METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

• US 20090052438A1
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Hengliang, Zhu, Dongming
• Application Number:
  US12/258,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20090052438A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1095 Inter-network session transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

Method, system and apparatus for processing supplementary services, and MGCF enhanced method and apparatus as well. The method for processing supplementary services is used for supplementary services in packet network when CSI terminal and IMS terminal are interworking. The method includes: after receiving session message relating to supplementary services interworking control function entity extracts detailed content from the session message; according to the detailed content, interworking control function entity executes corresponding supplementary services. The interworking control function entity includes: supplementary service information receiving unit, which receives session message relating to supplementary services and extracts detailed content from the session message; supplementary service operating unit, which executes corresponding supplementary services according to the detailed content.

Claims

1. A supplementary service processing method, for a supplementary service when a combining Circuit Switched domain and IP Multimedia Subsystem (CSI) terminal interworks with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) terminal in a packet network, comprising the steps of:

obtaining, by an interworking control function entity, specific contents from a supplementary service-related session message on receiving the session message; and

performing, by the interworking control function entity, corresponding supplementary service operations in accordance with the obtained specific contents.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the specific contents of the session message comprise at least one of the following:

supplementary service information of the Circuit Switched (CS) domain, response information of a session in an IMS domain session, and supplementary service information of a session in the IMS domain.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein before the interworking control function entity receives the supplementary service-related session message of the CS domain, the method further comprises the steps of:

mapping, by a media gateway control function entity in the domain to which the CSI terminal is homed to, supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain, and forwarding the session message to the interworking control function entity.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the supplementary service-related information in the circuit switched signaling is a call forward indication message of the CS domain of the CSI terminal, the step of mapping supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain comprises:

mapping the call forward indication message to a relevant session message of the IMS domain.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the supplementary service-related information in the circuit switched signaling is a response message to a forwarded call of the CS domain, the step of mapping supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain comprises:

mapping the call response message to a session message of the IMS domain.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the supplementary service-related information in the circuit switched signaling is information of an ECT service of the CS domain, the step of mapping supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain comprises:

mapping information of the transfer-to number of the CS domain to a session message of the IMS domain.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the supplementary service-related information in the circuit switched signaling is information of a call holding service or a call resumption service, the step of mapping supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain comprises:

mapping the information to an Update message of the IMS domain.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the service-related information in the circuit switched signaling is a call failure message of the CS domain, the step of mapping supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain comprises:

mapping the call failure message to a call failure message of the IMS domain.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the interworking control function entity receives the relevant session message, indicating a CS domain call of the CSI terminal is forwarded, of the IMS domain sent from the media gateway control function entity, and performs the following operations:

releasing the circuit switched call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, maintaining or proceeding with setting up an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carrying on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

releasing an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retaining only the CS call, and carrying on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

notifying the IMS terminal that the session therebetween or part of media of the session is forwarded.

10. The method according to claim 5, wherein the interworking control function entity performs the following operations in accordance with the session message of the IMS domain sent from the media gateway control function entity:

releasing or canceling the forwarded CS call, maintaining or proceeding with setting up an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carrying on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

releasing an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempting to set up an IMS session to a forward-to terminal; and

responding to a caller with a success response message indicating that the session is forwarded upon successful setting-up;

or

releasing an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retaining only the CS call, and carrying on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

notifying the IMS terminal that the session therebetween or part of media of the session is forwarded.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the interworking control function entity performs the following operations in accordance with the session message of the IMS domain sent from the media gateway control function entity:

releasing a transferred circuit switched call, maintaining or subsequently setting up a non-real time session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carrying on a session media negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

releasing or canceling a non-real time IMS session probably set up between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempting to set up a non-real time IMS session with a new terminal, and carrying on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

releasing or canceling a non-real time IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retaining only a CS call, and carrying on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

notifying the IMS terminal that the ECT service session occurs in the circuit switched domain or part of media of the session is transferred.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the interworking control function entity sends a relevant session modification message to the IMS terminal to perform corresponding modification of relevant media attributes of the IMS session in accordance with the received Update message of the IMS domain indicating occurrence of a call holding service or a call resumption service in the CS domain of the CSI terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the corresponding modification of the relevant media attributes comprises:

the interworking control function entity initiates a deactivation or activation operation of real time media of the IMS terminal, if the interworking control function entity receives call holding or call resumption information of the CS domain.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the interworking control function entity performs the following operations in accordance with the mapped call failure message of the IMS domain sent from the media gateway control function entity, wherein the call failure message indicates a failure of a call from the interworking control function entity to the CS domain of the CSI terminal:

if there is still an IMS domain session present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, considering the status of another session and sending a corresponding response message to the IMS terminal;

or

maintaining a non-real time IMS session probably present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal or proceeding with setting up a subsequent non-real time IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carrying on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal and removing part of media borne in the CS domain;

or

releasing or canceling an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and responding to the IMS terminal with a failure response message.

15. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

mapping, by the media gateway control function entity in the domain to which the CSI terminal is homed, a supplementary service-related message of the IMS domain to a signaling message of the CS domain and forwarding the signaling message to an entity in the CS domain, on receiving the session message.

16. The method according to claim 2, wherein the interworking control function entity receives a session message, indicating occurrence of a media activation/deactivation service in the IMS domain, of the IMS domain, and sends a relevant session modification message to the IMS terminal to perform corresponding modification of relevant media attributes of the IMS session.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the corresponding modification of the relevant media attributes of the IMS session comprises initiation of an activation or deactivation operation of real time media of the IMS terminal.

18. The method according to claim 2, wherein the interworking control function entity receives the session message of the IMS domain, the contents of the session message are session failure information of the IMS domain, and the session failure information indicates a failure of a session from the interworking control function entity to the IMS domain of the CSI terminal, and the interworking control function entity performs the following operations:

maintaining a real time CS call probably present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal or proceeding with setting up a subsequent real time CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carrying on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removing part of media borne in the IMS domain;

or

initiating an IMS session setting-up request to a new CS terminal in accordance with received call forward information of the CS domain; and

carrying session forward indication message in a response message to the IMS terminal if the IMS session is set up successfully;

or

releasing or canceling a CS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and responding to the IMS terminal with a failure response message.

19. The method according to claim 2, wherein the interworking control function entity receives the session message of the IMS domain, the contents of the session message are session forward indication of the IMS domain, and the forward-transfer indication indicates that a call from the interworking control function entity to the IMS domain of the CSI terminal is forwarded;

or the interworking control function entity receives the message which indicates that a IMS domain session of the CSI terminal is forwarded and that a forward-to party has responded, then the interworking control function entity performs the following operations;

releasing or canceling the forwarded IMS session, maintaining or proceeding with setting up a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carrying on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removing part of media borne in the IMS session;

or

releasing or canceling a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carrying on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removing part of media borne in the CS call;

or

releasing a CS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempting to set up a CS call with a forward-to terminal, and responding to the IMS terminal with a session forward success response message if the CS call is set up successfully;

or

perceiving that the CSI terminal is provided with subscription information of an IMS session forward service, and triggering the IMS forward service of the CSI terminal through an appropriate mechanism;

or

notifying the IMS terminal that the session or part of media of the session is forwarded.

20. The method according to claim 2, wherein the interworking control function entity receives the session message, indicating that an IMS domain session of the CSI terminal is transferred, of the IMS domain, and performs the following operations:

releasing the transferred IMS session, maintaining or subsequently setting up a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carrying on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

releasing or canceling a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempting to set up a real time CS session with a new terminal, and carrying on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or

notifying the IMS terminal that the session or part of media of the session is transferred.

