Method and device for access to a directory

A device for accessing information in a directory, the device comprising:

• a processing unit adapted to execute at least one application, wherein the application is adapted to send a first request for fetching information to a server without waiting for a response;
• a function library unit comprising at least one function for handling the first request from the application;
• and
• a client module for forwarding the first request from the application to the server;
• wherein the function library unit is configured to assign a request identifier to the first request and includes an interface adapted to forward the request identifier to the application responsive to the first request to the server being forwarded and a decoder for decoding a response signal to the first request received by the processing unit;
• and
• wherein the processing unit comprises:
• an interface adapted to receive a response signal comprising a response identifier from the server;
• a memory for storing the request identifier;
• and
• a comparator unit adapted to compare the response identifier to the request identifier for matching the response signal to the first request.