Patent ID: 6684251
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for operating a communication network having a service layer and a network layer to dynamically set-up a connection for a session, the method comprising:receiving and processing a service request in the service layer to generate and transfer a connection request for the connection wherein the connection request includes a connection identifier to correlate the connection with the session; receiving and processing the connection request in a service-to-network layer interface to generate and transfer first, second, third, and fourth signaling messages including the connection identifier; receiving the first signaling message in a first terminal access point and receiving the second signaling message in a first network access point, and in response to the first and second signaling messages, dynamically establishing a first segment of the connection between the first terminal access point and the first network access point; receiving the third signaling message in a second network access point, and in response to the second and third signaling messages and concurrently with establishing the first segment of the connection, dynamically establishing a second segment of the connection between the first network access point and the second network access point; and receiving the fourth signaling message in a second terminal access point, and in response to the third and fourth signaling messages and concurrently with establishing the first and second segments of the connection, dynamically establishing a third segment of the connection between the second network access point and the second terminal access point.