21. An interworking control function entity, comprising:

a supplementary service information reception unit, adapted to receive a supplementary service-related session message and to obtain specific contents from the session message; and

a supplementary service operation unit, adapted to perform corresponding supplementary service operations in accordance with the specific contents obtained by the supplementary service information reception unit.

22. A supplementary service processing system, for processing a supplementary service when a combining Circuit Switched domain and IP Multimedia Subsystem (CSI) terminal interworks with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) terminal in a packet network, comprising a media gateway control function entity located in the domain to which the CSI terminal is homed, wherein the system further comprises:

an interworking control function entity, adapted to control the interworking and to perform corresponding supplementary service operations in accordance with specific contents of a supplementary service-related session message on receiving the session message.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein the media gateway control function entity is further adapted to map supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a session message of the IMS domain and to forward the session message to the interworking control function entity.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the media gateway control function entity receives supplementary service-related circuit switched signaling and performs the following processing:

A) the media gateway control function entity receives a call forward indication message of the CS domain of the CSI terminal, maps the call forward indication message to a relevant session message of the IMS domain, and thereafter forwards the session message to the interworking control function entity;

or

B) the media gateway control function entity receives a response message to a forwarded call of the CS domain, maps the call response message to a session message of the IMS domain, and thereafter forwards the session message to the interworking control function entity;

or

C) the media gateway control function entity receives information of an ECT service of the CS domain, maps information of the transfer-to number of the CS domain to a session message of the IMS domain, and thereafter forwards the session message to the interworking control function entity;

or

D) the media gateway control function entity receives information of a call holding service or a call resumption service, maps the information to an Update message of the IMS domain, and thereafter forwards the Update message to the interworking control function entity;

or

E) the media gateway control function entity receives a call failure message of the CS domain, maps the call failure message to a call failure message of the IMS domain, and thereafter forwards the call failure message of the IMS domain to the interworking control function entity.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein the interworking control function entity performs the following processing on receiving the supplementary service-related session message:

A) on receiving the session message indicating that a CS domain call of the CSI terminal is forwarded, the interworking control function entity releases the circuit switched call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, maintains or proceeds with setting up an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carries on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity releases an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retains only the CS call, and carries on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or notifies the IMS terminal that the session therebetween or part of media of the session is forwarded;

or

B) on receiving the session message indicating that a CS domain session of the CSI terminal is forwarded and that a forward-to party has responded, the interworking control function entity releases or cancels the forwarded CS call, maintains or proceeds with setting up an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carries on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity releases an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempts to set up an IMS session to a forward-to terminal, and responds to a caller with a success response message indicating that the session is forwarded upon successful setting-up;

or the interworking control function entity releases an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retains only the CS call and carries on a corresponding session media negotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity notifies the IMS terminal about that the session therebetween or part of media of the session is forwarded;

or

C) on receiving the session message indicating occurrence of an ECT service in the CS domain of the CSI terminal, the interworking control function entity releases a transferred circuit switched call, maintains or subsequently sets up a non-real time session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carries on a session media negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels a non-real time IMS session probably set up between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempts to set up a non-real time IMS session to a new terminal, and carries on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels a non-real time IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, retains only a CS call, and carries on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity notifies the IMS terminal that the ECT service session occurs or part of media of the session is transferred in the circuit switched domain;

or

D) on receiving the Update message indicating occurrence of a call holding service or a call resumption service in the CS domain of the CSI terminal, the interworking control function entity sends a relevant session modification message to the IMS terminal to perform corresponding modification of relevant media attributes of the IMS session;

or

E) on receiving the call failure message of the IMS domain indicating a failure of a call from the interworking control function entity to the CS domain of the CSI terminal, if there is still another domain session present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, the interworking control function entity considers the status of the another session and sends a corresponding response message to the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity maintains a non-real time IMS session probably present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal or proceeds with setting up a subsequent non-real time IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carries on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removing part of media borne in the CS domain;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels an IMS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and responds to the IMS terminal with a failure response message.

