METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DECIDING IF THE OPERATING MODE OF A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE HAS TO BE SWITCHED IN A DIFFERENT OPERATING MODE

摘要

The present invention concerns a method for deciding if a telecommunication device has to be switched in an operating mode which is different from the operating mode in which the telecommunication is operating. In an operating mode, the telecommunication device relays signals transferred between a terminal and an access node which handles the terminal. In another operating mode, the telecommunication device handles the terminal. The method comprises the steps of: - determining, from obtained information, if a predetermined event occurs and if the predetermined event occurs: - deciding that a handover of the terminal has to be conducted between the access node and the telecommunication device, - deciding that the telecommunication device has to switch in an operating mode which is different from the operating mode in which the telecommunication is operating.