Patent ID: 7006492
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting networks of different types of transmission, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting user data as data packets between two network access units in a packet-based network; forwarding the user data connectionlessly by network nodes between the two network access units; receiving the user data in data channels at the network access units, wherein the user data is one of divided and depacketized as data packets and forwarded in data channels; controlling the network access units via a signaling unit which processes signaling messages of a circuit-switched network; and exchanging signaling messages between the signaling units, wherein the signaling messages include at least one information element for at least one of transmitting an address of a network access unit and transmitting an identifier for identifying a connection of the relevant network access unit, and wherein the information element for the address includes a tag having a predetermined value for identifying the information element.