Patent ID: 7823178

Claim:
A method for controlling a first network station in a network of a first type from a second network station in a network of a second type the method comprising: providing, by a network connection unit, a connection between the network of a first type and a network of the second type; performing a conversion of a control command issued in a format of the network of the second type into a corresponding control command in a format of the network of the first type; directing, by the network connection unit, the corresponding control command to the first network station if the first network station provides a functionality corresponding to said control command; wherein a format of the corresponding control command is adapted to the first network station, wherein if the first network station does not provide the functionality corresponding to the control command, the network connection unit directs the corresponding control command to a third network station in the network of the first type, wherein the network connection unit determines the third network station by checking whether a connection setup is registered between said first network station and a further network station in the network of the first type which provides the functionality corresponding to the control command, and wherein the format of the corresponding control command is adapted to the third network station.