication network 110 is provided, the additional communication connection unit 408 same unit as the packet-switched communication link unit 406 or the circuit-switched communication connection unit 404 ,

In principle, any number of communication connection units, both packet-switched and circuit-switched, can be used to provide different communication connections, for example different mobile communication standards or also WLAN communication standards both in the first mobile communication terminal 101 as well as in the control unit 112 be provided.

5 shows in a flow chart 500 a method for signaling a request to establish a communication connection according to an embodiment of the invention. This in 5 The illustrated method is performed by the communication connection establishment control unit in the control unit 112 carried out.

As in 5 is shown in a first step (step 501 ) receive a communication connection request, it being understood that the first step 501 is optional, since the following steps can also be triggered due to the occurrence of a control unit-internal event, such as reaching a relative or absolute time.

Upon receipt of the communication connection setup request, for example, from the second mobile communication terminal 102 by means of the external communication network 110 to the control unit 112 is transmitted, the communication connection establishment control unit generates a first signaling message for establishing a communication connection according to a first communication connection type, for example, for establishing a circuit-switched communication connection (step 502 ).

Further, the communication connection establishment control unit generates a second signaling message for establishing a communication connection according to a second communication connection type, for example, for establishing a packet-switched communication connection (step 503 ). After generating the two signaling messages, the first signaling message to the first mobile communication terminal 101 sent (step 504 ). Furthermore, the second signaling message is also sent to the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 transmitted (step 505 ).

6 shows one of the first mobile communication terminal 101 A method of establishing a communication connection according to an embodiment of the invention in a block diagram 600 ,

In a first step (step 601 ) receives a first signaling message for establishing a communication connection according to a first communication connection type, for example for establishing a circuit-switched communication connection. Furthermore, a second signaling message for establishing a communication connection according to a second communication connection type, for example for establishing a packet-switched communication connection, is received (step 602 ).

Further, a communication connection is established according to the first communication connection type or the second communication connection type (step 603 ), wherein the communication connection type used depending on a predetermined selection criterion, which is included for example in the first signaling message and / or in the second signaling message and thus to the first mobile communication terminal 101 was transferred, can be selected.

7 shows a method for establishing a communication connection according to another embodiment of the invention, which is also in the first mobile communication terminal 101 can be performed (see flow chart 700 ).

Upon receiving a signaling message for establishing a communication connection according to a communication connection type indicated in the signaling message (step 701 ), the information according to which communication link type the communication link is to be established is determined from the signaling message and it is checked whether it is even possible to set up the communication link according to the specified communication link type (check step 702 ).

Is it possible to establish the communication connection according to the specified communication connection type ("Yes" in check step) 702 ), this will be in step 703 carried out.

However, it is not possible to establish a communication connection according to the specified communication connection type ("No" in step 702 ), the communication connection is established according to another communication connection type, for example, according to the other communication connection type provided when only two different communication connection types are provided (for example, in the case that a circuit-switched communication connection is indicated in the signaling message, a packet-switched communication connection, and vice versa for the case that a packet-switched communication connection is specified as the communication connection type in the signaling message, a circuit-switched communication connection) (step 704 ).

