Method and system for activating a packet data subscriber context for packet data

1. A method for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, said method comprising:

transmitting, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

determining capability information based on a message of said application protocol transmitted from said second network to said first network without requiring a reservation protocol for reserving resources along an intermediate route between the first and second network;

setting up the application protocol between the calling equipment and called equipment before activating said context; and

activating said context based on said determined capability information.

2. A system for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, comprising:

setup means for transmitting, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

determination means for determining capability information based on a message of said application protocol transmitted from said second network to said first network without requiring a reservation protocol for reserving resources along an intermediate route between the first and second network; and

activation means for activating said context based on said determined capability information;

wherein said application protocol is set-up between the calling equipment and called equipment before activating said context.

3. A terminal device for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, said terminal device comprising:

determination means for determining capability information based on a message, from a calling equipment, of an application protocol transmitted from said second network via said first network to said terminal device, wherein a signaling or default context is used within said first network without requiring a reservation protocol for reserving resources along an intermediate route between the first and second network; and

activation means for activating said context using said determined capability information;

wherein said application protocol is set-up before activating said context.

4. A method for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, said method comprising:

transmitting, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

determining capability information based on a message of said application protocol transmitted from said second network to said first network;

setting up the application protocol between the calling equipment and called equipment before activating said context; and

activating said context based on said determined capability information.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said activation is performed by transmitting a context activation request message including a required information to said first network, said capability information being mapped to said required information.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein set-up is performed at a call origination endpoint.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein said call is a voice call.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein said first network is a mobile network, and said context is a secondary packet data protocol context.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said mobile network is a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein said second network is an Internet protocol network or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network.

11. The method of claim 4 , wherein said application protocol is H.323, H.248 or session initiation protocol.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein said capability information is a quality of service requirement.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said quality of service requirement defines at least one of the group comprising a kind of codec, a maximum bitrate, a guaranteed bitrate and a transfer delay.

14. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

using an internet engineering task force differentiated services service in intermediate networks to provide a capability according to said capability information.

15. A system for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, comprising:

setup means for transmitting, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

determination means for determining capability information based on a message of said application protocol transmitted from said second network to said first network; and

activation means for activating said context based on said determined capability information;

wherein said application protocol is set-up between the calling equipment and called equipment before activating said context.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein said activating means are arranged to transmit a context activation request message including said determined capability information to said first network.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein said setup means are arranged at a call origination end-point of at least one of said call and said transaction.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein said first network is a mobile network, and said context is a secondary packet data protocol context.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein said second network is an Internet protocol network or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein said application protocol is H.323, H.248 or session initiation protocol.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein said capability information is a quality of service requirement.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein said system is arranged to use an internet engineering task force differentiated services service in intermediate networks to provide a capability according to said determined capability information.

23. A terminal device for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, said terminal device comprising:

transmission means for transmitting, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

determination means for determining capability information based on a message, from a calling equipment, of an application protocol transmitted from said second network via said first network to said terminal device; and

activation means for activating said context using said determined capability information;

wherein said application protocol is set-up before activating said context.

24. The terminal device of claim 23 , wherein said determination means are arranged to determine said capability information based on a capability agreed in a setup negotiation with a called endpoint connected to said second network, said setup negotiation being initialized by a setup means of said terminal device.

25. The terminal device of claim 23 , wherein said determination means are arranged to determine said capability information based on a protocol message received from a call origination endpoint connected to said second network.

26. The terminal device of claim 23 , wherein said terminal device is a mobile terminal, and said second network is an Internet protocol network.

27. The terminal device of claim 23 , wherein said application protocol is H.323, H.248 or session initiation protocol.

28. The terminal device of claim 23 , wherein said capability information is a quality of service requirement.

29. A terminal device for activating a context in a first network so as to transfer at least one of a call and a transaction via said first network and a second network, said terminal device comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit, from a calling equipment, a set-up message according to an application protocol using a signaling or default context within said first network;

a determination unit configured to determine capability information based on a message, from a calling equipment, of an application protocol transmitted from said second network via said first network to said terminal device; and

an activation unit configured to activate said context using said determined capability information;

wherein said application protocol is set-up before activating said context.