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What is claimed is:

1. A method for optimizing performance of a software application within a computer system, said method comprising:
assigning each of a plurality of agents a different range of numbers, wherein each range initially has an identical size;
generating a random number;
requesting an agent among said plurality of agents having an assigned range within which said random number falls to change a parameter of said software application; and
adjusting at least said range of numbers assigned to said agent according to a performance result of said computer system.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating further includes generating a random number by a controller.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further includes generating a working weight for each of said plurality of agents after an iteration.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said adjusting further includes adjusting according to said working weight for each of said plurality of agents.
5. A computer program product residing on a computer usable medium for optimizing software applications within a computer system, said computer program product comprising:
program code means for assigning each of a plurality of agents a different range of numbers, wherein each range initially has an identical size;
program code means for generating a random number;
program code means for requesting an agent among said plurality of agents having an assigned range within which said random number falls to change a parameter of said software application; and
program code means for adjusting at least said range of numbers assigned to said agent according to a performance result of said computer system.
6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein said computer program product further includes program code means for generating a working weight for each of said plurality of agents after an iteration.
7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein said program code means for adjusting further includes program code means for adjusting according to said working weight for each of said plurality of agents.
8. A data processing system having a controller for optimizing software applications within a computer system, said data processing system comprising:
means for assigning each of a plurality of agents a different range of numbers, wherein each range initially has an identical size;
means for generating a random number;
means for requesting an agent among said plurality of agents having an assigned range within which said random number falls to change a parameter of said software application; and
means for adjusting at least said range of numbers assigned to said agent according to a performance result of said computer system.
9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein said means for generating a random number is a controller.
10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein said data processing system further includes means for generating a working weight for each of said plurality of agents after an iteration.
11. The data processing system of claim 10, wherein said means for adjusting further includes means for adjusting according to said working weight for each of said plurality of agents.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for receiving, by a mobile terminal from a base station, system information via a broadcast control channel (BCCH), which is a logical channel between a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer, and a broadcast channel (BCH) and a downlink shared channel (DL_SCH), the BCH and DL_SCH being transport channels between the MAC layer and a physical layer and which are each directly mapped to the BCCH, the method comprising:
receiving a block of first system information from the base station via the BCH;
after the block of first system information is received, receiving a first block of second system information from the base station via the DL_SCH configured to carry system information and user traffic, the first block of second system information including schedule information; and
after the first block of second system information is received, receiving a second block of second system information from the base station via the DL_SCH in accordance with the schedule information included in the first block of second system information,
wherein the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information are received via the DL_SCH in accordance with a specific control channel, and
wherein the specific control channel indicates frequency and time information via which the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information are received via the DL_SCH.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the schedule information includes at least one of periodicity information and mapping information.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one of periodicity information and mapping information is information for receiving the second block of second system information.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the block of first system information includes at least one of bandwidth information and parameter information about a physical layer.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second block of second system information further comprises one of:
common or shared channel related information;
call transmission information;
a cell select related information;
a positioning related information; and
a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) related information.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the DL_SCH supports HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) scheme.
7. The method of claim 1,
wherein the first block of second system information further includes value tag information and cell access related information, and
wherein the cell access related information includes at least one of PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) identity information, tracking area identity information and cell barred information.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a block of first system information comprises:
periodically receiving the block of first system information via the BCH in accordance with a corresponding first predetermined period.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of receiving a first block of second system information comprises:
periodically receiving the first block of second system information via the DL_SCH in accordance with a corresponding second predetermined period.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a first block of second system information comprises:
receiving the first block of second system information at a predetermined time after receiving the block of first system information.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a block of first system information comprises:
receiving the block of first system information in a predetermined frame of the BCH.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a first block of second system information comprises:
receiving the first block of second system information in a predetermined frame of the DL_SCH.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a second block of second system information comprises:
receiving plural second blocks of second system information, each second block of second system information being mutually exclusive.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the each second block of second system information has a corresponding second block period.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific control channel is a L1L2 control channel.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific control channel is a PDCCH that identifies specific OFDM resources assigned for receiving the DL_SCH.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific control channel is a PDCCH that identifies specific OFDM resources assigned for receiving the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information.
