Method and apparatus for assigning mobile subscriber identification information to multiple devices according to location
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1. A device, comprising:
- 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;
assigning a first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) to a first communication device;
assigning the first IMSI to a second communication device for a registration service area;
responsive to a first determination that the first communication device is not authorized to use the first IMSI in the registration service area, transmitting instructions to a first registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the second communication device to register in the registration service area with the first IMSI;
identifying a second registration function server in another registration service area, wherein a communication service area comprises the registration service area and the another registration service area; and
transmitting instructions to the second registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the first communication device to register in the another registration service area with the first IMSI.
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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 locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. 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; assigning a first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) to a first communication device; assigning the first IMSI to a second communication device for a registration service area; responsive to a first determination that the first communication device is not authorized to use the first IMSI in the registration service area, transmitting instructions to a first registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the second communication device to register in the registration service area with the first IMSI; identifying a second registration function server in another registration service area, wherein a communication service area comprises the registration service area and the another registration service area; and transmitting instructions to the second registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the first communication device to register in the another registration service area with the first IMSI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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assigning a first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) to a first communication device; assigning the first IMSI to a second communication device for a registration service area; responsive to a first determination that the first communication device is authorized to use the first IMSI in another registration service area, transmitting instructions to a first registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the second communication device to register in the registration service area with the first IMSI; identifying a second registration function server in the another registration service area, wherein a communication service area comprises the registration service area and the another registration service area; and transmitting instructions to the second registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the first communication device to register in the another registration service area with the first IMSI. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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assigning, by a processing system including a processor, a first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) to a first communication device; assigning, by the processing system, the first IMSI to a second communication device for a registration service area; responsive to a determination that the first communication device has moved to another registration service area, transmitting, by the processing system, instructions to a first registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the second communication device to register in the registration service area with the first IMSI; identifying, by the processing system, a second registration function server in the another registration service area, wherein a communication service area comprises the registration service area and the another registration service area; and transmitting, by the processing system, instructions to the second registration function server, wherein the instructions enable the first communication device to register in the another registration service area with the first IMSI. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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