IMS networks with AVS sessions with multiple access networks
First Claim
1. A method of managing a user endpoint (UE) device in an IMS network to have multiple concurrent sessions to corresponding access networks, comprising:
- an application server in the IMS network creating a computer-implemented representation of an audio video session (AVS), said AVS representation including a first incoming leg (ICL) to represent at least the initial access network to which the UE has access;
subsequently determining that the UE can access a different access network than the initial access network, said different access network being of different type than the initial access network;
in response to determining that the UE can access a different access network, the application server modifying the AVS to include a second ICL to represent the different access network;
choosing whether to continue to use the initial access network to access network services or to handoff the UE to the different access network to access network services;
the application server simultaneously maintaining sessions on the first access network and the different access network regardless of the choice of access network used to provide network services.
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Abstract
IMS networks with AVS sessions with multiple access networks. Systems and methods associate multiple access network sessions with a given user endpoint (UE) device. A UE is managed in an IMS network to have multiple concurrent sessions to corresponding access networks. An application server in the IMS network creates a computer-implemented representation of an audio video session (AVS). The AVS representation includes a first incoming leg (ICL) to represent at least the initial access network to which the UE has access. Subsequently, it is determined that the UE can access a different access network than the initial access network. The different access network is of different type than the initial access network.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of managing a user endpoint (UE) device in an IMS network to have multiple concurrent sessions to corresponding access networks, comprising:
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an application server in the IMS network creating a computer-implemented representation of an audio video session (AVS), said AVS representation including a first incoming leg (ICL) to represent at least the initial access network to which the UE has access;
subsequently determining that the UE can access a different access network than the initial access network, said different access network being of different type than the initial access network;
in response to determining that the UE can access a different access network, the application server modifying the AVS to include a second ICL to represent the different access network;
choosing whether to continue to use the initial access network to access network services or to handoff the UE to the different access network to access network services;
the application server simultaneously maintaining sessions on the first access network and the different access network regardless of the choice of access network used to provide network services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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