Patent ID: 8717948

Claim:
A method for providing an asymmetric multipoint call between a plurality of network nodes in a communication network supporting Distributed Call and Connection Management (DCM) features, in which functional entities regarding call management and connection management are implemented in the plurality of network nodes of the communication network, wherein the asymmetric multipoint call comprises a first call that is established between a master node and a first slave node and a second call that is established between the master node and a second slave node, and different data is exchanged between the master node and the first slave node and between the master node and the second slave node, the method comprising: exchanging call management information for the asymmetric multipoint call between the master node and the first slave node based on the first call; exchanging the call management information for the asymmetric multipoint call between the master node and the second slave node based on the second call; and excluding the first and the second slave node from directly exchanging call management information relating to the asymmetric multipoint call between each other, wherein the call management information comprises identification information uniquely identifying the asymmetric multipoint call.