Service mobility and recovery in communication networks

• US 6,885,861 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2001
• Issued: 04/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Koskelainen, Petri
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US09/938,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20030040280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/414, 455/419, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/432.3, 455/433, 455/8, 709/203
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method improves mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network. Service information concerning the user is stored in a registrar. A subscription message is sent from a user terminal to the registrar. A header in the subscription message contains a unique indication. In response to the subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, the registrar returns a notification message to the user terminal. The payload of the notification message includes service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services.

Claims

1. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:

storing service information concerning the user in a registrar, said service information being information which allows the user to continue their ongoing communication services at a new or recovered user terminal;

sending a subscription message from the new or recovered user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication of a particular user; and

in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the new or recovered user terminal, the payload of said notification message including said service information which allows the user to continue at least some of their ongoing communication services at the new or recovered user terminal,

wherein said new or recovered user terminal comprises a recovered user terminal and said subscription message is sent after said recovered user terminal experiences a failure, and

wherein said service information included in the payload of said notification message enables recovery of communication services to their state at the time of said terminal failure.

2. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:

storing service information concerning the user in a registrar, said service information being information which allows the user to continue their ongoing communication services at a new or recovered user terminal;

sending a subscription message from the new or recovered user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication of a particular user; and

in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the new or recovered user terminal, the payload of said notification message including said service information which allows the user to continue at least some of their ongoing communication services at the new or recovered user terminal,

wherein said communication services include a push service and the registrar is a push proxy and;

wherein said communication services include a push service and the registrar is a push proxy that automatically stores said service information in the registrar when the user subscribes to said communication services.

3. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:

storing service information concerning the user in a registrar, said service information being information which allows the user to continue their ongoing communication services at a new or recovered user terminal;

sending a subscription message from the new or recovered user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication of a particular user; and

in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the new or recovered user terminal, the payload of said notification message including said service information which allows the user to continue at least some of their ongoing communication services at the new or recovered user terminal,

wherein said registrar comprises a SIP registrar, said subscription message comprises a SIP SUBSCRIBE message, said header comprises an event header, and said notification message comprises a SIP NOTIFY response,

wherein said new or recovered user terminal comprises a recovered user terminal and said SIP SUBSCRIBE message is sent after said recovered user terminal experiences a failure, and

wherein said service information included in the payload of said SIP NOTIFY response enables recovery of communication services to their state at the time of said terminal failure.

4. A method of mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network, said method comprising:

storing service information concerning the user in a registrar, said service information being information which allows the user to continue their ongoing communication services at a new or recovered user terminal;

sending a subscription message from the new or recovered user terminal to the registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique indication of a particular user; and

in response to said subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, returning a notification message to the new or recovered user terminal, the payload of said notification message including said service information which allows the user to continue at least some of their ongoing communication services at the new or recovered user terminal;

wherein said registrar comprises a SIP registrar, said subscription message comprises a SIP SUBSCRIBE message, said header comprises an event header, and said notification message comprises a SIP NOTIFY response;

wherein said communication services include a push service and the SIP registrar is a push proxy; and

wherein said communication services include a push service and the SIP registrar is a push proxy that automatically stores said service information when the user subscribes to said communication services.

5. A mobile terminal, said mobile terminal being adapted to:

receive a plurality of communication services;

send a subscription message to a registrar, a header in the subscription message containing a unique identification of a particular user;

receive a notification message sent from said registrar in response to said subscription message, the payload of said notification message including service information which allows said particular user to continue to receive a plurality of their communication services at said mobile terminal; and

using said service information included in the payload of said notification message to continue said plurality of communication services at said mobile terminal;

wherein said service information included in the payload of said notification message enables recovery of communication services to their state at the time of said mobile terminal failure.