Application services infrastructure for next generation networks including one or more IP multimedia subsystem elements and methods of providing the same
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1. A system for supporting a plurality of different applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer, comprising:
- application services middleware between the applications and the network layer comprising a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the different applications, wherein the common infrastructure elements provide both services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network, and wherein at least one of the common infrastructure elements is an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) element.
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A system for supporting a plurality of different applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer includes an application services middleware between the applications and the network layer that includes a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the different applications. The common infrastructure elements provide both services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network. At least one of the common infrastructure elements is an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) element.
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1. A system for supporting a plurality of different applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer, comprising:
application services middleware between the applications and the network layer comprising a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the different applications, wherein the common infrastructure elements provide both services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network, and wherein at least one of the common infrastructure elements is an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25)
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16. A system for supporting a plurality of different applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer, comprising:
means for providing an application services middleware between the applications and the network layer, the application services middleware comprising a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the different applications, wherein the common infrastructure elements provide both services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network, and wherein at least one of the common infrastructure elements is an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) element.
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17. A method of providing services for an application middle layer between a plurality of different applications and a network layer of a next generation network, comprising:
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determining common services used by the plurality of different applications irrespective of whether the common services are associated with use of the next generation network;
abstracting the common services to provide a common interface to the services to the plurality of different applications; and
incorporating the abstracted common services into the application middleware as common infrastructure elements, wherein at least one of the common infrastructure elements is an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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