• 1. Zunächst registriert sich das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 in der CS-Domäne 103 mittels einer CS-Registrierungsnachricht 801, welche das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 an die CS-Domäne 103 übermittelt, wobei die CS-Domäne 103 die CS-Registrierungsnachricht 801 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. Die CS-Registrierungsnachricht 801 des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 wird in der Kontrolleinheit 112 gespeichert.
• 2. Weiterhin registriert sich das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 mittels einer von der paketvermittelten Kommunikationsverbindungs-Einheit 306 erzeugten PS-Registrierungsnachricht 802 bei der PS-Domäne 106, indem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 die PS-Registrierungsnachricht 802 an die PS-Domäne 106 übermittelt. Die PS-Domäne 106 leitet die PS-Registrierungsnachricht 802 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiter, wo sie, beispielsweise in ihrem Direktzugriffsspeicher 403, gespeichert wird. Somit wird die PS-Registrierung des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerats 101 in der Kontrolleinheit 112 gespeichert.
• 3. Ferner wird angenommen, dass gemäß diesem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 eine Kommunikationsverbindung zu dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 herstellen, anders ausgedrückt aufbauen, möchte und eine entsprechende Verbindungsaufbau-Anforderungsnachricht 803 an das externe Kommunikationsnetzwerk 110 sendet, welches die Verbindungsaufbau-Anforderungsnachricht 803 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. Anders ausgedrückt wertet das externe Kommunikationsnetzwerk 110 die Verbindungsanforderungsnachricht 803 aus und leitet sie weiter zu der Kontrolleinheit 112.
• 4. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 überprüft, in welchen Domanen 103, 106 das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 registriert ist und entscheidet, mittels welcher Domäne(n) das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 informiert werden soll aber den Kommunikationsverbindungswunsch des zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 102 (Schritt 804). In diesem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird angenommen, dass das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 über beide Domänen 103, 106 erreichbar ist, da es gemäß der gespeicherten Informationen der Kontrolleinheit 112 in beiden Domänen 103, 106 registriert ist. Gemäß diesem Ausfuhrungsbeispiel der Erfindung erzeugt die Kontrolleinheit 112 eine erste Signalisierungsnachricht und eine zweite Signalisierungsnachricht, wobei die erste Signalisierungsnachricht mittels der PS-Domäne 106 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 übermittel wird und die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht über die CS-Domäne 103. Anders ausgedrückt leitet die Kontrolleinheit 112 die Signalisierung des Verbindungswunsches, anders ausgedrückt der Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderung über alle Domänen 103, 106 in der das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 registriert ist, an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 weiter. In diesen weitergeleiteten Nachrichten, den Signalisierungsnachrichten, ist jeweils die Information enthalten, a) wer die Kommunikationsverbindung aufbauen möchte (beispielsweise die Telefonnummer des Anrufers, die Kommunikationsendgerät-Identifikationsangabe, UE-ID), b) wer angerufen wird (beispielsweise die Telefonnummer von dem angerufenen Kommunikationsendgerat, VCC-UE-ID), c) eine eindeutige Adresse des Kontrollelements, d. h. anders ausgedrückt der Kontrolleinheit 112, im Folgenden auch bezeichnet als Control Unit Identifier, CU-ID, d) einen Hinweis darauf, dass eine weitere Signalisierung des gleichen Kommunikationsverbindungswunsches mittels einer anderen Domäne erfolgt, beispielsweise mittels eines Flags, welches vorgesehen ist in den beiden Signalisierungsnachrichten, im Folgenden auch bezeichnet als Multi Signalling Flag, MSF, e) die von dem Kommunikationsnetzwerk-Betreiber und/oder dem Nutzer des zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerats 102 bevorzugt zu verwendende Domäne, im Folgenden auch bezeichnet als Domain Preference, DP, und f) eine eindeutige Identifikation der aufzubauenden Kommunikationsverbindung, beispielsweise die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe (Session-ID, S-ID); diese ist in der Art ausgebildet, dass sie eindeutig eine Kommunikationsverbindung, die von der Kontrolleinheit 112 kontrolliert wird, identifiziert, beispielsweise, indem die Kennungen des Anrufes und die des Angerufenen miteinander kombiniert werden; in diesem Fall wäre das Senden der UE-ID des zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 102 und der VCC-UE-ID des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 nicht mehr erforderlich; die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe ist gemaß diesem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung erweitert, beispielsweise um eine fortlaufende Zahl, wenn mehrere Kommunikationsverbindungen über die Kontrolleinheit 112 zwischen diesen beiden Nutzern bestehen.
• 5. Nachdem die Kontrolleinheit 112 entschieden hat, mittels welcher Domäne(n) 103, 106 die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderungen gesendet werden sollen (Schritt 804), erzeugt die Kontrolleinheit 112 eine erste Signalisierungsnachricht 805 mit der UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP und S-ID und sendet diese mittels der PS-Domain 106 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101. Die an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten in der PS-Domäne 106 starten einen ersten Timer T_PS.
• 6. Nachdem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 805 empfangen hat, pruft es, mit welchen Domänen 103, 106 momentan eine Kommunikationsverbindung hergestellt werden kann. Es wird in diesen Ausführungsbeispielen der Erfindung angenommen, dass eine Kommunikationsverbindung sowohl mittels der PS-Domäne 106 als auch mittels der CS-Domäne 103 eine Kommunikationsverbindung erfolgen konnte. Aus diesem Grund prüft das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101, welche Domäne von dem Kommunikationsnetzwerk fur diese Kommunikationsverbindung bevorzugt wird und ferner überprüft das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101, welche Domäne der Kommunikationsnetzwerk-Betreiber und/oder der Nutzer des zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 102 fur diese Kommunikationsverbindung bevorzugt, anders ausgedrückt, das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 überprüft das Flag DP. Mit diesen und eventuell weiteren Parametern, beispielsweise einer Angabe, in welchen Domanen momentan eine aktive Kommunikationsverbindung schon besteht, entscheidet es sich fur die für die Kommunikationsverbindung zu verwendende Domäne (Schritt 806). a) Wenn die zu verwendende Domäne die Domäne ist, über die diese Kommunikationsverbindungsanforderung empfangen wurde, dann wird der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerats 101 über die eingehende Kommunikationsverbindung informiert, beispielsweise, indem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 nun klingelt. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 speichert die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe. Das Verfahren wird in Schritt 9 weitergeführt. b) Wenn die zu verwendende Domäne nicht die Domane ist, uber die diese Kommunikationsverbindungsanforderung empfangen wurde, dann prüft das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101, ob das Flag MSF in der empfangenen Signalisierungsnachricht anzeigt, dass eine weitere Signalisierung mittels einer weiteren, beispielsweise einer zweiten Signalisierungsnachricht 807 erfolgt, welche von der Kontrolleinheit 112 an die CS-Domäne 103 und mittels dieser ebenfalls an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 ubermittelt wird. i) Wenn das, wie in diesem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung angenommen, der Fall ist, startet das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 einen zweiten Timer T_U, speichert die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe und wartet auf die Signalisierung mittels der anderen Domäne (Schritt 808). ii) Falls dies nicht der Fall ist, verwendet das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 für diese Kommunikationsverbindung die Domäne, mittels der diese Kommunikationsverbindungsanforderung empfangen wurde, speichert die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe und informiert den Nutzer über die eingehende Kommunikationsverbindung (d. h. beispielsweise, indem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 klingelt). Das Verfahren wird in Schritt 9 weitergefuhrt.
• 7. Ferner sendet die Kontrolleinheit 112 die Verbindungs-Anfrage mit der UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP und S-ID mittels der CS-Domäne 103 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101. Die an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten in der CS-Domane 103 starten einen dritten Timer T_CS.
• 8. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 empfängt die zweite Verbindungsanfrage, anders ausgedrückt die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 807. Es vergleicht die darin enthaltene Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe mit der im Schritt gemäß Punkt 6 gespeicherten Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe. Wenn die beiden Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe nicht identisch sind, dann handelt sich um einen weiteren Verbindungswunsch, d. h. um eine Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderung fur eine andere Kommunikationsverbindung, wobei der Verbindungswunsch separat wie gemäß den Schritten unter Punkt 6 und den folgenden Schritten beschrieben, behandelt wird. Wenn die beiden Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangaben identisch sind, wird das Verfahren abhängig von den unter Punkt 6 getroffenen Entscheidungen weitergeführt: a) Hat das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 entschieden, die Domäne, über die die erste Verbindungsanfrage, d. h. die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 805, empfangen wurde, zu verwenden (Punkt 6.a) und 6.b)ii)), dann wird die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 807 und damit die zweite Verbindungsanfrage ignoriert. Der Speicher für die Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe in dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 wird gelöscht. b) Hat das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 sich entschieden, die Domäne uber die die zweite Verbindungsanfrage, d. h. die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 807, empfangen wurde, zu verwenden (Punkt 6.b)i)), so wird nun der Speicher in dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101, welcher vorgesehen ist zum Speichern der Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe, geloscht, der zweite Timer T_U wird angehalten und zurückgesetzt und der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 wird über die eingehende Kommunikationsverbindung informiert, beispielsweise klingelt das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 (alternativ, wenn ein Vibrationsalarm in dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 vorgesehen ist, kann das Informieren mittels Vibrierens erfolgen, in noch einer anderen alternativen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung mittels eines Leuchtsignals, beispielsweise mittels Blinkens des Displays). Wenn das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 vor Ablauf des zweiten Timers T_U keine zweite Verbindungsanfrage, d. h. keine zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 807 empfängt, verwendet es fur diese Kommunikationsverbindung die Domäne, über die die erste Verbindungsanfrage, d. h. die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 805, empfangen wurde und informiert den Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 über die eingehende Kommunikationsverbindung, beispielsweise, indem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 klingelt. Das Verfahren wird gemäß den unter Punkt 9 dargestellten Schritten fortgeführt.
• 9. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 signalisiert uber die unter Punkt 6 oder unter Punkt 8 in den jeweiligen Verfahrensschritten ausgewählte Domäne zu der Kontrolleinheit 112, dass der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerats 101 nun über den Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbauwunsch informiert wurde. In der zu diesem Zweck erzeugten dritten Signalisierungsnachricht 809, welche an die Kontrolleinheit 112 ubermittelt wird und von dieser an das externe Kommunikationsnetzwerk 110 und darüber an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 ubermittelt wird, sind gemäß diesem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung folgende Parameter enthalten: S-ID, CU-ID. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 leitet, wie oben beschrieben, die dritte Signalisierungsnachricht 809 an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 weiter, so dass der Anrufer nun weiß, dass das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 klingelt.
• 10. Die in den Schritten gemäß den oben beschriebenen Punkten 5 oder 7 gestarteten Timer, d. h. der erste Timer T_PS bzw. der dritte Timer T_CS, der nicht gewählten Domäne laufen ab, ohne dass eine Antwort von dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 gesendet wurde. Dies ist das Zeichen, dass die Kommunikationsverbindung nicht über diese Domäne aufgebaut werden soll, beispielsweise aus dem Grund, wie in dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung, dass das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 eine andere Domäne für dieselbe Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anfrage gewählt hat oder weil das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 nicht über diese Domäne zu erreichen ist. Die betroffenen Netzwerkelemente geben gegebenenfalls für diese Kommunikationsverbindung reservierte Netzwerkressourcen wieder frei, stoppen die Timer T_PS bzw. T_CU und setzen den oder die Timer zurück.
• 11. Der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 akzeptiert den Kommunikationsverbindungswunsch, beispielsweise, indem er den Rufannahmeknopf bzw. die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Aufbau-Taste 210 des ersten Kommunikationsendgerats 101 drückt (Schritt 811).
• 12. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 signalisiert die Annahme des Kommunikationsverbindungswunsches an die Kontrolleinheit 112. Dies erfolgt mittels einer von dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 erzeugten und an die Kontrolleinheit 112 übertragenen Kommunikationsverbindungs-Annahme-Nachricht 812. Zum Übertragen der Kommunikationsverbindungs-Annahme-Nachricht 812 wird erneut die unter Punkt 6 gewählte Domäne verwendet. Die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Annahme-Nachricht 812 wird von der Kontrolleinheit 112 an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 weitergeleitet.
• 13. Alle an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten der ausgewahlten Domäne schalten die Kommunikationsverbindung nun durch (Block 813). Die gestarteten Timer T_CS bzw. T_PS werden gestoppt und zurückgesetzt.

8th shows in a first message flow diagram 800 the message exchange between the individual units of the communication system 100 in the event that a registration status the first mobile communication terminal 101 in the respective domains 103 . 106 is flawless.

• 1. First registers the first mobile communication terminal 101 in the CS domain 103 by means of a CS registration message 801 , which is the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 to the CS domain 103 transmitted, with the CS domain 103 the CS registration message 801 to the control unit 112 forwards. The CS registration message 801 the first mobile communication terminal 101 will be in the control unit 112 saved.
• 2. Furthermore, registers the first mobile communication terminal 101 by means of one of the packet-switched communication connection unit 306 generated PS registration message 802 at the PS domain 106 by the first mobile communication terminal 101 the PS registration message 802 to the PS domain 106 transmitted. The PS domain 106 directs the PS registration message 802 to the control unit 112 continue where they, for example, in their random access memory 403 , is stored. Thus, the PS registration of the first mobile communication terminal becomes 101 in the control unit 112 saved.
• 3. It is further assumed that according to this embodiment of the invention, the second mobile radio communication terminal 102 a communication connection to the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 establish, in other words, would like and a corresponding connection establishment request message 803 to the external communication network 110 which transmits the call setup request message 803 to the control unit 112 forwards. In other words, the external communication network evaluates 110 the connection request message 803 and forwards them to the control unit 112 ,
• 4. The control unit 112 checked in which domains 103 . 106 the first mobile communication terminal 101 is registered and decides, by means of which domain (s) the first mobile communication terminal 101 to be informed but the communication connection request of the second mobile communication terminal 102 (Step 804 ). In this embodiment of the invention, it is assumed that the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 over both domains 103 . 106 is achievable because it is in accordance with the stored information of the control unit 112 in both domains 103 . 106 is registered. According to this embodiment of the invention generates the control unit 112 a first signaling message and a second signaling message, the first signaling message using the PS domain 106 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 is transmitted and the second signaling message via the CS domain 103 , In other words, the control unit heads 112 the signaling of the connection request, in other words the communication connection request across all domains 103 . 106 in the first mobile communication terminal 101 is registered to the first mobile communication terminal 101 further. These forwarded messages, the signaling messages, each contain the information a) who wishes to establish the communication connection (for example the caller's telephone number, the communication terminal identification, UE-ID) b) who is being called (for example the telephone number of the called one Communication terminal, VCC-UE-ID), c) a unique address of the control element, ie in other words the control unit 112 , hereinafter also referred to as Control Unit Identifier, CU-ID, d) an indication that a further signaling of the same communication connection request by means of another domain, for example by means of a flag, which is provided in the two signaling messages, also referred to below as a multi-signaling flag, MSF, e) from the communication network operator and / or the user of the second mobile radio communication terminal 102 preferably to be used domain, hereinafter also referred to as domain preference, DP, and f) a unique identification of the communication connection to be established, for example, the communication session identification information (session ID, S-ID); This is designed in such a way that it clearly has a communication link coming from the control unit 112 is controlled, for example, by combining the identifiers of the call and that of the called party; In this case, sending the UE-ID of the second mobile radio communication terminal would be 102 and the VCC UE ID of the first mobile communication terminal 101 not necessary anymore; the communication session identification information is extended according to this exemplary embodiment of the invention, for example by a consecutive number if a plurality of communication connections via the control unit 112 between these two users.
• 5. After the control unit 112 decided by which domain (s) 103 . 106 the Communication connection requests are to be sent (step 804 ), generates the control unit 112 a first signaling message 805 with the UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP and S-ID and sends them using the PS domain 106 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 , The units involved in the communication connection setup in the PS domain 106 start a first timer T_PS.
• 6. After the first mobile communication terminal 101 the first signaling message 805 received, it checks, with which domains 103 . 106 currently a communication connection can be made. It is assumed in these embodiments of the invention that a communication connection is both by means of the PS domain 106 as well as by means of the CS domain 103 a communication connection could take place. For this reason, the first mobile radio communication terminal checks 101 which domain is preferred by the communication network for this communication link, and further checks the first mobile communication terminal 101 Which domain of the communication network operator and / or the user of the second mobile radio communication terminal 102 for this communication connection preferred, in other words, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 checks the flag DP. With these and possibly further parameters, for example an indication in which domains currently an active communication connection already exists, it decides for the domain to be used for the communication connection (step 806 ). a) If the domain to be used is the domain over which this communication connection request was received, then the user of the first mobile communication terminal becomes 101 informed about the incoming communication connection, for example, by the first mobile communication terminal 101 now rings. The first mobile communication terminal 101 stores the communication session identification information. The procedure is in step 9 continued. b) If the domain to be used is not the domain via which this communication connection request was received, then the first mobile communication terminal checks 101 whether the flag MSF indicates in the received signaling message that a further signaling by means of another, for example a second signaling message 807 which is done by the control unit 112 to the CS domain 103 and by means of this likewise to the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 is transmitted. i) If this is the case, as assumed in this embodiment of the invention, the first mobile radio communication terminal starts 101 a second timer T_U, stores the communication session identification information and waits for the signaling by means of the other domain (step 808 ). ii) If this is not the case, the first mobile radio communication terminal is used 101 For this communication connection, the domain by which this communication connection request was received stores the communication session identification information and informs the user of the incoming communication connection (ie, for example, by the first mobile communication terminal 101 ring). The procedure is in step 9 weitergefuhrt.
• 7. Further sends the control unit 112 the connection request with the UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP and S-ID using the CS domain 103 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 , The units involved in the communication connection setup in the CS domain 103 start a third timer T_CS.
• 8. The first mobile radio communication terminal 101 receives the second connection request, in other words the second signaling message 807 , It compares the communication session identification information contained therein with the communication session identification information stored in the step according to item 6. If the two communication session identification indications are not identical, then this is another connection request, ie a communication connection request for another communication connection, the connection request being handled separately as described in the steps under item 6 and the following steps. If the two communication session identifications are identical, the process continues depending on the decisions made under point 6: a) Has the first mobile communication terminal 101 decided the domain over which the first connection request, ie the first signaling message 805 , was used (point 6.a) and 6.b) ii)), then the second signaling message 807 and ignored the second connection request. The memory for the communication session identification information in the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 will be deleted. b) Has the first mobile communication terminal 101 decided the domain over the second connection request, ie the second signaling message 807 , received was to use (point 6.b) i)), so now the memory in the first mobile communication terminal 101 which is provided for storing the communication session identification information, cleared, the second timer T_U is stopped and reset, and the user of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 is informed about the incoming communication connection, for example, rings the first mobile communication terminal 101 (Alternatively, if a vibration alarm in the first mobile communication terminal 101 is provided, the informing can be done by vibrating, in yet another alternative embodiment of the invention by means of a flashing signal, for example by means of flashing the display). When the first mobile communication terminal 101 before the expiration of the second timer T_U no second connection request, ie no second signaling message 807 For this communication connection it uses the domain over which the first connection request, ie the first signaling message, is received 805 , has been received and informs the user of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 over the incoming communication link, for example, by the first mobile communication terminal 101 rings. The procedure is continued in accordance with the steps outlined in point 9.
• 9. The first mobile communication terminal 101 indicates the domain selected under item 6 or under item 8 in the respective process steps to the control unit 112 in that the user of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 has now been informed about the communication connection setup request. In the third signaling message generated for this purpose 809 attached to the control unit 112 and from this to the external communication network 110 and about the second mobile communication terminal 102 According to this embodiment of the invention, the following parameters are included: S-ID, CU-ID. The control unit 112 directs, as described above, the third signaling message 809 to the second mobile communication terminal 102 continue, so the caller now knows that the first mobile communication terminal 101 rings.
• 10. The timers started in the steps according to items 5 or 7 described above, ie the first timer T_PS and the third timer T_CS, respectively, of the non-selected domain are running without any response from the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 was sent. This is the sign that the communication connection should not be established via this domain, for example, for the reason that, in the present embodiment of the invention, the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 has selected a different domain for the same communication connection request, or because the first mobile communication terminal 101 does not reach this domain. The affected network elements release network resources reserved for this communication connection if necessary, stop the timers T_PS or T_CU and reset the timer (s).
• 11. The user of the first mobile communication terminal 101 accepts the communication connection request, for example, by using the call acceptance button or the communication connection setup button 210 of the first communication terminal 101 presses (step 811 ).
• 12. The first mobile communication terminal 101 signals the acceptance of the communication connection request to the control unit 112 , This is done by means of one of the first mobile communication terminal 101 generated and sent to the control unit 112 transmitted communication connection acceptance message 812 , To transmit the communication connection acceptance message 812 the domain selected under point 6 is used again. The communication connection acceptance message 812 is from the control unit 112 to the second mobile communication terminal 102 forwarded.
• 13. All units of the selected domain involved in the communication connection setup now switch the communication connection (block 813 ). The started timers T_CS or T_PS are stopped and reset.

An advantage of the embodiments described comes into play when it comes to an error in the context of the construction of the communication link. For example, if the communication connection between a domain and the first mobile communication terminal 101 aborts after it has registered in the domain, the above-described error case is avoided by the embodiments of the invention.

This case occurs, for example, when a user of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 Coming home, there by means of his private WLAN and his DSL connection in the PS domain 106 registered and then leaves the house again and thus the communication link with the PS domain 106 is no longer possible. This corresponds to the in the PS-domain 106 registered status of the first mobile communication terminal 101 no longer the actual State, there in the PS domain 106 After the information is included that a communication link using the PS domain 106 with the first mobile communication terminal 101 is possible, which is actually not the case.

It is assumed in the exemplary embodiment of the invention that the preference of the user is based on the use of the PS domain 106, as this results in lower costs for the caller and provides the communication connection with a larger bandwidth. Furthermore, according to these embodiments of the invention, it is also assumed that the communications network operator uses the PS domain 106 preferred, especially if the user establishes the communication connection via his own DSL connection. In this way, the air interface of the communication network operator is not burdened.

• 1. Zu Beginn des Verfahrens wird von der leitungsvermittelten Kommunikationseinheit 304 eine CS-Registrierungsnachricht 901 erzeugt und an die Einheiten der CS-Domäne 103 übermittelt, welche ihrerseits die CS-Registrierungsnachricht 901 zum Registrieren des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 in der CS-Domäne 103 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. In der Kontrolleinheit wird die CS-Registrierungsnachricht 901 gespeichert.
• 2. Ferner registriert sich das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 in der PS-Domäne 106, indem von der PS-Kommunikationsverbindungs-Einheit 306 eine PS-Registrierungsnachricht 902 erzeugt wird und an die Einheiten der PS-Domane 106 übermittelt wird, welche ihrerseits die PS-Registrierungsnachricht 902 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 empfängt die PS-Registrierungsnachricht 902 und speichert diese.
• 3. Ferner wird gemäß diesen Ausführungsbeispielen der Erfindung angenommen, dass die Kommunikationsverbindung zu der PS-Domäne 106 abbricht, beispielsweise da der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 den Versorgungsbereich (auch bezeichnet als Empfangsbereich) der PS-Domäne 106, beispielsweise das Haus oder die Wohnung des Nutzers des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101, allgemein bei einem offentlichen WLAN beispielsweise den Versorgungsbereich des WLANs, verlässt (in 9 dargestellt mittels eines Blocks 903).
• 4. Es wird angenommen, dass das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 eine Kommunikationsverbindung zu dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 herstellen möchte und zu diesem Zweck eine Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderungsnachricht 904 erzeugt und diese an das externe Kommunikationsnetzwerk 110 übermittelt, welches seinerseits die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderungsnachricht 904 an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. In der Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderungsnachricht 904 ist die Nummer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 zu dessen eindeutigen Identifikation enthalten.
• 5. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 prüft nach Empfang der Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anforderungsnachricht 904, in welchen Domänen das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 registriert ist (Block 908). In diesem Fall wird angenommen, dass gemäß den Angaben in den Domänen 103, 106 das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 über die PS-Domäne 106 und über die CS-Domäne 103 erreichbar ist. Gemäß diesem Ausfuhrungsbeispiel der Erfindung erzeugt die Kontrolleinheit 112 sowohl eine erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 als auch eine zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 906. In der ersten Signalisierungsnachricht 905 ist der Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau-Wunsch einer paketvermittelten Kommunikationsverbindung von dem zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 enthalten. Die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 wird an die PS-Domane 106 übermittelt und von dort aus wird versucht, die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 weiterzuleiten. In 9 ist jedoch ein Fehlerfall dargestellt, d. h. der Fall, dass die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 nicht an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 übermittelt werden kann, da dieses sich ja, wie oben dargelegt, nicht mehr in dem Versorgungsbereich der PS-Domäne 106 befindet (in 9 symbolisiert mittels eines Doppelpfeils 907). Weiterhin wird von der Kontrolleinheit 112 die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 906 erzeugt, mittels welcher ein Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau-Wunsch gemäß einer leitungsvermittelten Kommunikationsverbindung signalisiert wird. Die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 906 wird an die CS-Domäne 103 übermittelt und von dieser weitergeleitet an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101. Anders ausgedruckt bedeutet dies, dass die Kontrolleinheit 112 die Signalisierung des Verbindungswunsches über alle Domänen 103, 106 weiterleitet, in der das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 registriert ist. In den weitergeleiteten Nachrichten, d. h. in der ersten Signalisierungsnachricht 905 und in der zweiten Signalisierungsnachricht 906, ist jeweils gemaß diesen Ausführungsbeispielen der Erfindung die Information enthalten, a) wer die Kommunikationsverbindung aufbauen möchten (beispielsweise die Telefonnummer des Anrufers, UE-ID), b) wer angerufen wird (beispielsweise die Telefonnummer von dem Angerufenen, VCC-UE-ID), c) eine eindeutige Adresse des Kontrollelements, d. h. anders ausgedrückt der Kontrolleinheit 112 (CU-ID), d) einen Hinweis darauf, dass eine weitere Signalisierung des gleichen Kommunikationsverbindungswunsches uber eine weitere, d. h. über eine andere Domane erfolgt (beispielsweise mittels eines Flags in den Signalisierungsnachrichten 905, 906, auch bezeichnet als Multi Signalling Flag (MSF), e) die von dem Kommunikationsnetzwerkbetreiber bevorzugt zu verwendende Domäne (signalisiert beispielsweise mittels eines Flags oder eines besonders in den Signalisierungsnachrichten 905, 906 angegebenen Nachrichtenfeldes, auch bezeichnet als Domain Preference, DP), und f) eine eindeutige Identifikation der aufzubauenden Kommunikationsverbindung (beispielsweise mittels einer eindeutigen Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe, Session-Identifikationsangabe, S-ID)
• 6. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 sendet die Signalisierungsnachrichten 905, 906 als Verbindungs-Anfrage mit der UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP und S-ID wie oben beschrieben, mittels der PS-Domäne 106 als erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101. Die an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten in der PS-Domäne 106 starten einen ersten Timer T_PS. Die Nachricht, d. h. die erste Signalisierungsnachricht 905 kann, wie es oben beschrieben wurde, von der PS-Domäne 106 nicht zu dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 weitergeleitet werden, da mit diesem keine Kommunikationsverbindung besteht.
• 7. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 sendet die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Anfrage, beispielsweise die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 906 mit der UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP und S-ID mittels der CS-Domane 103 an das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101. Die an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten in der CS-Domäne 103 starten einen zweiten Timer T_CS. Es ist in diesem Zusammenhang darauf hinzuweisen, dass auch nur ein Teil der Einheiten der jeweiligen Domäne (beispielsweise CS-Domäne 103 oder PS-Domäne 106) einen jeweiligen ersten Timer bzw. zweiten Timer starten können und bei einem im Weiteren beschriebenen Ablauf der Timer eine entsprechende Signalisierung zum Freigeben der jeweiligen Kommunikationsnetzwerkressourcen an die anderen Einheiten übermitteln. Das Vorsehen von separaten und unabhängigen Timern in jeder Einheit der jeweiligen Domäne 103, 106 bietet jedoch den Vorteil der Einsparung einer zusatzlichen Signalisierung zwischen den Einheiten, um die Netzwerkressourcen-Verwaltung zu steuern.
• 8. Nachdem das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 die zweite Signalisierungsnachricht 906 und damit den Kommunikationsverbindungswunsch über die CS-Domäne 103 empfangen hat, prüft es, uber welche Domäne(n) momentan eine Kommunikationsverbindung hergestellt werden kann. Wie in den Schritten gemäß Punkt 3 beschrieben, kann in diesem Fall nur über die CS-Domäne 103 eine Kommunikationsverbindung hergestellt werden. Aus diesem Grund wählt das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 die CS-Domäne 103 aus. Der erste Timer T_U wird gestoppt und zurückgesetzt (Schritt 909).
• 9. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 sendet über die in den Schritten gemäß Punkt 8 gewählte Domäne, in diesem Fall über die CS-Domane 103, zu der Kontrolleinheit 112 eine dritte Signalisierungsnachricht 910, welche an die CS-Domäne 103 weitergeleitet wird und von dieser an die Kontrolleinheit 112, welche die Nachricht 910 an das externe Kommunikationsnetzwerk 110 und darüber an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 102 weitergeleitet wird. Mittels dieser Nachricht wird der Kontrolleinheit 112 signalisiert, dass der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 nun über den Verbindungswunsch informiert wird. In der Nachricht 910 sind die folgenden Parameter enthalten: S-ID, CU-ID. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 leitet die Nachricht 910 weiter an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102, so dass der Anrufer nun weiß, dass das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 klingelt.
• 10. Die in den Schritten gemäß Punkt 6 gestarteten Timer T_PS laufen ab, ohne dass eine Antwort von dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 gesendet wurde. Das ist das Zeichen, dass die Kommunikationsverbindung nicht über diese Domäne aufgebaut werden soll, beispielsweise, wie in dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel, weil das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 nicht über diese Domäne zu erreichen ist, oder weil das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 eine andere Domäne fur dieselbe Verbindungsanfrage gewählt hat. Die betroffenen Netzwerkelemente in der PS-Domäne 106 geben gegebenenfalls für diese Verbindung reservierte Netzwerkressourcen wieder frei, stoppen den jeweiligen zweiten Timer T_PS und setzen ihn zuruck (in 9 symbolisiert mittels eines Blocks 911).
• 11. Der Nutzer des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 akzeptiert den Verbindungswunsch (Schritt 912), beispielsweise, indem er den Rufannahmeknopf des ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 bzw. die Kommunikationsverbindungs-Aufbau-Taste 210 des ersten Kommunikationsendgeräts 101 drückt.
• 12. Das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerat 101 signalisiert die Annahme des Kommunikationsverbindungswunsches an die Kontrolleinheit 112, indem es eine Kommunikationsverbindungs-Annahme-Nachricht 913 erzeugt und an die CS-Domäne 103 übermittelt, welche diese an die Kontrolleinheit 112 weiterleitet. Die Kontrolleinheit 112 ihrerseits leitet die Nachricht 913 an das zweite Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 mittels des externen Kommunikationsnetzwerks 110 weiter. Es wird somit für die Übertragung der Kommunikationsverbindungs-Annahme-Nachricht 913 die in den Schritten gemäß Punkt 6 ausgewählte Domane, in diesem Fall die CS-Domäne 103, verwendet.
• 13. Alle an dem Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau beteiligten Einheiten der ausgewählten Domäne schalten die Kommunikationsverbindung nun durch. Die unter Punkt 5 in den entsprechenden Verfahrensschritten gestarteten Timer T_CS werden gestoppt und zurückgesetzt. Damit ist die Kommunikationsverbindung zwischen dem ersten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101 und dem zweiten Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 102 aufgebaut, in 9 symbolisiert mittels eines Blocks 914.

In a second message flow diagram 900 the exchange of messages is shown in the case of an errored registration status (cf. 9 ).

• 1. At the beginning of the process is by the circuit-switched communication unit 304 a CS registration message 901 and to the units of the CS domain 103 which in turn transmits the CS registration message 901 for registering the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 in the CS domain 103 to the control unit 112 forwards. In the control unit, the CS registration message becomes 901 saved.
• 2. Furthermore, registers the first mobile communication terminal 101 in the PS domain 106 by the PS communication link unit 306 a PS registration message 902 is generated and sent to the units of the PS-domain 106 which in turn transmits the PS registration message 902 to the control unit 112 forwards. The control unit 112 receives the PS registration message 902 and save them.
• 3. Further, according to these embodiments of the invention, it is assumed that the communication link to the PS domain 106 aborts, for example because the user of the first mobile communication terminal 101 the coverage area (also referred to as the reception area) of the PS domain 106 For example, the house or the home of the user of the first mobile communication terminal 101 For example, in the case of a public WLAN, for example, the coverage area of the WLAN leaves (in 9 represented by a block 903 ).
• 4. It is assumed that the second mobile communication terminal 102 a communication connection to the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 and, for this purpose, a communication connection request message 904 generated and this to the external communication network 110 which in turn transmits the communication connection request message 904 to the control unit 112 forwards. In the communication connection request message 904 is the number of the first mobile communication terminal 101 for its unique identification.
• 5. The control unit 112 checks upon receipt of the communication connection request message 904 in which domains the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 is registered (block 908 ). In this case it is assumed that according to the information in the domains 103 . 106 the first mobile communication terminal 101 via the PS domain 106 and about the CS domain 103 is reachable. According to this embodiment of the invention generates the control unit 112 both a first signaling message 905 as well as a second signaling message 906 , In the first signaling message 905 is the communication connection setup request of a packet-switched communication connection from the second mobile communication terminal 102 contain. The first signaling message 905 will go to the PS-domain 106 and from there it attempts to receive the first signaling message 905 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 forward. In 9 However, an error case is shown, ie the case that the first signaling message 905 not to the first mobile communication terminal 101 can be transmitted, since this, as stated above, no longer in the coverage area of the PS domain 106 located (in 9 symbolized by a double arrow 907 ). Furthermore, by the control unit 112 the second signaling message 906 by which a communication connection request is signaled in accordance with a circuit-switched communication connection. The second signaling message 906 gets to the CS domain 103 transmitted and forwarded by this to the first mobile communication terminal 101 , In other words, this means that the control unit 112 the signaling of the connection request across all domains 103 . 106 forwards, in which the first mobile communication terminal 101 is registered. In the forwarded messages, ie in the first signaling message 905 and in the second signaling message 906 , in each case according to these embodiments of the invention, the information is contained a) who would like to establish the communication connection (for example the telephone number of the caller, UE-ID), b) who is called (for example the telephone number of the called party, VCC-UE-ID), c) a unique address of the control element, ie in other words the control unit 112 (CU-ID), d) an indication that a further signaling of the same communication connection request via another, that is done via another domain (for example by means of a flag in the signaling messages 905 . 906 , also referred to as Multi Signaling Flag (MSF), e) the preferred domain to be used by the communications network operator (signaled, for example, by means of a flag or one particularly in the signaling messages 905 . 906 specified message field, also referred to as Domain Preference, DP), and f) a unique identification of the communication connection to be established (for example by means of a unique communication session identification information, session identification information, S-ID)
• 6. The control unit 112 sends the signaling messages 905 . 906 as a connection request with the UE-ID, VCC-UE-ID, CU-ID, MSF, DP and S-ID as described above, by means of the PS domain 106 as the first signaling message 905 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 , The units involved in the communication connection setup in the PS domain 106 start a first timer T_PS. The message, ie the first signaling message 905 can, as described above, from the PS domain 106 not to the first mobile communication terminal 101 be forwarded because there is no communication connection with this.
• 7. The control unit 112 sends the communication connection request, for example the second signaling message 906 with the UE ID, VCC UE ID, CU ID, MSF, DP and S ID using the CS domain 103 to the first mobile communication terminal 101 , The units involved in the communication connection setup in the CS domain 103 start a second timer T_CS. It should be noted in this connection that only a part of the units of the respective domain (for example CS domain 103 or PS domain 106 ) can start a respective first timer or second timer and, in a sequence described below, the timer to transmit a corresponding signaling for releasing the respective communication network resources to the other units. The provision of separate and independent timers in each entity of the respective domain 103 . 106 however, has the advantage of saving additional signaling between units to control network resource management.
• 8. After the first mobile communication terminal 101 the second signaling message 906 and thus the communication connection request via the CS domain 103 has received, it checks, over which domain (s) currently a communication connection can be made. As described in the steps according to point 3, in this case, only through the CS domain 103 a communication connection are made. For this reason, the first mobile radio communication terminal dials 101 the CS domain 103 out. The first timer T_U is stopped and reset (step 909 ).
• 9. The first mobile communication terminal 101 sends via the domain selected in the steps according to point 8, in this case via the CS domain 103 , to the control unit 112 a third signaling message 910 attached to the CS domain 103 and from this to the control unit 112 which the message 910 to the external communication network 110 and on to the second mobile radio communication terminal 102 is forwarded. By means of this message, the control unit 112 signals that the user of the first mobile communication terminal 101 now informed about the connection request. In the message 910 The following parameters are included: S-ID, CU-ID. The control unit 112 directs the message 910 continue to the second mobile communication terminal 102 So that the caller now knows that the first mobile communication terminal 101 rings.
• 10. The timer T_PS started in the steps according to item 6 expires without any response from the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 was sent. This is the sign that the communication connection should not be established via this domain, for example, as in the present embodiment, because the first mobile communication terminal 101 can not be reached via this domain, or because the first mobile communication terminal 101 has chosen a different domain for the same connection request. The affected network elements in the PS domain 106 If necessary, release network resources reserved for this connection, stop the respective second timer T_PS and reset it (in 9 symbolized by a block 911 ).
• 11. The user of the first mobile communication terminal 101 accepts the connection request (step 912 ), for example, by calling the call acceptance button of the first mobile radio communication terminal 101 or the communication connection setup button 210 of the first communication terminal 101 suppressed.
• 12. The first mobile radio communication terminal 101 signals the acceptance of the communication connection request to the control unit 112 by sending a communication connection acceptance message 913 generated and sent to the CS domain 103 transmitted to the control unit 112 forwards. The control unit 112 in turn, directs the message 913 to the second mobile communication terminal 102 by means of the external communication network 110 further. It thus becomes for the transmission of the communication connection acceptance message 913 the domains selected in the steps according to point 6, in this case the CS domain 103 , used.
• 13. All units of the selected domain involved in the communication connection setup now switch the communication connection. The timers T_CS started under point 5 in the corresponding process steps are stopped and reset. This is the communication connection between the first mobile communication terminal 101 and the second mobile communication terminal 102 built in 9 symbolized by a block 914 ,

