Patent ID: 8442054

Claim:
A method of establishing a connection between a first access node and a second access node, the access nodes being connectable to a core network, wherein the core network comprises interconnected core network nodes, said method comprising the steps of: sending by the first access node to a first core network node, a connection establishment request for a connection to the first core network node according to a framing protocol, wherein the request includes a set of parameters for the framing of information to be sent over an interface between the first access node and the first core network node; storing the parameter set by the first core network node; initializing by the first core network node, a connection to a further core network node according to the framing protocol; storing the parameter set by the further core network node; if the further core network node is not connectable to the second access node, successively initializing the connection to additional core network nodes and storing the parameters in the additional core network nodes until a final core network node is reached which is connectable to the second access node; initializing by the final core network node, the connection to the second access node according to the framing protocol; storing the parameter set by the second access node; and establishing the connection between the first access node and the second access node utilizing the parameter set.