Service mobility and recovery in communication networks
First Claim
1. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:
- storing service information concerning the user in a registrar;
sending a subscription message from a user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication; and
in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the user terminal, the payload of said notification message including service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services.
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Abstract
A method improves mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network. Service information concerning the user is stored in a registrar. A subscription message is sent from a user terminal to the registrar. A header in the subscription message contains a unique indication. In response to the subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, the registrar returns a notification message to the user terminal. The payload of the notification message includes service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:
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storing service information concerning the user in a registrar;
sending a subscription message from a user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication; and
in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the user terminal, the payload of said notification message including service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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10. A network architecture, comprising:
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a plurality of terminals;
a radio access network, said radio access network containing elements providing information indicating the presence, status and/or location of said plurality of terminals;
a presence server, said presence server adapted to receive said information indicating the presence, status and/or location of said plurality of terminals;
at least one communication service provider providing a plurality of communication services; and
a proxy server, said proxy server adapted to provide said plurality of communication services to said plurality of user terminals upon subscription thereto, wherein the proxy server stores and maintains service information related to said plurality of communication services and provides said service information in a single message sent in response to a request therefore from a user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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27. A proxy server, said proxy server being adapted to:
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provide a plurality of communication services to a plurality of user terminals upon subscription of said user terminals to said communication services;
store and maintain service information related to said plurality of communication services; and
provide said service information in a single message sent in response to a request therefore from a user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A mobile terminal, said mobile terminal being adapted to:
receive a plurality of communication services;
send a subscription message to a registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique identification;
receive a notification message sent from said registrar in response to said subscription message, the payload of said notification message including service information for said plurality of communication services; and
using said service information included in the payload of said notification message to continue said plurality of communication services. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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