Communication system for multiservice terminals in a local area network.

Communication system for multi-service communication terminal equipment in local networks. A local network in which communication terminal equipment (KE; "multi media" communication terminal equipment) additionally having narrow-band and telephone services (SB, FE) are provided in addition to network-specific services is connected via an interworking unit (APE) to subscriber line interfaces (TAS) of a communication system (KA) having narrow band and telephone communication functions (SB, FE). As a result of the insertion of an interworking unit (APE) equipped with subscriber equipment (TLE), a matching unit (AE) and an access means (LANZ) onto the local network (LAN), the functions of both networks (narrow band and telephone network and local network LAN) are preserved largely unmodified and a maximally possible modularity and flexibility given the least additional outlay are achieved in structuring and formatting communication systems with "multi media" communication terminal equipment.