Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100272072 | CALL ORIGINATION IN A CDMA LEGACY MS DOMAIN USING SIP - A system and a method in a wireless network utilizing session initiation protocol (SIP) for call control. The SIP payload (SDP) contains a list of voice codecs to coordinate the selection of voice bearer resources (between a calling party and a called party) such that the number of transcoders in the voice bearer path is minimized. An additional aspect of the embodiment of the present invention includes a serving MSCe that is operable to determine whether to initiate or discontinue ringback to the calling party. If ring back is to be initiated, ringback can be initiated from a Serving MGW controlled by the serving MSCe. The call negotiation process according to the described embodiment of the invention eliminates the requirement for any transcoding in specific situations to result in the number of transcoders used in the voice bearer path to be reduced to 0 (TrFO, Transcoder Free Operation) or to 1 (RTO, remote transmitter operation). | 10-28-2010 |
20110230167 | Method and System for Multimedia Message Delivery in a Communication System - A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110299491 | Method and apparatus for allowing a subscriber to view the calling party number for a circuit switched voice call page while attached to a packet data network - A single radio multimode mobile (SRMMM) of a circuit-switched radio access technology (RAT) network and a packet data radio access technology (RAT) network including a network interface unit attached to the packet data RAT network through which an active packet data session is maintained. The SRMMM includes a processing unit in communication with a network interface unit. The SRMMM includes a display on which the processing unit displays a calling party number associated with a circuit switched page request for a voice call. A method of allowing a subscriber of a single radio multimode mobile (SRMMM) of a circuit-switched radio access technology (RAT) network and a packet data radio access technology (RAT) network to view a calling party number including comprises the steps of attaching a network interface unit to the packet data RAT network through which an active packet data session is maintained. There is the step of displaying on a display a calling party number associated with a circuit switched page request for a voice call by a processing unit. | 12-08-2011 |
20110310794 | METHODS OF PROVIDING PAGES INCLUDING CALLING PARTY NUMBER USING A TUNNELING PROTOCOL - A page including a calling party number from a circuit-switched network may be provided to a wireless terminal in wireless communication with a packet-data network. More particularly, a call origination message may be received at the circuit-switched network for the wireless terminal with the call origination message including a calling party number. Responsive to receiving the call origination message at the circuit-switched network, a Generic Circuit Services Notification Application (GCSNA) message may be generated at the circuit-switched network, and the GCSNA message may include a page message and the calling party number. The GCSNA message including the page message and the calling party number may then be transmitted to the wireless terminal through the packet-data network using a GCSNA tunneling protocol. Related methods, terminals and networks are also discussed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120020282 | Allowing a User to Accept or Deny a Mobile Terminated Call From Another Radio Access Technology - A user entity (UE) of a wireless telecommunications network for a user comprises an interface that receives packet oriented sessions and circuit switched sessions. The UE comprises a processor in communication with the interface that produces an indication to alert the user while a packet oriented session is established at the terminal that a circuit switched session is being requested to be established with the terminal. The UE comprises an input in communication with the processor for the user to instruct the processor to accept the request and establish the circuit switched session; otherwise the processor does not accept the request and does not establish the circuit switched session with the terminal. A method of a UE of a wireless telecommunications network for a user. A mobile switching system (MSC) of a wireless telecommunications network. | 01-26-2012 |
20120124201 | METHODS OF OPERATING NETWORKS, APPLICATION SERVERS, AND WIRELESS DEVICES SUPPORTING MACHINE-TO-MACHINE APPLICATIONS - A machine-to-machine application server may provide a machine-to-machine application. A machine-to-machine application identification from a machine-to-machine service device may be provided at the machine-to-machine application server. The machine-to-machine application identification may identify a machine-to-machine application provided by the machine-to-machine application server, and the machine-to-machine application identification may identify a communication path between the wireless device and the machine-to-machine application server. Service may be provided according to the machine-to-machine application from the machine-to-machine application server to the machine-to-machine service device using the machine-to-machine application identification to identify the communications path between the machine-to-machine application server and the machine-to-machine service device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120191854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE DENIAL AND TERMINATION ON A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and system are provided for denying an application service request, such as a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) request, on wireless and wireline Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks or Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networks. In one example, the method includes receiving a request for an application service from a user via a transport network, determining to deny the request, and providing a response corresponding to the denial of the request to the user via the transport network. | 07-26-2012 |
20120201222 | SYSTEM AND PROTOCOLS FOR INTER-MOBILITY ACCESS GATEWAY TUNNELING FOR FAST HANDOFF TRANSITION - A system and method for transitioning connectivity of a mobile node between mobility access gateways on a communication system using an inter-MAG tunneling protocols for a fast handoff. The protocols can use pre-configured or dynamic protocols on the IP-Layer or another layer on the protocol stack. In a hi-directional tunneling mechanism, the protocol and system supports the transfer of the mobility session context information for the mobile node to the next MAG in advance of the fast handoff to avoid delays and an inter-serving gateway bidirectional tunneling mechanism to allow forwarding of the mobility session traffic between new serving gateway and the prior serving gateway without ambiguity. | 08-09-2012 |
