DIAS-DYNAMIC IMPU ASSIGNMENT SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to multimedia services for communication devices connected to a private network, by means of a multimedia gateway connected to a multimedia service network, comprising the following steps:
- receiving a request from a device in the private network for a public identity associated with the multimedia gateway,selecting and allocating to said device an associated public identity from a pool of public identities associated with the multimedia gateway which have been predefined as valid in the multimedia service network, andregistering the device by activating the allocated associated public identity in the multimedia service network, thereby enabling the multimedia gateway to establish a multimedia session on behalf of said device, using said allocated associated public identity.
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Abstract
A method and arrangement in a multimedia gateway connected to a multimedia service network, for providing access to multimedia services for communication devices connected to a private network. In the multimedia gateway, a communication unit receives a request from a device in the private network for a public identity associated with the multimedia gateway. An identity manager then selects and allocates an associated public identity from a pool of public identities associated with the multimedia gateway which have been predefined as valid in the multimedia service network. The communication unit then registers the device by activating the allocated associated public identity in the multimedia service network. Thereby, the multimedia gateway can establish a multimedia session on behalf of the device, using the allocated associated public identity.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to multimedia services for communication devices connected to a private network, by means of a multimedia gateway connected to a multimedia service network, comprising the following steps:
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receiving a request from a device in the private network for a public identity associated with the multimedia gateway, selecting and allocating to said device an associated public identity from a pool of public identities associated with the multimedia gateway which have been predefined as valid in the multimedia service network, and registering the device by activating the allocated associated public identity in the multimedia service network, thereby enabling the multimedia gateway to establish a multimedia session on behalf of said device, using said allocated associated public identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An arrangement in a multimedia gateway connected to a multimedia service network, for providing access to multimedia services for communication devices connected to a private network, comprising:
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a communication unit adapted to receive a request from a device in the private network for a public identity associated with the multimedia gateway, and an identity manager adapted to select and allocate to said device, an associated public identity from a pool of public identities associated with the multimedia gateway which have been predefined as valid in the multimedia service network, wherein the communication unit is further adapted to register the device by activating the allocated associated public identity in the multimedia service network, thereby enabling the multimedia gateway to establish a multimedia session on behalf of said device, using said allocated associated public identity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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