A communication system comprises a packet data network for communicating data packets supporting a communication service to and from a communication terminal via a data path through the packet data network, a path computational element for controlling the data path, an application server for controlling the communic...

A method of processing a model of a telecommunications network  the telecommunications network including a plurality of network elements through which communications terminals can communicate data  includes representing data communications sessions generated by the communications devices in accordance with a traffic...

A method for routing data between two network elements interconnected via a transmission path of a telecommunications network includes identifying a plurality of layers of a telecommunications model  and developing a reachability table by identifying a connection between each transmission element in each layer to ot...

A method of processing a model of a telecommunications system including a plurality of access nodes through which communications terminals can communicate data. The model comprises computer program code representing data communications sessions generated by the communications terminals or generated by correspondent ...

A radio network coverage area provided by a mobile radio network is analysed. The method includes identifying a mobile identity number associated with a mobile terminal from the control messages communicated via the first interface, identifying, using mobile identity number, mobility control messages communicated vi...