Communication Control Method and System for Carrying Out Said Method
First Claim
1. A method of controlling communications in a system that includes communication means (3), at least one application server (7), and at least one gateway (2) between the communication means and the application server, which system is adapted to effect communications with terminals in relation to services offered by said application server, and in which system each communication is effected via said communication means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway, the method including the following steps in relation to at least one terminal (1) that has at least one communication in progress, or has requested at least one communication, according to a service offered by said application server:
- determining in the application server parameters of said service that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics;
sending said determined parameters; and
selectively processing, in the gateway, said communication as a function of said received parameters.
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Abstract
A system including communications means (3), an application server (7) and a gateway (2) between the communication means and the application server is adapted to effect communications with terminals in relation to services offered by said application server, each communication being effected via said communications means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway. In relation to a terminal (1) that has a communication in progress or requested according to a service offered by said application server: there are determined in the application server parameters of said service substantially corresponding to respective bearer service characteristics; the parameters that have been determined are sent to the gateway; and said communication is selectively processed in the gateway as a function of parameters that have been received.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of controlling communications in a system that includes communication means (3), at least one application server (7), and at least one gateway (2) between the communication means and the application server, which system is adapted to effect communications with terminals in relation to services offered by said application server, and in which system each communication is effected via said communication means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway, the method including the following steps in relation to at least one terminal (1) that has at least one communication in progress, or has requested at least one communication, according to a service offered by said application server:
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determining in the application server parameters of said service that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics; sending said determined parameters; and selectively processing, in the gateway, said communication as a function of said received parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An application server (7) in a system that further includes communication means (3) and at least one gateway (2) between the communication means and the application server, which system is adapted to effect communications with terminals according to services offered by said application server, and in which system each communication is effected via said communication means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway, the gateway being further adapted to selectively process communications as a function of received service parameters, the application server including, in relation to at least one terminal (1) that has at least one communication in progress, or has requested at least one communication, according to a service offered by said application server:
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means for determining parameters of said service that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics; and means for sending said determined parameters to the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gateway (2) between communication means (3) and at least one application server (7) of a system adapted to effect communications with terminals according to services offered by said application server, each communication being effected via said communication means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway, the application server being adapted to determine, for each service offered, parameters that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics,
the gateway including the following steps in relation to at least one terminal (1) that has a at least one communication in progress, or has requested at least one communication, according to a service offered by said application server: -
means for receiving the parameters of said service that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics determined by the application server; and means for selectively processing said communication as a function of said received parameters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A filter unit (5) in a system further including communication means (3), at least one application server (7), and at least one gateway (2) between the communication means and the application server, the system being adapted to effect communications with terminals according to services offered by said application server, each communication being effected via said communication means using a bearer service between a terminal and said gateway, the application server being adapted to determine, for each service offered, parameters that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics,
said filter unit being connected to the gateway (2) and to the application server (7) and including, in relation to at least one terminal (1) that has at least one communication in progress, or has requested at least one communication, according to a service offered by said application server: -
means for obtaining from the application server indications identifying the service for said communication in progress or requested; means for obtaining parameters of said service that substantially correspond to respective bearer service characteristics; and means for delivering to the gateway rules for filtering communications as a function of said obtained indications in correspondence with said obtained parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification