Schwöbel, Thilo K

The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment with a mobile communication network and/or for transmitting data on, or using, an additional communication plane besides the user plane and the control plane, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising at least one base station entity serving the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment indicates, to the mobile communication network and/or to the at least one base station entity, the transmission of data or the intended transmission of data on, or using, the additional communication plane, this transmission or intended transmission of data being in uplink direction, from the user equipment towards the mobile communication network, wherein the method comprises the step of the user equipment transmitting an indication information that specifies, relates to, or indicates the use of, the additional communication plane, wherein the indication information is part of, or carried by, at least one medium access control sub protocol data unit, MAC subPDU, and/or at least one medium access control, MAC, control element and/or at least one medium access control, MAC, subheader.

The invention relates to a method for using an application enabler layer and/or a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, for providing communication services to a user equipment in a dynamic and/or flexible manner, using an application enablement layer and/or a vertical application layer of or via a telecommunications network, especially for supporting and providing an energy-related selection of an application enabler entity or a network entity of or associated to the telecommunications network or of or associated to a third party, wherein the telecommunications network comprises, or is associated with, a network repository function for providing profile information of or regarding a plurality of application enabler entities or of or regarding a plurality of network entities, in a discovery process of such application enabler entities or network entities, wherein, in order for providing communication services in a dynamic and/or flexible manner, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, a requesting application enabler entity or a requesting network entity transmits a discovery request information to the network repository function of the telecommunications network, -- in a second step, the network repository function provides, to the requesting application enabler entity or requesting network entity, a profile information of or regarding at least one application enabler entity or of or regarding at least one network entity (502).

The invention relates to a method for operating and protecting an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, wherein the optical distribution network comprises an optical line terminal, at least one optical splitter entity as well as a plurality of optical network terminals, wherein the optical distribution network is configured to provide a connection between both -- the optical line terminal and a specific splitter entity, -- and the specific splitter entity with both a first optical network terminal and a second optical network terminal, wherein the optical distribution network comprises at least one optical protection element, the optical protection element being positioned between the optical line terminal and at least one of the optical network terminals and the optical protection element being configured to protect the optical distribution network, at least in part, from inappropriate input signals from the first and/or the second optical network terminal, wherein inappropriate input signals comprise optical signals having an optical input power exceeding a threshold value and/or optical signals outside of a predefined optical spectral range, wherein the optical protection element comprises an optical power detector and a variable optical protector being configured to be switched between at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation being a transmission mode of operation allowing the transmission of optical signals for which the optical distribution network is operatively used, and the second mode of operation being an optical protection mode of operation, wherein, in order to operate and to protect the optical distribution network from inappropriate input signals from the first and/or the second optical network terminal, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, and while the variable optical protector being in its first mode of operation, the optical power detector detects an inappropriate input signal, -- in a second step, the variable optical protector is switched to its second mode of operation, -- in a third step, the variable optical protector is configured to be switched to its first mode of operation.

The invention relates to a method for operating an optical protection element and/or for protecting an optical network, especially an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, by means of the optical protection element,wherein the optical protection element is configured to protect the optical distribution network on a first side of the optical protection element, at least in part, from inappropriate input signals arriving from a second side, opposite the first side, of the optical protection element, wherein inappropriate input signals comprise optical signals having an optical input power exceeding a threshold value and/or optical signals outside of a predefined optical spectral range,wherein the optical protection element comprises an optical power detector on the second side of the optical protection element as well as a variable optical protector being configured to be switched between at least a first and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation being a transmission mode of operation allowing the transmission of optical signals for the optical distribution network being operatively used, and the second mode of operation being an optical protection mode of operation,wherein, in order to operate the optical protection element and/or to protect the optical distribution network from inappropriate input signals, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, and while the variable optical protector being in its first mode of operation, the optical power detector detects an inappropriate input signal,-- in a second step, the variable optical protector is switched to its second mode of operation,-- in a third step, the variable optical protector is triggered to be switched to its first mode of operation.

The invention relates to a method for optically supplying electrical power to an optical protection element being part of an optical distribution network as part of a telecommunications network, wherein the optical distribution network comprises an optical line terminal and, in downstream direction from the optical line terminal, a plurality of optical network terminals, wherein the electrical power supply of the optical protection element is based on the optical line terminal providing a power optical signal in downstream direction towards the optical protection element, wherein, in order to optically supply electrical power to the optical protection element, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the power optical signal is fed, by the optical line terminal, into the optical distribution network, -- in a second step, a power extraction and conversion element of the optical protection element extracts the power optical signal and converts the power optical signal to an electrical supply current.

