METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a terminal (UE) of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, for accessing a communications service, the method comprising:
- when the terminal is connected to the nominal network, activation, within the terminal, of a first protocol stack associated with a first network access point for accessing a first communications service and a second communications service, distinct from the first communications service; and
when the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, acts comprising;
activating said first protocol stack associated with the first network access point for accessing the first communications service,obtaining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a second communications service via said first network access point,in the case where the terminal cannot access the second communications service via the first network access point;
determining a second network access point to be used by the terminal for accessing the second communications service, andactivating, within the terminal, a second protocol stack associated with the second network access point for accessing the second communications service via the second network access point.
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Abstract
A terminal and a method for configuring such a terminal are provided for a user subscribed to an operator of a communication network, referred to as the nominal network, in order to access a communication service. The terminal is configured to access a first communication service via a first network access point. When the terminal is connected to a communication network other than the nominal network, referred to as a visited network, the terminal obtains data indicating whether the terminal can access a second communication service via said first network access point. In the case where the terminal cannot access the second communication service via the first network access point, the terminal determines a second network access point to be used by the terminal in order to access the second communication service and configures itself to be able to access the second communication service via the second network access point.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a terminal (UE) of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, for accessing a communications service, the method comprising:
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when the terminal is connected to the nominal network, activation, within the terminal, of a first protocol stack associated with a first network access point for accessing a first communications service and a second communications service, distinct from the first communications service; and when the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, acts comprising; activating said first protocol stack associated with the first network access point for accessing the first communications service, obtaining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a second communications service via said first network access point, in the case where the terminal cannot access the second communications service via the first network access point; determining a second network access point to be used by the terminal for accessing the second communications service, and activating, within the terminal, a second protocol stack associated with the second network access point for accessing the second communications service via the second network access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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8. A method for supplying to a terminal of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a first communications service via a first network access point, the method comprising the following acts performed by a server of the nominal network:
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receiving, by the server of the nominal network, a request relating to the first communications service, sent by the terminal via the first network access point, detecting that the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, when the terminal is connected to the visited network, determining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access the first communications service via said first network access point, and sending a message comprising said data value to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A terminal of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, for accessing a communications service, the terminal comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the terminal to perform acts comprising; when the terminal is connected to the nominal network, activating a first protocol stack associated with a first network access point for accessing a first communications service and a second communications service, distinct from the first communications service, and when the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, acts comprising; activating said first protocol stack associated with the first network access point for accessing the first communications service, obtaining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a second communications service via said first network access point, and in the case where the terminal cannot access the second communications service via the first network access point; determining a second network access point to be used by the terminal for accessing the second communications service, and activating a second protocol stack associated with the second network access point for accessing the second communications service via the second network access point.
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14. A device for supplying to a terminal of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a first communications service via a first network access point, the device comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the device to perform acts comprising; receiving a request relating to the first communications service sent by the terminal, via the first network access point, detecting whether the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, when the terminal is connected to the visited network, determining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access the first communications service via said first network access point, and sending a message comprising said data value to the terminal.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program comprising program code instructions stored thereon for execution of a method for configuring a terminal of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, for accessing a communications service, when the program is executed by a processor of the terminal, wherein the method comprises:
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when the terminal is connected to the nominal network, activation, within the terminal, of a first protocol stack associated with a first network access point for accessing a first communications service and a second communications service, distinct from the first communications service; and when the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, acts comprising; activating said first protocol stack associated with the first network access point for accessing the first communications service, obtaining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a second communications service via said first network access point, in the case where the terminal cannot access the second communications service via the first network access point; determining a second network access point to be used by the terminal for accessing the second communications service, and activating, within the terminal, a second protocol stack associated with the second network access point for accessing the second communications service via the second network access point.
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code instructions stored thereon for execution of a method for supplying to a terminal of a user subscribed to an operator of a communications network, called nominal network, a data value indicating whether the terminal can access a first communications service via a first network access point, when the program is executed by a processor of a server of the nominal network, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving, by the server of the nominal network, a request relating to the first communications service, sent by the terminal via the first network access point, detecting that the terminal is connected to a communications network different from the nominal network, called visited network, when the terminal is connected to the visited network, determining a data value indicating whether the terminal can access the first communications service via said first network access point, and sending a message comprising said data value to the terminal.
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