- Patent Title: Method for providing roaming services in which the home network uses S8HR model for out-bound roaming while the visited network uses LBO model for in-bound roaming
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Application No.: US15910575Application Date: 2018-03-02
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Publication No.: US10827346B1Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Prashant Datar
- Applicant: Syniverse Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Tampa
- Assignee: Syniverse Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Syniverse Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Tampa
- Agency: Smith & Hopen, P.A.
- Agent Andriy Lytvyn
- Main IPC: H04W8/12
- IPC: H04W8/12 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L12/24 ; H04W8/04 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W8/06

Abstract:
A roaming method that enables the home network (HPMN) to use S8 Home Routed (S8HR) model for out-bound roaming while the visited network (VPMN) uses Local Breakout (LBO) model for in-bound roaming. An IMS Roaming Gateway (IR-GW) establishes an IMS bearer between the IR-GW and the home network's Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW). The IR-GW replaces the source IP address on the SIP-Register message with the client IP address assigned to the UE by the HPMN P-GW. Upon receiving a SIP-Response message responsive to successful authentication of the UE with the HPMN, the IR-GW inserts its own IP address into the SIP-Response message and forwards it to the UE. IR-GW performs network address translation (NAT) between the source IP assigned to the UE by the VPMN and the client IP assigned to the UE by the HPMN.
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