Managing mobility of different communication technologies
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a mobile device including a cellular technology module configured to communicate with a cellular network using a cellular technology and a broadband technology module configured to communicate with a broadband network using a broadband technology; and
providing IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services in a broadband technology communication session communicated over the broadband network.
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a system and method for managing wireless devices. In some embodiments, a method includes identifying a mobile device including a cellular technology module configured to communicate with a cellular network using a cellular technology and a broadband technology module configured to communicate with a broadband network using a broadband technology. IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services are provided in a broadband technology communication session communicated over the broadband network.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a mobile device including a cellular technology module configured to communicate with a cellular network using a cellular technology and a broadband technology module configured to communicate with a broadband network using a broadband technology; and providing IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services in a broadband technology communication session communicated over the broadband network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for a communications network, comprising:
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an inter-access handover module configured to handover a data session with a multi-mode mobile mobile device between a cellular technology and a broadband technology in response to at least the mobile mobile device switching between a cellular network and a broadband network; and at least one of a call control module, a mobility management module, and a translation module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for a communications network, comprising:
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a cellular technology module configured to handle data sessions with a mobile device over a cellular network using a cellular technology; a broadband technology module configured to handle data sessions with a mobile device over a broadband network using a broadband technology; and an inter-access handover module configured to handover between the cellular technology module and the broadband technology module a data session with a multi-mode mobile device in response to at least the multi-mode mobile device switching between the cellular technology and the broadband technology. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A network system, comprising:
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a first module operable to identify one of multiple modes of a mobile device; and a second module operable to anchor multi-mode communication sessions at an access plane of a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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identifying one of a plurality of modes of a mobile device, the mobile device initiating a communication session; and anchoring the communication session in the access layer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for inter-access handover in a node at an edge of an access plane of a communications network, comprising:
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receiving a request for a new data session over one of a broadband network and a cellular network; allocating a resource in the one of the broadband network and the cellular network; joining a call in the one of the broadband network and the cellular network with an existing call in the other of the broadband network and cellular network at the access edge; and releasing resources in the other of the broadband network and the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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