Patent ID: 6768724
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
A mobile communication network comprising mobile stations, base stations and at least one switching element,said switching element comprising a call control unit for implementing call control and mobility management signalling of the mobile communication network, an ATM switching function for a dynamic switching of ATM transmission connections between the base stations and the switching element, and an interface unit connected to the call control unit and to the ATM switching function; which said interface unit comprises an operation and maintenance interface for facilitating information flow to and from the ATM switching function, a management information base for maintaining management information on virtual path and virtual channel connections of the ATM switching function, and an ATM signalling control unit for implementing ATM signalling of the ATM transmission connections, and for controlling the ATM switching function through the operation and maintenance interface, and said call control unit is further configured to control the ATM switching function by manipulating at the interface unit the management information of the ATM layers and the physical layer.