Patent ID: 8009652

Claim:
A method, comprising: causing provision of a first connection connecting a control network element and a transceiver network element, the first connection being provided by a transmission network; causing provision of a second connection connecting the control network element and the transceiver network element, the second connection being provided by a packet switched network and the first connection having a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection; selecting at least one of the first connection and the second connection for a piece of information; and directing transmission of the piece of information using the selected at least one of the first connection and the second connections; wherein the first connection is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the transceiver network element delayed, and wherein the second connection is selected for data which is to be scheduled by the transceiver network element; and wherein the control network element comprises a radio network controller and the transceiver network element comprises a base station.