Patent ID: 8027353
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication system, comprising a gateway apparatus, a plurality of terminal devices and a service providing server for providing services directly to said terminal devices through an access network by means of a media plane terminated directly in a terminal device from the service providing server wherein: a) said service providing server comprises a service memory for storing one or more services to be provided to said terminal devices, and at least one control protocol device of a first type providing first type control data in association with said one or more services to said gateway device; b) wherein said terminal devices each comprise a service processor for processing the service provided by said service providing server through said access network and a control protocol device of a second type, different to said first type and providing second type control data in association with the execution of the service by said service processor to said gateway device; and wherein c) said gateway apparatus comprises one or more service-specific mapping devices for terminating in the gateway apparatus a control plane separated from the media plane by exchanging first type control data with said service providing server and second type control data with said terminal devices, wherein: