Method and Arrangement for Remotely Controlling Multimedia Communication Across Local Networks

An arrangement in a remote control device for remotely controlling the communication of media between a first device in a first local network and a second device in a second local network when the remote control device is present in the first local network, the first and second local networks each comprising a residential gateway for external connections, the remote control device comprising:

• a discovery unit adapted to obtain discovery information on the first device by conducting a discovery process in the first local network,
• a sending unit adapted to send a remote access request over a multimedia service network directed to a home multimedia gateway in the second local network, for a connection to the second device,
• a receiving unit adapted to receive communication parameters established for the second device in the residential gateway of the second local network, from the home multimedia gateway over the multimedia service network in response to said remote access request, and
• an ordering unit adapted to order the first device to execute a multimedia session with the second device by using said communication parameters for the second device in the residential gateway of the second local network.