20120243471 | CALL DELIVERY TO AN IMS NETWORK FOR A MOBILE DIRECTORY NUMBER HOMED IN A 2G WIRELESS NETWORK - A system and method to provide call delivery to an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network for a Mobile Directory Number (MDN) homed in a second generation (2G) wireless network, without requiring Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN) operations and associated Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) translations for routing the call request. A Home Location Register (HLR) determines whether the subscriber has subscribed to the IMS services. The HLR-based subscriber profile is enhanced with new IMS-related subscriber information. Enhanced American National Standards Institute-41 (ANSI-41) Mobile Application Part (MAP) operations and a new ANSI-41 parameter allow the MSCe to re-route the call origination request from a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to an entry point for the IMS network based upon the new IMS-related subscriber information received from the HLR. A Domain Name Server (DNS) supports routing-related traffic distribution. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243472 | Routing of a CDMA MS Initiated USSD Request - A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of a CDMA telecommunications wireless network which includes a CDMA mobile station (MS), a CDMA base station (BS), a CDMA HLR, and an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Gateway. The MSC is capable of receiving a MS initiated USSD request from the BS, determining if the subscriber is authorized to use USSD services and if authorized constructing a MAP message containing the USSD Request which is then sent to a USSD Gateway identified by subscriber profile information received during registration. The MSC is also capable of identifying MAP messaging it receives that contains USSD messaging, constructing an IOS message that contains the USSD messaging and sending the IOS message to the BS which in turn sends it to the MS. | 09-27-2012 |
20120294280 | ADVANCED LMSD INTERSYSTEM HANDOFF - An Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) and a Target MSCe are described herein that take part in an intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) which is in communication with a B-party. Upon the MS establishing a connection with the Target MSCe, the Anchor MSCe may perform SDP offer/answer exchange between the Target network and the B-Party for the purpose of codec renegotiation to correct a transcoding incompatibility or to enhance the voice bearer path characteristics or to minimize the number of transcodings in the bearer path, between the two parties. The Anchor MSCe and the Target MSCe both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD) implying that only the SIP transport is used for intersystem handoff communications. | 11-22-2012 |
20120295620 | ADVANCED LEGACY MOBILE STATION DOMAIN (ALMSD) INTERSYSTEM HANDOFF WITHOUT ANCHOR NETWORK BEARER SUPPORT - A method for intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) from an Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) to a Target MSCe that both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD), wherein the MS is in communication with a B-Party. The Anchor MSCe sends a handoff request to the Target MSCe to allocate resources for a connection between the MS and an identified Target BS and to establishes bearer resources in a Target Media Gateway (MGW) and in the Target BS to support a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party. The Anchor MSCe instructs the MS when to move to the Target BS and upon a successful connection to the Target BS, the Anchor MSCe establishes a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party without maintaining any anchor network bearer resources. The Anchor MSCe completes the handoff by releasing resources in the Anchor BS. | 11-22-2012 |
20130005316 | MULTIPLE-TERMINATION ROUTING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNET PROTOCOL CORE - Methods for multiple-termination routing in a wireless network environment that includes an Internet Protocol (“IP”) core are described herein. One method includes receiving a call delivery request. The call delivery request includes a called number. The call features associated with the called number are determined. A determination is made whether the call features include multiple-termination routing information for a plurality of potential terminating devices. When the call features include the multiple-termination routing information including at least one termination to be routed utilizing Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), a call setup is initiated to each of the plurality of potential terminating devices. | 01-03-2013 |
20130212272 | Service Denial and Termination on a Wireless Network - A method and system are provided for denying an application service request, such as a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) request, on wireless and wireline Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks or Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networks. In one example, the method includes receiving a request for an application service from a user via a transport network, determining to deny the request, and providing a response corresponding to the denial of the request to the user via the transport network. | 08-15-2013 |
20140022955 | MULTIPLE-TERMINATION ROUTING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNET PROTOCOL CORE - Methods for multiple-termination routing in a wireless network environment that includes an Internet Protocol (“IP”) core are described herein. One method includes receiving a call delivery request. The call delivery request includes a called number. The call features associated with the called number are determined. A determination is made whether the call features include multiple-termination routing information for a plurality of potential terminating devices. When the call features include the multiple-termination routing information including at least one termination to be routed utilizing Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), a call setup is initiated to each of the plurality of potential terminating devices. | 01-23-2014 |
20140051401 | Multimedia Message Delivery in a Communication System - A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
20140235251 | Reducing Communication Silence When Performing Inter-Technology Handoff - To perform an inter-technology handoff, an indicator in a service request message is received by a mobile switching center (MSC). The indicator is to indicate to the MSC that an inter-technology handoff from a packet-data wireless access network to a circuit wireless access network has been requested. The behavior of the MSC is modified in response to the indicator to reduce the communication silence during the inter-technology handoff. | 08-21-2014 |
20140348134 | SYSTEM AND PROTOCOLS FOR INTER-MOBILITY ACCESS GATEWAY TUNNELING FOR FAST HANDOFF TRANSITION - A system and method for transitioning connectivity of a mobile node between mobility access gateways on a communication system using inter-MAG tunneling protocols for a fast handoff. The protocols can use pre-configured or dynamic protocols on the IP-Layer or another layer on the protocol stack. For bi-directional tunneling, the mobility session context information for the mobile node is transferred to the next MAG in advance of the fast handoff. For uni-directional tunnel, a uni-directional tunneling mechanism simplifies the logic of tunnel negotiation and setup during the fast handoff with the creation of a temporary forwarding state where all up-link traffic can be sent from the mobile node to the home network through the nMAG, but the down-link traffic from the home network is sent to the pMAG for forwarding to the nMAG and then the mobile node. | 11-27-2014 |
20150026355 | Service Denial and Termination on a Wireless Network - A method and system are provided for denying an application service request, such as a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) request, on wireless and wireline Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks or Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networks. In one example, the method includes receiving a request for an application service from a user via a transport network, determining to deny the request, and providing a response corresponding to the denial of the request to the user via the transport network. | 01-22-2015 |