26. The system according to claim 22, wherein the interworking control function entity receives the supplementary service-related session message the contents of which are information of a supplementary service occurring in the IMS domain and performs the following processing:

a) the interworking control function entity receives a session message of the IMS domain indicating occurrence of a media activation/deactivation service in the IMS domain, and sends a relevant session modification message to the IMS terminal to perform corresponding modification of relevant media attributes of the IMS session;

or

b) on receiving a session message of the IMS domain, wherein the contents of the session message are session failure information of the IMS domain and the session failure information indicates a failure of a session from the interworking control function entity to the IMS domain of the CSI terminal, the interworking control function entity maintains a real time CS call probably present between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal or proceeds with setting up a subsequent real time CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carries on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removes part of media borne in the IMS domain;

or the interworking control function entity initiates an IMS session setting-up request to a new CS terminal in accordance with received call forward information of the CS domain, and carries session forward indication information in a response message to the IMS terminal if the IMS session is set up successfully;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels a CS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and responds to the IMS terminal with a failure response message;

or

c) on receiving a session message of the IMS domain the contents of which are session forward indication of the IMS domain, which forward indication indicating that a call from the interworking control function entity to the IMS domain of the CSI terminal is forwarded or on receiving the message which indicates that a IMS domain session of the CIS terminal is forwarded and that a forward-to party has responded, the interworking control function entity releases or cancels the forwarded IMS session, maintains or proceeds with setting up a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carries on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removes part of media borne in the IMS session;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, carries on a corresponding session negotiation with the IMS terminal, and removes part of media borne in the CS call;

or the interworking control function entity releases a CS session between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempts to set up a CS call between the interworking control function entity and a forward-to terminal, and responds to the IMS terminal with a session forward success response message if the CS call is set up successfully;

or the interworking control function entity perceives that the CSI terminal is provided with subscription information of an IMS session forward service, and triggers the IMS forward service of the CSI terminal through an appropriate mechanism;

or the interworking control function entity notifies the IMS terminal that the session or part of media of the session is forwarded;

or

d) on receiving a session message of the IMS domain indicating that a IMS domain session of the CSI terminal is transferred, the interworking control function entity releases the transferred IMS session, maintains or subsequently sets up a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, and carries on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity releases or cancels a CS call between the interworking control function entity and the CSI terminal, attempts to set up a real time CS session with a new terminal, and carries on a session negotiation or renegotiation with the IMS terminal;

or the interworking control function entity notifies the IMS terminal that the session of part of media of the session is transferred.

27. The system according to claim 22, wherein the media gateway control function entity is further adapted to map supplementary service-related information in IMS domain signaling to a session message of the CS domain and to forward thereafter the session message to a CS entity.

28. A supplementary service processing device, for processing a supplementary service when a combining Circuit Switched domain and IP Multimedia Subsystem (CSI) terminal interworks with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) terminal in a packet domain, comprising:

a supplementary service operation module, adapted to enable an interworking control function entity to perform supplementary service operations in accordance with contents in a session message on receiving the session message.

29. The device according to claim 28, further comprising a mapping module, adapted to enable a media gateway control function entity in the domain to which the CSI terminal is homed to map supplementary service-related information in circuit switched signaling to a signaling message of the IMS domain and to forward the signaling message to the interworking control function entity.

30. The device according to claim 29, wherein the mapping comprises at least one of the following sub-modules:

a first mapping module, adapted to enable the media gateway control function entity to notify the interworking control function entity about a forward indication message for a call of the CS domain of the CSI terminal, if the media gateway control function entity receives the forward indication message;

a second mapping module, adapted to enable the media gateway control function entity to map a response message to a forwarded call of the CS domain to a message of the IMS domain and notify the interworking control function entity about the message of the IMS domain, if the media gateway control function entity receives the response message; and

a third mapping module, adapted to enable the media gateway control function entity to notify the interworking control function entity about information of a transfer-to number, if the media gateway control function entity receives information of an ECT service of the CS domain.