In the described embodiments, methods have been described by means of which it is prevented that an incoming connection request does not come about due to a faulty registration status in a domain. This increases the availability of the communication service and user satisfaction.

As described in the exemplary embodiments, an incoming connection request is signaled to the terminating device via all domains in which the associated user is registered, ie. H. to the communication terminal with which a communication connection is to be established. This is advantageous because it prevents a connection request from occurring due to a faulty registration status of the destination communication terminal.

Furthermore, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an identification for the connection request is sent to the terminating communication terminal in order to prevent a second communication connection from being incorrectly established on the basis of a second connection request. The terminating communication terminal, for example, in the embodiments, the first mobile communication terminal 101 , ignores all connection requests except a connection request with the same communication connection identification.

In the network elements concerned, after forwarding the connection request (for example the signaling messages) to the terminating terminal, timers are started to recognize, after expiry of these timers without explicit signaling, that the associated network elements for this communication connection are no longer needed and thus possibly reserved network resources can be released.

Thus, the risk of an incoming call being lost due to a bad registration status of a communication terminal in a domain is prevented according to the embodiments of the invention by signaling over an incoming communication link not only over a domain but over all domains in which Destination communication terminal with which a communication connection is to be established due to a communication connection setup request is registered.

• 1. die eventuell reservierten Netzwerkressourcen der nicht genutzten Kommunikationsverbindung ohne Signalisierung freigegeben werden; dazu werden in den betroffenen Netzwerkelementen Timer gestartet;
• 2. in dem Ziel-Kommunikationsendgerät (VCC-UE) bekannt gemacht wird, dass eine mehrfache Signalisierung des gleichen Kommunikationsverbindungswunsches stattfindet; dazu wird in den Signalisierungsnachrichten ein Flag mitgesendet, um dem Ziel-Kommunikationsendgerät mitzuteilen, ob der jeweilige Betriebsmodus unterstutzt wird und in dem vorliegenden Fall eingesetzt wird oder nicht; das Flag wird im Rahmen dieser Beschreibung auch als Multi Signalling Flag (MSF) bezeichnet;
• 3. das Ziel-Kommunikationsendgerät die Duplikate der Signalisierung erkennen kann; dies wird durch eine eindeutige Kommunikationssitzungs-Identifikationsangabe (Session-ID, S-ID), welche in den Signalisierungsnachrichten an das Ziel-Kommunikationsendgerät, beispielsweise das erste Mobilfunk-Kommunikationsendgerät 101, mit übermittelt wird, erreicht;
• 4. ein unnötiger doppelter Kommunikationsverbindungsaufbau verhindert wird, indem das Ziel-Kommunikationsendgerät in bestimmten Fällen die Duplikate der Signalisierung ignoriert.

The signaling is designed according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention such that

• 1. the possibly reserved network resources of the unused communication connection are released without signaling; For this purpose, timers are started in the affected network elements;
• 2. in the destination communication terminal (VCC-UE) it is announced that a multiple signaling of the same communication connection request is taking place; For this purpose, a flag is sent in the signaling messages in order to inform the destination communication terminal whether or not the respective operating mode is supported in the present case; the flag is also referred to as Multi Signaling Flag (MSF) in the context of this description;
• 3. the destination communication terminal can recognize the duplicates of the signaling; this is by a unique communication session identification information (session ID, S-ID), which in the signaling messages to the destination communication terminal, for example, the first mobile communication terminal 101 , communicated, reached;
• 4. An unnecessary duplicate communication connection setup is prevented by the destination communication terminal ignoring the duplicates of the signaling in certain cases.

The basic application of the method according to the described embodiments is advantageous because it does not adversely affect the user experience of the callers and the called party, for example, by having to wait longer for the call sign, and the network operator can book more established communication links.

The timer-controlled release of network resources is advantageous because it does not result in an unnecessary reservation of network resources, for example, air-channel channels, and thus less burden on the communication network. In addition, this approach avoids additional signaling to release network resources.

