Telecommunication system with enhanced implementation of service operations

A network node for a telecommunications system, comprising:

• a subscriber database comprising information on subscribers to a defined service;
• a memory configured to store a set of predefined functions and a group of addresses of the telecommunication network such that a session setup request targeted to any address in the group of addresses is routed to the network node, and each address in the group of addresses is associated with at least one of the predefined functions;
• an interface unit configured to receive a session setup request comprising a target address that corresponds to an address in the group of addresses, the session setup request comprising the target address, said target address including an indication of the predefined function and said target address including at least one variable of the predefined function associated with the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value information;
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• a control unit operatively connected with the memory and the interface unit and configured to operate the network node to determine the sender of the session setup request;
• determine the predefined function to be performed on the basis of the target address in the received session setup request, retrieve from the subscriber database information on the sender of the session setup request, determine the at least one variable in the session setup request, and to perform the function with the subscriber information on the determined sender of the session setup request and the determined at least one variable, wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.

User equipment for a telecommunications system, comprising:

• a memory configured to store information on a set of predefined functions;
• an interface unit configured to communicate with elements of the telecommunications system;
• a control unit operatively connected with the memory and the interface unit and configured to operate the user equipment to
• select a function to be performed in a control node;
• determine a target address that corresponds with the predefined function to be performed, said target address including an indication of the predefined function;
• determine at least one variable of the predefined function associated with the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value;
• enter transceiving mode and send a session setup request to the target address, the session setup request comprising the target address and the determined at least one variable, wherein the at least one variable is included in said target address;
• receive from a network node an acknowledgement on receipt of the session setup request;
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• exit transceiving mode, in response to receiving the acknowledgement, wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.

A method for operating a network node of a telecommunications system, comprising:

• storing a set of predefined functions and a group of addresses of the telecommunication network such that a session setup request targeted to any address in the group of addresses is routed to the network node, and each address in the group of addresses is associated with at least one of the predefined functions, the addresses in the group of addresses indicating a battery status and/or sensor information;
• receiving a session setup request comprising a target address that corresponds to an address in the group of addresses, the session setup request comprising the target address, said target address including an indication of the predefined function and said target address including at least one variable of the predefined function associated with the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value information;
• determining a sender of the session setup request;
• determining the function to be performed in the network node on the basis of the target address in the received session setup request;
• determining the at least variable in the session setup request;
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• performing the function using the information on the determined sender of the session setup request and the determined at least one variable, wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for controlling functions in a network node of a telecommunications system, the process including:

• storing a set of predefined functions and a group of addresses of the telecommunication network such that a session setup request targeted to any address in the group of addresses is routed to the network node, and each address in the group of addresses is associated with at least one of the predefined functions;
• receiving a session setup request comprising a target address that corresponds to an address in the group of addresses, the session setup request comprising the target address, said target address including an indication of the predefined function and said target address including at least one variable of the predefined function associated with the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value information;
• determining the sender of the session setup request;
• determining the function to be performed in the network node on the basis of the target address in the received session setup request;
• determining the at least one variable in the session setup request;
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• performing the function using the information on the determined sender of the session setup request and the determined at least one variable,
• wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.

A method for operating user equipment of a telecommunications system, comprising:

• storing information on a set of predefined functions;
• communicating with elements of the telecommunications system;
• selecting a function to be performed in a control node of the telecommunications system;
• determining a target address that corresponds the function to be performed, said target address including an indication of the predefined function;
• determining at least one variable of the predefined function corresponding to the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value information;
• entering transceiving mode and sending a session setup request to the target address, the session setup request comprising the target address and the determined at least one variable, wherein the at least one variable is included in said target address;
• receiving from the network node an acknowledgement on receipt of the session setup request;
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• exiting transceiving mode, in response to receiving the acknowledgement, wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for controlling functions in a network node of a telecommunications system, the process including:

• storing information on a set of predefined functions;
• communicating with elements of the telecommunications system;
• selecting a function to be performed in a control node of the telecommunications system;
• determining a target address that corresponds the function to be performed, said target address including an indication of the predefined function;
• determining at least one variable of the predefined function corresponding to the target address, the at least one variable comprising a battery status of the second node and/or sensor value information;
• entering transceiving mode and sending a session setup request to the target address, the session setup request comprising the target address and the determined at least one variable, wherein the at least one variable is included in said target address;
• receiving from the network node an acknowledgement on receipt of the session setup request;
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• exiting transceiving mode, in response to receiving the acknowledgement, wherein the target address is a subscriber number of the telecommunication network and the function comprises storing the indication and the at least variable conveyed by the target address to an appropriate record or forwarding the indication and the at least variable to a predefined address of the telecommunication network.