(19)
(11) EP 1 372 346 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
24.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/34

(21) Application number: 02012262.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04Q 7/24(1995.01)

(54)

Operation of a switching node in a communications network comprising both a layered and a non-layered architectural environment

Betrieb eines Vermittlungsknotens in einem Kommunikationsnetz mit sowohl einer geschichteten als auch einer nicht-geschichteten Architekturumgebung

Opération d'un noeud de commutation dans un réseau de communications fournissant des environnements architecturaux aussi stratifiés que non-stratifiés

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(73) Proprietor: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Witzel, Andreas
    52134 Herzogenrath (DE)
  • Andersson, Jyri
    52477 Alsdorf (DE)

(74) Representative: Kribber, Klaus-Dieter 
Ericsson GmbH Patent Department Ericsson Allee 1
52134 Herzogenrath
52134 Herzogenrath (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 182 900
WO-A-01/15475
 WO-A-01/13657
   
  • "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Network architecture (3GPP TS 23.002 version 4.3.0 Release 4)" ETSI TS 123 002 V4.3.0, XX, XX, June 2001 (2001-06), pages 1-42, XP002200605
   
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