Abstract:
La presente invención proporciona un método para señalización ente un Subsistema Multimedia de IP (IMS) y una terminal de modo múltiple que utiliza elementos básicos concisos para soportar el uso de servicios con base en IMS mientras la terminal de modo múltiple se une a cualquiera del dominio conmutado de paquete (PS) o al dominio conmutado de circuito (CS), o se mueve entre estos dominios. La presente invención permite el mantenimiento de estado de servicios sólo en el IMS y en la terminal de modo múltiple, lo que de esa forma evita la creación o transferencia de información de estado de servicios mientras la terminal de modo múltiple se mueve entre los dominios PS y CS.
Abstract:
The apparatus, method and system embodiments of the present invention provide for maintaining call control at a gateway mobile switching center (MSC), for roaming mobile units, utilizing a packet network or link, such as an ATM lin k. The preferred system embodiment includes a gateway MSC, a serving MSC, and a bas e station having a wireless link with the roaming mobile unit. The gateway MSC includes a protocol handler for voice (PHV). For any given incoming call for the roaming mobile unit or outgoing call from the roaming mobile unit, the gatew ay MSC designates a specific address (or channel) on the PHV, referred to as a data link connection identifier (DLCI), for use as an address for voice packets to be received from the roaming mobile unit via the base station and serving MSC, and the base station also provides a base station packet address to the gateway MSC, for use as a n address for voice packets to be received from the gateway MSC (through the serving MSC) for the roaming mobile unit, thereby creating a full duplex packet link. The packet link serves as a voice path between the base station, the serving MSC, and gatewa y MSC, with all communication to and from the roaming mobile unit routed through th e gateway MSC. The gateway MSC thereby maintains all call control for the roaming mobile unit for the implementation of advanced calling features, such as cal l waiting and three-way calling. In the preferred embodiment, the DLCI is included as a new parameter for ANSI-41 compatible messages. In addition, new ANSI-41 compatib le messages are also utilized, a Gateway Origination Request containing the bas e station packet address and a Gateway Origination Request Return Result containing th e new DLCI parameter.
Abstract:
A system for expanding a parameter encoding field in a new communications protocol that is compatible with an old protocol. An unused command parameter in an old protocol is used to indicate an expanded parameter encoding field in a new protocol. Parameter encodings from the old protocol are unchanged in the new protocol. A system communicating using the old protocol recognizes all parameters from the old protocol and ignores parameters from the new protocol. A system communicating using the new protocol recognizes parameters from both the old and new protocols.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method and apparatus for associating call data with particular users instead of line ports. This call data includes the last incoming and outgoing calls associated with a particular number. This allows the services such as automatic callback, automatic recall, and customer originated trace to be implemented with dynamic line assignment allowing users to maintain the same level of subscribed services at different locations. For mobile users, automatic callback, automatic recall, and customer originated trace can be implemented at the home mobile switching center as well as roaming mobile switching centers. If the mobile user is roaming, updating the call history of the mobile station at the new mobile switching center allows the mobile user to experience seamless services across a large territory.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for signaling between an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and a multi-mode terminal using concise primitives to support the use of IMS-based services while the multi-mode terminal is attached to either the packet switched (PS) domain or to the circuit switched (CS) domain, or moves between these domains. The present invention enables the maintenance of services state in only the IMS and in the multi-mode terminal, thus avoiding the creation or transfer of services state information as the multi-mode terminal moves between the PS and CS domains.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method involving a femtocell in communication with a secure core network such as an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. The method includes receiving, from the femtocell and at a first secure entity in the IMS network, a global challenge including information indicating a random number. The method also includes receiving an authentication response computed by a mobile unit based on the random number and the first key known by the mobile unit and not known by the femtocell. The method further includes determining, at the first secure entity, that the random number is a legitimate random number provided to the femtocell by the IMS network.
Abstract:
The apparatus, method and system embodiments of the present invention provide for maintaining call control at a gateway mobile switching center (MSC), for roaming mobile units, utilizing a packet network or link, such as an ATM lin k. The preferred system embodiment includes a gateway MSC, a serving MSC, and a bas e station having a wireless link with the roaming mobile unit. The gateway MSC includes a protocol handler for voice (PHV). For any given incoming call for the roaming mobile unit or outgoing call from the roaming mobile unit, the gatew ay MSC designates a specific address (or channel) on the PHV, referred to as a data link connection identifier (DLCI), for use as an address for voice packets to be received from the roaming mobile unit via the base station and serving MSC, and the base station also provides a base station packet address to the gateway MSC, for use as a n address for voice packets to be received from the gateway MSC (through the serving MSC) for the roaming mobile unit, thereby creating a full duplex packet link. The packet link serves as a voice path between the base station, the serving MSC, and gatewa y MSC, with all communication to and from the roaming mobile unit routed through th e gateway MSC. The gateway MSC thereby maintains all call control for the roaming mobile unit for the implementation of advanced calling features, such as cal l waiting and three-way calling. In the preferred embodiment, the DLCI is included as a new parameter for ANSI-41 compatible messages. In addition, new ANSI-41 compatib le messages are also utilized, a Gateway Origination Request containing the bas e station packet address and a Gateway Origination Request Return Result containing th e new DLCI parameter.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method and apparatus for associating call data with particular users instead of line ports. This call data includes the last incoming and outgoing calls associated with a particular number. This allows the services such as automatic callback, automatic recall, and customer originated trace to be implemented with dynamic line assignment allowing users to maintain the same level of subscribed services at different locations. For mobile users, automatic callback, automatic recall, and customer originated trace can be implemented at the home mobile switching center as well as roaming mobile switching centers. If the mobile user is roaming, updating the call history of the mobile station at the new mobile switching center allows the mobile user to experience seamless services across a large territory.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method involving a femtocell in communication with an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. In one embodiment, the femtocell operates according to code division multiple access (CDMA) standards. The method includes receiving, from the femtocell and at a first secure entity in the IMS network, first authentication information generated by the mobile unit using a first random number broadcast by the femtocell in a global challenge. The method also includes receiving, from a second secure entity in the secure network, at least one security key formed based on the global challenge and second authentication information for uniquely challenging the mobile unit. In one embodiment, the second secure entity is a CDMA-based authentication server. The method further includes providing the security key(s) to the femtocell in response to authenticating the mobile unit based upon the second authentication information.