METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY AND DEPLOYMENT IN AN IP MULTIMEDIA NETWORK

• US 20120005323A1
• Filed: 07/01/2010
• Published: 01/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Gordon Yong, Chen, Xuemin, Anderson, Sam, Couilaud, Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 9,407,718 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1026 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

An IP multimedia residential gateway (IMRG) determines device capabilities and service priority profiles of client devices. The determined device capabilities and service priority profiles, comprising service classes and service class priorities, may be transmitted to the service managers for service deployment. The service managers may provide services to client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles. The IMRG may track device capabilities and service priority profiles for self-configuration. Available services supported by networks may be discovered during network discovery. The discovered services are announced to the client devices. The IMRG may communicate content of the announced services with the client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles. The service managers schedules services for the client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles, and may communicate content of the scheduled services to the client devices via the IMRG.

Claims

1. A method for communication, the method comprising:

in an IP multimedia residential gateway (IMRG);

determining capabilities and service priority profiles of one or more of a plurality of communication devices;

communicating said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles to one or more service managers; and

deploying services over said one or more of said plurality of communication devices, wherein said deployed services are provided by said one or more service managers based on said communicated capabilities and said communicated service priority profiles.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determined service priority profiles comprise service classes and corresponding service class priorities that are established by said one or more of said plurality of communication devices.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising announcing said determined service priority profiles to said plurality of communication devices.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring said IMRG based on said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles for said deployment.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising discovering available services provided by said one or more service managers.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising announcing said discovered available services to said plurality of communication devices.

7. The method according to claim 6, comprising receiving requests for said announced services from said one or more of said plurality of communication devices.

8. The method according to claim 7, comprising communicating, subsequent to said reception, content of said discovered available services between said one or more of said plurality of communication devices and said one or more service managers based on said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more service managers schedule said services for said one or more of said plurality of communication devices based on said communicated capabilities and said communicated service priority profiles.

10. The method according to claim 9, comprising communicating content of said scheduled services between said one or more of said plurality of communication devices and said one or more service managers.

11. A system for communication, the system comprising:

one or more processors and/or circuits for use an IP multimedia residential gateway (IMRG), said one or more processors and/or circuits being operable to;

determine capabilities and service priority profiles of one or more of a plurality of communication devices;

communicate said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles to one or more service managers; and

deploy services over said one or more of said plurality of communication devices, wherein said deployed services are provided by said one or more service managers based on said communicated capabilities and said communicated service priority profiles.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said determined service priority profiles comprise service classes and corresponding service class priorities that are established by said one or more of said plurality of communication devices.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to announce said determined service priority profiles to said plurality of communication devices.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to configure said IMRG based on said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles for said deployment.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to discover available services provided by said one or more service managers.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to announce said discovered available services to said plurality of communication devices.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to receive requests for said announced services from said one or more of said plurality of communication devices.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to communicate, subsequent to said reception, content of said discovered available services between said one or more of said plurality of communication devices and said one or more service managers based on said determined capabilities and said determined service priority profiles.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more service managers schedule said services for said one or more of said plurality of communication devices based on said communicated capabilities and said communicated service priority profiles.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to communicate content of said scheduled services between said one or more of said plurality of communication devices and said one or more service managers.