System and method for delivering private network features to a public network
First Claim
1. An apparatus for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:
- an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) operable to receive a request from selected one of a communication device and a mobile station, the request being used to establish a communication session that implicates the mobile station, the IP PBX responding to the request by signaling to a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station, wherein the IP PBX is operable to exchange signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station, and wherein a signaling pathway is established between the IP PBX and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request, the establishment of the signaling pathway being substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time.
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes receiving a request from a communication device to establish a communication session with a mobile station. The request is responded to by signaling the mobile station via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated for the mobile station. Signaling information may be exchanged with a voice gateway such that one or more voice circuits are established to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station. A signaling pathway may be established between an Internet protocol private branch exchange (IP PBX) and the mobile station via the cellular data network. The establishment of the signaling pathway is substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:
an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) operable to receive a request from selected one of a communication device and a mobile station, the request being used to establish a communication session that implicates the mobile station, the IP PBX responding to the request by signaling to a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station, wherein the IP PBX is operable to exchange signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station, and wherein a signaling pathway is established between the IP PBX and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request, the establishment of the signaling pathway being substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:
a mobile station operable to conduct a communication session involving a communication device, an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) being operable to receive a request from a selected one of the communication device and the mobile station to establish the communication session, the IP PBX responding to the request by signaling to the mobile station via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station, wherein the IP PBX is operable to exchange signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station, and wherein a signaling pathway is established between the IP PBX and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request, the establishment of the signaling pathway being substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving a request from a selected one of a communication device and a mobile station to establish a communication session that involves the mobile station; responding to the request by signaling to the mobile station via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station; exchanging signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station; and establishing a signaling pathway between an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request, wherein the establishment of the signaling pathway is substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:
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means for receiving a request from selected one of a communication device and a mobile station to establish a communication session associated with the mobile station; means for responding to the request by signaling to the mobile station via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station; means for exchanging signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station; and means for establishing a signaling pathway coupled to the cellular data network in response to the request, wherein the establishment of the signaling pathway is substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Software for delivering one or more features in a network environment, the software being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:
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receive a request from a selected one of a communication device and a mobile station to establish a communication session that involves the mobile station; respond to the request by signaling to the mobile station via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated that involves the mobile station; exchange signaling information with a voice gateway after receiving the request such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station; and establish a signaling pathway via the cellular data network in response to the request, wherein the establishment of the signaling pathway is substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session, the mobile station being coupled to a first pathway, which is used for signaling data, and a second pathway, which is different from the first pathway and which is used for voice data, the features being enabled by a feature server that is coupled to the IP PBX and that is operable to deliver the features to the mobile station in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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