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HANDLING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

  • US 20140185490A1
  • Filed: 05/09/2012
  • Published: 07/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of handling a communication session in a communications network, the method comprising, at an Application Function node:

  • receiving from a user terminal a request to register the user terminal in the communication network;

    sending to a Policy and Charging Register Function a request message, the request message including an Access Point Name identifying an Access Point used by the user terminal;

    receiving a response message from the Policy and Charging Register Function, the response message including an indicator indicating whether the Access Point is an Emergency-Access Point ;

    receiving from the user terminal a message to establish a communication session with a terminating node, the message identifying a non-emergency terminating node;

    in the event that the indicator indicates that the Access Point is not an Emergency-Access Point, allowing the establishment of the communication session and, in the event that the indicator indicates that the Access Point is an Emergency-Access Point, rejecting the establishment of the communication session.

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