DATA REPOSITORY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a data repository device (102) for use in an IP Multimedia Subsystem network. The device comprises storage means for storing individual user data, reception means for receiving user management instructions for the individual user data and processing means for performing the user management instructions on the individual user data. The storage means are adapted for storing group data, the reception means are adapted for receiving group management instructions (110, 112) for the group data and the processing means are adapted for performing the group management instructions (110, 112) on the group data. When a new service has to be associated with all the users, the user related information of several users has to be adapted in a similar way. With the present method, this may be performed by sending a single message only which is then applied to all subscribers that are members of the respective group.