Method and apparatus for assigning mobile subscriber identification information to multiple devices
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1. A method comprising:
- selecting from among a group of registration devices, by a processing system including a processor, a first registration device, wherein the group of registration devices stores subscriber information including international mobile subscriber identities that are indexed to device identifications, wherein the first registration device is selected from among the group of registration devices depending upon a value of a first device identification for a first communication device, wherein a single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with a registration request by the first communication device, and wherein the single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with the first communication device and is associated with a second communication device; and
transmitting, by the processing system, an authentication request to the first registration device that had been selected in dependence upon the value of the first device identification for the first communication device, wherein the first registration device stores first subscriber information, wherein the first subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to the first device identification for the first communication device, wherein a second registration device of the group of registration devices stores second subscriber information, wherein the second subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to a second device identification for the second communication device, wherein the second registration device does not store all of the first subscriber information, wherein the first registration device does not store all of the second subscriber information, and wherein the transmitting of the authentication request to the first registration device enables the first communication device to complete a registration process.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of the same mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on detecting device identification information associated with a registration request. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting from among a group of registration devices, by a processing system including a processor, a first registration device, wherein the group of registration devices stores subscriber information including international mobile subscriber identities that are indexed to device identifications, wherein the first registration device is selected from among the group of registration devices depending upon a value of a first device identification for a first communication device, wherein a single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with a registration request by the first communication device, and wherein the single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with the first communication device and is associated with a second communication device; and transmitting, by the processing system, an authentication request to the first registration device that had been selected in dependence upon the value of the first device identification for the first communication device, wherein the first registration device stores first subscriber information, wherein the first subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to the first device identification for the first communication device, wherein a second registration device of the group of registration devices stores second subscriber information, wherein the second subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to a second device identification for the second communication device, wherein the second registration device does not store all of the first subscriber information, wherein the first registration device does not store all of the second subscriber information, and wherein the transmitting of the authentication request to the first registration device enables the first communication device to complete a registration process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a first communication device that includes a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
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providing a registration request with a single international mobile subscriber identity to a network server, wherein the single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with the first communication device and is associated with a second communication device; and providing a first device identification for the first communication device to the network server, wherein the providing of the single international mobile subscriber identity and the first device identification facilitates the network server transmitting an authentication request to a selected registration device that is selected from among a group of registration devices that store subscriber information including international mobile subscriber identities that are indexed to device identifications, wherein a first registration device of the group of registration devices stores first subscriber information, wherein the first subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to the first device identification for the first communication device, wherein a second registration device of the group of registration devices stores second subscriber information, wherein the second subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to a second device identification for the second communication device, wherein the selected registration device to which the authentication request is transmitted is selected depending upon a value of the first device identification for the first communication device, and wherein the transmitting of the authentication request to the selected registration device enables the first communication device to complete a registration process. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving a single international mobile subscriber identity associated with a registration request by a first communication device, wherein the single international mobile subscriber identity is associated with the first communication device and is associated with a second communication device, and wherein a first device identification is associated with the first communication device; and transmitting an authentication request to a selected registration device that is selected from among a group of registration devices that store subscriber information including international mobile subscriber identities that are indexed to device identifications, wherein a first registration device of the group of registration devices stores first subscriber information, wherein the first subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to the first communication device, wherein a second registration device of the group of registration devices stores second subscriber information, wherein the second subscriber information includes the single international mobile subscriber identity that is indexed to a second device identification for the second communication device, wherein the selected registration device to which the authentication request is transmitted is selected depending upon a value of the first device identification for the first communication device, and wherein the transmitting of the authentication request to the selected registration device enables the first communication device to complete a registration process. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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