18. A method for transmitting, by a base station to at least one mobile terminal, system information via a broadcast control channel (BCCH), which is a logical channel between a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer, and a broadcast channel (BCH) and a downlink shared channel (DL_SCH), the BCH and DL_SCH being transport channels between the MAC layer and a physical layer and which are each directly mapped to the BCCH, the method comprising:
transmitting a block of first system information to the at least one mobile terminal via the BCH,
after the block of first system information is transmitted, transmitting a first block of second system information to the at least one mobile terminal via the DL_SCH configured to carry system information and user traffic, the first block of second system information including schedule information, and
after the first block of second system information is transmitted, transmitting a second block of second system information to the at least one mobile terminal via the DL_SCH in accordance with the schedule information included in the first block of second system information,
wherein the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information are transmitted via the DL_SCH in accordance with a specific control channel, and
wherein the specific control channel indicates frequency and time information via which the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information are transmitted via the DL_SCH.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the schedule information includes at least one of periodicity information and mapping information.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one of periodicity information and mapping information is information for receiving the second block of second system information.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein the block of first system information includes at least one of bandwidth information and parameter information on a physical layer.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the second block of second system information further comprises one of:
common or shared channel related information;
call transmission information;
a cell select related information;
a positioning related information; and
a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) related information.
23. The method of claim 18, wherein the DL_SCH supports HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) scheme.
24. The method of claim 18, wherein the first block of second system information further includes value tag information and cell access related information, and the cell access related information includes at least one of PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) identity information, tracking area identity information and cell barred information.
25. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting a block of first system information comprises:
periodically transmitting the block of first system information via the BCH in accordance with a corresponding first predetermined period.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of transmitting a first block of second system information comprises:
periodically transmitting the first block of second system information via the DL_SCH in accordance with a corresponding second predetermined period.
27. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting a first block of second system information comprises:
transmitting the first block of second system information at a predetermined time after transmitting the block of first system information.
28. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting a block of first system information comprises:
transmitting the block of first system information in a predetermined frame of the BCH.
29. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting a first block of second system information comprises:
transmitting the first block of second system information in a predetermined frame of the DL_SCH.
30. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of transmitting a second block of second system information comprises:
transmitting plural second blocks of second system information, each second block of second system information being mutually exclusive.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the each second block of second system information has a corresponding second block period.
32. The method of claim 18, wherein the specific control channel is a L1L2 control channel.
33. The method of claim 18, wherein the specific control channel is a PDCCH that identifies specific OFDM resources assigned for transmitting the DL_SCH.
34. The method of claim 18, wherein the specific control channel is a PDCCH that identifies specific OFDM resources assigned for transmitting the first block of second system information and the second block of second system information.

1. A method for multicasting data packets, comprising:
preparing a plurality of point to point connections between a root node and a plurality of destination nodes to establish point to multipoint connections;
receiving, at an intermediate node which is operatively connected to the root node and a plurality of the destination nodes, a data packet from the root node;
determining whether the received data packet is a multicast data packet;
generating a plurality of the data packets by copying the received data packet in response to determining that the received data packet is a multicast data packet; and
forwarding the copied data packets to a plurality of the destination nodes.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, at the intermediate node, one or more requests in accordance with a resource reservation protocol from the root node for delivery of a multicast data packet, each of the one or more requests requesting an establishment of a first connection between the root node and the intermediate node;
in response to the one or more requests, establishing a single first connection for delivery of the multicast data packet;
establishing a plurality of second connections each operatively connecting each destination node to the intermediate node;
receiving the multicast data packet at the intermediate node through the single first connection;
generating a plurality of multicast data packets by copying the received multicast data packet; and,
forwarding the copied multicast data packets to the destination nodes through the second connections.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein establishing the single first connection comprises sending, from the intermediate node, only one response to the reservation protocol requests.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein establishing the second connections comprises transmitting a signal to the intermediate node, the signal including a unique identifier identifying all connections to be formed between the intermediate node and the destination nodes.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein forwarding the copied data packets to a plurality of the destination nodes comprises forwarding the copied data packets to the plurality of destination nodes through connection interfaces of the intermediate node identified in a multicast table, wherein the multicast table associates the identified connection interfaces with the unique identifier.
