Abstract:
Method and apparatuses for collecting user activity information in a telecommunications system. A first telecommunications node (120) handling signaling of the terminal of a user sends a message (516) notifying a registration event (515) of the user to a second node (130) handling registration information of said user. The message comprises an information element (ACT) indicating whether the user has been involved in a service provided during a registration period comprised between a previous registration event (501) of said user and said notified registration event. At reception of the message, the second node updates registration information (430) and activity information (440) of the user. By including service usage information in registration notification messages, the operator of the telecommunications system can obtain information about the rate of service usage in the system without requiring implementation of neither new nodes nor new messages to be exchanged by new or existing nodes.
Abstract:
A mechanism to handle Public Service Identities identifying services in a network when a given Public Service Identity (PSI) belongs to a range of Public Service Identities defined as a ‘Wildcard PSI’ range. An enhanced Home Subscriber Server, serving entity, and routing entity, all co-operating to carry out the invention by handling an identifier of the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range, which includes the given Public Service Identity, the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range being associated with a common service profile to be applied for services identified by those Public Service Identities belonging to the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range.
Abstract:
A method is provided for facilitating recovery from the failure of a P-CSCF within an IP multimedia Subsystem network. A gateway, such as a GGSN, monitors signals arriving at the gateway from the P-CSCF and provides an indication if the monitored signals become unacceptable, for example because of an interruption in the signals. The gateway responds by signalling the unavailability of the P-CSCF to user equipment, which was associated with the P-CSCF during a previous registration with the IMS network. In response, for example, the user equipment affected by the failure may request re-registration with the IMS network using a different available P-CSCF.
Abstract:
Un Servidor de Abonados Local para soportar Identidades Públicas de Servicio en una red, identificando cada Identidad Pública de Servicio un servicio asignable a una entidad de servicio, teniendo el Servidor de Abonados Local: - medios para distinguir (P-11) si una Identidad Pública de Servicio dada es soportada como una "PSI Distinta", o la Identidad Pública de Servicio dada pertenece a un intervalo de Identidades Públicas de Servicio soportado como una "PSI Comodínu; - medios para responder a una pregunta de encaminamiento desde una entidad de encaminamiento estando la pregunta de encaminamiento (S-13) basada en la Identidad Pública de Servicio dada, bien con un identificador de una entidad de servicio ya asignada para la Identidad Pública de Servicio, o con dispositivos para seleccionar la entidad de servicio, e incluyendo en la respuesta un identificador de la "PSI Comodín" cuando la Identidad Pública de Servicio dada pertenece a tal intervalo; y estando el Home Subscriber Server (HSS - Servidor de Abonados Local) caracterizado porque comprende: - medios para asociar un intervalo de Identidades Públicas de Servicio soportado como una "PSI Comodín" con un perfil de servicio común aplicable para cualquier Identidad Pública de Servicio que pertenezca a la "PSI Comodín"; - medios para asociar una entidad de servicio para manejar Identidades Públicas de Servicio incluidas en el intervalo de "PSI Comodín" a la recepción de una indicación (S-22) desde la entidad de servicio de que soporta actualmente al intervalo de "PSI Comodín"; y - medios para proporcionar (S-17) el perfil de servicio común asociado con la "PSI Comodín" a la entidad de servicio.
Abstract:
A mechanism to handle Public Service Identities identifying services in a network when a given Public Service Identity (PSI) belongs to a range of Public Service Identities defined as a ‘Wildcard PSI’ range. An enhanced Home Subscriber Server, serving entity, and routing entity, all co-operating to carry out the invention by handling an identifier of the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range, which includes the given Public Service Identity, the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range being associated with a common service profile to be applied for services identified by those Public Service Identities belonging to the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range.
Abstract:
A mechanism to handle Public Service Identities identifying services in a network when a given Public Service Identity (PSI) belongs to a range of Public Service Identities defined as a ‘Wildcard PSI’ range. An enhanced Home Subscriber Server, serving entity, and routing entity, all co-operating to carry out the invention by handling an identifier of the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range, which includes the given Public Service Identity, the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range being associated with a common service profile to be applied for services identified by those Public Service Identities belonging to the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range.