Method for assigning a subscriber identifier to a network subscriber, communication network and network device

A method for using a subscriber identifier for addressing a network subscriber in a communication network, the method comprising:

• combining, within the subscriber identifier, a number of binary coded decimals with at least one digit, wherein the at least one digit is a binary coded number of a higher order numbering system than the decimal numbering system.

The method according to claim 1 wherein a binary coded hexadecimal is used as the at least one digit.

A communication network for establishing circuit switched or packet switched connections between at least two subscribers or between at least one subscriber and at least one service nodes or servers, the communication network comprising:

• at least one network subscriber, wherein a subscriber identifier is allocated to the at least one network subscriber and wherein the subscriber identifier comprises a number of binary coded decimals and at least one further digit which is a binary coded number of a higher order numbering system than the decimal numbering system.

A network device embedded in a communication network, the network device comprising:

• a subscriber identifier for addressing the network device over the communication network, wherein the subscriber identifier comprises a number of binary coded decimals and at least one further digit which is a binary coded number of a higher order numbering system than the decimal numbering system.