METHOD FOR USING A MOBILE TERMINAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, WHEREIN A NETWORK NODE OF THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK OR A NETWORK NODE RELATED OR ASSIGNED TO THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK HOSTS OR PROVIDES A VIRTUALIZED USER EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONALITY, SYSTEM FOR USING A MOBILE TERMINAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, MOBILE TERMINAL, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

Method for using a mobile terminal in a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises an access network and a core network, wherein a network node of the mobile communication network or a network node related or assigned to the mobile communication network hosts or provides a virtualized user equipment functionality by means of hosting or providing a user equipment-related virtual instance or virtual machine, wherein together, both the mobile terminal and the user equipment-related virtual instance or virtual machine realize the functionality of a user equipment in or connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - in a first step, the user equipment-related virtual instance or virtual machine is initialized at the network node of the mobile communication network, - in a second step, subsequent to the first step, a service is requested by the user equipment or provided to the user equipment by the mobile communication network, wherein - with respect to such service - the mobile terminal and the user equipment-related virtual instance or virtual machine together act as the user equipment.