6. An apparatus for multicasting data packets, comprising:
a connection manager operable to prepare a plurality of point to point connections between a root node and a plurality of destination nodes to establish point to multipoint connections;
a receiver, operatively connected to the root node and a plurality of the destination nodes, operable to receive a data packet from the root node;
a controller operable to determine whether the received data packet is a multicast data packet and to generate a plurality of the data packets by copying the received data packet in response to determination that the received data packet is a multicast data packet; and,
a transmitter operable to forward the copied data packets to a plurality of the destination nodes.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein
the receiver is operable to receive one or more requests in accordance with a resource reservation protocol from the root node for delivery of the multicast data packet, each of the one or more requests requesting an establishment of a first connection with the root node;
the connection manager, in response to the one or more requests, is operable to establish a single first connection for delivery of the multicast data packet and establishing a plurality of second connections each operatively connecting with each destination node;
the receiver is further operable to receive the multicast data packet through the single first connection;
the controller is operable to generate a plurality of the multicast data packets by copying the received multicast data packet; and,
the transmitter is operable to forward the copied multicast data packet to the destination nodes through the second connections.
8. A method for multicasting data packets, comprising:
preparing a point to point connection between a root node and a destination node, the point to point connection constituting one of a plurality of point to point connections between the root node and a plurality of destination nodes to establish point to multipoint connections; and
from an intermediate node, which is operatively connected to the root node and a plurality of the destination node, receiving a copy of a data packet which the intermediate node received from the root node, wherein the copy of the data packet was generated at the intermediate node in response to determining that the received data packet is a multicast data packet to each destination node.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
establishing a plurality of first connections each operatively connecting each destination node and the intermediate node, the intermediate node being operatively connected to the root node by a single second connection for delivery of the multicast data packet; and
receiving the copy of the multicast data packet to the destination nodes generated at the intermediate node through the second connections.
10. An apparatus for receiving a multicast data packet, comprising:
a connection manager operable to prepare a point to point connection with a root node that constitutes one of a plurality of point to point connections between the root node and a plurality of destination nodes to establish point to multipoint connections; and
a receiver operable to receive, from an intermediate node which is operatively connected to the root node and a plurality of the destination nodes, a copy of a data packet which the intermediate node received from the root node, wherein the copy of the data packet was generated at the intermediate node in response to determining that the received data packet is a multicast data packet to each destination node.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein:
the connection manager is operable to establish a first connection operatively connecting the apparatus and the intermediate node, the first connection constituting one of a plurality of connections between each destination node and the intermediate node, the intermediate node being operatively connected to the root node by a single second connection for delivery of the multicast data packet; and
the receiver is operable to receive the copy of the multicast data packet generated at the intermediate node through the second connection.
12. A method for multicasting data packets, comprising:
providing a root node, a plurality of destination nodes, and an intermediate node which is operatively connected to the root node and a plurality of the destination nodes;
preparing a plurality of point to point connections between the root node and a plurality of the destination nodes via the intermediate node to establish point to multipoint connections;
receiving, at the intermediate node, a data packet from the root node;
determining whether the received data packet is a multicast data packet to be received by a plurality of the destination nodes;
copying the received data packet to generate a plurality of the data packets for a plurality of the destination nodes in response to determining that the received data packet is a multicast data packet; and
forwarding the copied data packets to a plurality of the destination nodes as a multicast data packet.