The invention relates to a circulation pump characterized by a modular pump housing, wherein the pump housing comprises a first housing module serving a first functionality and a second housing module serving a second functionality, wherein the first housing module and the second housing module are made of a plastic and/or composite material, in particular of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The invention further relates to a pump unit comprising such a circulation pump.

The invention relates to aCirculation pump comprising-- a pump housing with an impeller therein, the impeller being rotatable around a rotation axis of the pump,-- a motor housing with an electric motor therein, the electric motor being coaxially connected to and driving the impeller,-- a terminal box with electrical and/or electronical components therein for controlling the electric motor,-- a flow sensor for measuring flow rate, especially volumetric flow rate or mass flow rate, of a pumped medium,characterized in that the circulation pump comprises a flow sensor housing part,wherein the flow sensor is connected to the flow sensor housing part,wherein especially the flow sensor housing part is integrally formed with the pump housing, orwherein the flow sensor housing part and the pump housing are realized as two connected pieces.The invention further relates to an HVAC appliance.

The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment with a mobile communication network and/or for an energy-saving operation of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising a plurality of base station entities, wherein a specific base station entity is operated, in a first point in time, in an energy-saving mode and wherein the specific base station entity is activated, in a subsequent second point in time, from the energy-saving mode by means of a predefined uplink radiofrequency signal transmitted by the user equipment, wherein, in the energy-saving mode, the specific base station entity refrains from transmitting system information block 1 and starts to transmit system information block 1 at least once after having been activated from the energy-saving mode, wherein the predetermined uplink radiofrequency signal corresponds to a specific uplink random access channel signal being assigned to the specific base station entity, wherein, in order to operate the mobile communication network, at least partly, in an energy-saving operation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the user equipment receives, from the specific base station entity and/or from a different base station entity, activation configuration information, the activation configuration information comprising at least a first piece of assignment information and a second piece of assignment information, wherein each piece of assignment information indicates at least one specific uplink random access channel signal and wherein each piece of assignment information and/or each specific uplink random access channel signal is associated to, or related to, at least one piece of validity time indication, -- in a second step, the user equipment transmits, based on the content of the activation configuration information and based on a determination of a current point in time, one of the specific uplink random access channel signals in order to activate the specific base station entity from the energy-saving mode.

The invention relates to a method for performing a test of an in-vehicle system entity or functionality of a vehicle using a back-end server, wherein the in-vehicle system entity or functionality is used with a mobile communication network, at least one mobile communication device of another vehicle being connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises an access network, a core network, and a plurality of base station entities, and the mobile communication network comprising or being associated with at least one public safety answering point and/or test functionality, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is an operative mobile communication device, being used operatively with the mobile communication network,wherein at least one test mobile communication device, being part of or assigned to the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, is simultaneously connected to the mobile communication network, the at least one test mobile communication device, being used - with at least a part of the mobile communication network - for performing the test of the in-vehicle system entity or functionality in view of handling emergency calls as IP multimedia subsystem based packet switched emergency calls and/or session initiation protocol based packet switched emergency calls,wherein, in view of performing a specific emergency test call in order to test the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the test mobile communication device transmits at least a first test session request message to the back-end server, and receives at least a first test session response message from the back-end server, wherein the communication between the test mobile communication device and the back-end server involves the transmission, by the test mobile communication device, of a specific content of the specific emergency test call to the back-end server,-- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the specific emergency test call, or its specific content, is received by the public safety answering point and/or test functionality and handled according to regulatory requirements.

The invention relates to a method for realizing non-access stratum communication between a user equipment and at least one of a plurality of network functions or services of a telecommunications network that comprises, or is associated with, a access network and a core network, wherein the access network comprises a plurality of base station entities wherein at leat one thereof serves the user equipment,wherein the non-access stratum communication involves a first non-access stratum communication link between the user equipment and a first network function or service of the plurality of network functions or services, and a second non-access stratum communication link between the user equipment and a second network function or service of the plurality of network functions or services,wherein, in case of a failure of the first non-access stratum communication link, the method comprises at least one of the following steps:-- the user equipment sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to one or a plurality of the plurality of network functions or services,-- one or a plurality of the plurality of network functions or services send a non-access stratum service degradation indication to the user equipment,-- one of the plurality of network functions or services sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to another of the plurality of network functions or services,-- one of the plurality of network functions or services sends a non-access stratum service degradation indication to the access network, especially to the base station entity serving the user equipment,-- the user equipment or a network node or network element of the core network or of the access network is pre-configured with a non-access stratum service degradation indication associated with a given non-access stratum failure event.