The use of the MSF and the S-ID is advantageous because it securely detects in the destination communication terminal that there is a duplicate of a communication connection request. The destination communication terminal, so for example, the first mobile communication terminal 101 Therefore, no second communication connection will be established. This saves power in the destination communication terminal and also saves network resources, inter alia, on the air interface to the respective base station or the components of the radio access network.

Furthermore, it is ensured that the user of the constituent Kommunikationsendgerates, ie, for example, the second mobile communication terminal 102 and the communication network operator may specify preferences for the selection of the domain and these preferences may be used in the selection of the domain to be used. For this purpose, an identification of the preferred domain is included in the signaling, for example in the two signaling messages. This is advantageous because, for example, the user always receives the most cost-favorable communication connection and because the communication network operator can thus for example direct a communication connection into the less heavily used domain.

It should be noted that, although the described embodiments relate to a VCC communication terminal, the invention can always be used whenever a communication link for the same service can be established to a user in several different ways.

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Claims (31)

A method for signaling a request to establish a single communication connection, wherein a first signaling message is generated ( 502 ) for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type, wherein a second signaling message is generated ( 503 ) for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is a different communication connection type than the first communication connection type, wherein the first signaling message and the second signaling message are sent to a communication device ( 504 . 505 ), with which the communication connection is to be set up, and • wherein in the first signaling message an indication is inserted, which indicates whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein in the second signaling message an indication indicating whether a first signaling message has been generated and sent to the communication device. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link of the first communication link type is a circuit switched communication link. The method of claim 2, wherein the circuit-switched communication connection is a mobile radio communication connection. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile communication link is a cellular mobile communication link. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the mobile communication link is a second generation mobile communication link or a third generation mobile communication link. Method according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the mobile radio communication connection is one of the following mobile radio communication connections: • a Global System Mobile communication connection, An Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution communication link, A Universal Mobile Telecommunications System communication link, • a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 communication link, • a Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access communication connection. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication connection of the second communication connection type is a packet-switched communication connection. The method of one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the packet-switched communication connection is an Internet Protocol-based communication connection. Method according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the packet-switched communication connection is one of the following mobile radio communication links: A wireless local area network communication link, A Universal Mobile Telecommunications System communication link, • a General Packet Radio Services communication link. Method according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein in the first signaling message an identification information for identifying the communication link is inserted. Method according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein in the second signaling message an identification information for identifying the communication link is inserted. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein an indication of the preferred communication connection type for the communication connection is inserted in the first signaling message. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein an indication of the preferred communication connection type for the communication connection is inserted in the second signaling message. Communication connection set-up control unit, Having a first signaling unit for generating a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type, A second signaling unit for generating a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is a different communication connection type than the first communication connection type; With a transmitter for transmitting the first signaling message and the second signaling message to a communication device with which the communication connection is to be established, Wherein the first signaling unit is set up such that an indication is inserted in the first signaling message indicating whether a second signaling message is also generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein the second signaling unit is configured such that a Specification is inserted in the second signaling message, is specified with the whether a first signaling message has been generated and sent to the communication device. A communication connection establishment control unit according to claim 14, comprising a receiver for receiving a communication connection establishment request message. A communication connection establishment control unit according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the communication connection connection of the first communication connection type is a circuit-switched communication connection. The communication connection establishment control unit according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the second communication connection type communication connection is a packet-switched communication connection. The communication connection establishment control unit according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the first signaling unit is arranged to Inserting an identification indication for identifying the communication connection in the first signaling message. The communication connection establishment control unit according to any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein the second signaling unit is arranged to insert an identification information for identifying the communication connection in the second signaling message. A method for establishing a single communication connection, wherein a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection is received according to a first communication connection type ( 601 ), Wherein a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection is received according to a second communication connection type ( 602 ), wherein the second communication connection type is another communication connection type than the first communication connection type, • wherein the communication connection is established ( 603 ) according to the first communication connection type or according to the second communication connection type, • wherein in the first signaling message, an indication is inserted indicating whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or in which a second signaling message an indication is inserted, indicating whether also a first signaling message has been generated and sent to the communication device. A method according to claim 20, wherein the communication connection type according to which the communication connection is established ( 603 ) is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. The method of claim 21, wherein the selection criterion is determined from the first signaling message. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein the selection criterion is determined from the second signaling message. A method according to claim 20, wherein the communication connection type according to which the communication connection is established ( 603 ) is selected according to a preferred communication link type indication included in the first signaling message or in the second signaling message or in both signaling messages. Communication device ( 101 . 102 ), • a receiver for receiving a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type and for receiving a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is another communication connection type as the first communication connection type, • with a first communication connection unit for providing a communication connection according to a first communication connection type, • with a second communication connection unit for providing a communication connection according to a second communication connection type, and • with a communication connection establishment unit for establishing a communication connection according to the first communication connection type or according to the second communication connection type, wherein the first signaling message is inserted an indication that indicates whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein in the second signaling message an indication is inserted indicating whether a first signaling message has been generated is and has been sent to the communication device. Communication device ( 101 . 102 ) according to claim 25, wherein the communication connection type according to which the communication connection is established is selected according to a predetermined selection criterion. Communication device ( 101 . 102 ) according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the selection criterion is determined from the first signaling message. Communication device ( 101 . 102 ) according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the selection criterion is determined from the second signaling message. Communication device ( 101 . 102 ) according to claim 25, wherein the communication connection type according to which the communication connection is established is selected in accordance with a preferred communication connection type indication included in the first signaling message or the second signaling message or in both signaling messages. A computer program element for signaling a request to establish a single communication link that, when executed by a processor, comprises: • generating a first signaling message to establish the communication link according to a first communication link type, • generating a second signaling message to establish the communication link according to a second communication connection type, wherein the second communication connection type is a different communication connection type than the first communication connection type, transmitting the first signaling message and the second signaling message to a communication device with which the communication connection is to be established; the first signaling message is inserted an indication indicating whether a second signaling message is also generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein in the second signaling message an indication is inserted indicating whether also generates a first signaling message has been and has been sent to the communication device. A computer program element for establishing a single communication link that, when executed by a processor, comprises: Receiving a first signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a first communication connection type, Receiving a second signaling message for establishing the communication connection according to a second communication connection type, the second communication connection type being a different communication connection type than the first communication connection type, Establishing the communication connection according to the first communication connection type or according to the second communication connection type, • wherein in the first signaling message, an indication is inserted, is specified with the, whether a second signaling message is generated and sent to the communication device and / or wherein in the second signaling message an indication is inserted, is provided with the whether a first signaling message has been generated and sent to the communication device.

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