13. A method of claim 12, further comprising:
receiving, at the intermediate node, one or more requests in accordance with a resource reservation protocol from the root node for delivery of the multicast data packet, each of the one or more requests requesting an establishment of a first connection between the root node and the intermediate node;
in response to the one or more requests, establishing a single first connection for delivery of the multicast data packet;
establishing a plurality of second connections each operatively connecting each destination node to the intermediate node;
receiving the multicast data packet at the intermediate node through the single first connection;
generating a plurality of the multicast data packets by copying the received multicast data packet; and,
forwarding the copied multicast data packet to the destination nodes through the second connections.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein establishing the single first connection comprises sending, from the intermediate node, only one response to the reservation protocol requests.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein establishing the second connections comprises transmitting a signal to the intermediate node, the signal including a unique identifier identifying all connections to be formed between the intermediate node and the destination nodes.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein forwarding the copied data packets to a plurality of the destination nodes comprises forwarding the copied data packets to the plurality of destination nodes through connection interfaces of the intermediate node identified in a multicast table, wherein the multicast table associates the identified connection interfaces with the unique identifier.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for making contact with at least one electrical contact surface on a surface of a substrate, comprising:
laminating under vacuum a film, made of electrically insulating plastic, onto the surface of the substrate the film covering and adhering to the surface of the substrate with a tight fit despite a variation in height as high as 500 \u03bcm;
forming at least one window in the film to expose each of the at least one electrical contact surface; and
making planar contact with each of the at least one electrical contact surface by at least one layer made of electrically conducting material.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface of the substrate is populated with at least one semiconductor chip, on each of which is at least one contact surface to which contact is to be made, and
wherein said laminating produces the film covering and adhering to each semiconductor chip with a tight fit.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein each at least one semiconductor chip is a power semiconductor chip.
4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the film is made of a plastic based on at least one of a polyimide, polyethylene, polyphenol, polyether ether ketone and epoxy.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the film has a thickness of 25 \u03bcm to 150 \u03bcm.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising tempering after said laminating of the film.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said laminating is repeated as needed to obtain the thickness of 25 \u03bcm to 150 \u03bcm.
8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said forming of the at least one window uses laser ablation.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8,
wherein the film is photosensitive, and
wherein said forming of the at least one window uses a photolithographic process.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one layer is a plurality of partial layers made of different electrically conducting material arranged one above another.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising creating at least one conductor track at least one of in and on the layer of electrically conducting material after said making of the planar contact.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising repeating said laminating, forming of the window, making of the planar contact, and creating of the conductor track to fabricate a multi-layer device.
13. A device, comprising:
a substrate having a surface on which are arranged electrical contact surfaces, and height differences of the surface being of up to 500 \u03bcm;
a film of electrically insulating material laminated by vacuum onto the surface, fitting the surface tightly and adhering to the surface despite the height difference as high as 500 \u03bcm, said film having windows corresponding to the electrical contact surfaces; and
a layer of electrically conducting material in planar contact with the electrical contact surfaces through the windows in said film.
14. The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said substrate includes at least one semiconductor chip, each having at least one of the electrical contact surfaces, said film fitting tightly against the at least one semiconductor chip and the at least one of the electrical contact surfaces corresponding to one of the windows in said film through which said layer of electrically conducting material is in planar contact with the at least one of the electrical contact surfaces.
15. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of the at least one semiconductor chip is a power semiconductor chip.
16. A method for making contact with at least one electrically conducting layer of a plurality of layers, comprising:
depositing a plurality of layers directly on an upper surface of an insulating base layer, the layers including at least one electrically conducting layer, and covering partially the insulating base layer and other layers of the plurality of layers;
laminating a film covering and adhering tightly to upper surfaces of different layers of the plurality of layers having a variation in height as high as 500 \u03bcm, and an exposed portion of the insulating base layer, and preventing planarization;
forming at least one window in the film to expose an upper surface of each of the at least one electrically conducting layer; and
making a planar contact with the exposed upper surface of each of the at least one electrically conducting layer.