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System and method for providing emergency services in a visited communications environment

  • US 8,040,862 B1
  • Filed: 03/06/2007
  • Issued: 10/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for routing in a network environment, comprising:

  • an application manager operable to;

    interface with an access terminal in a visited network that makes an emergency call, the application manager residing in a home network of the access terminal;

    receive an emergency call transmitted by the access terminal in the visited network;

    in response to receiving the emergency call, perform one or more emergency services at the home network using information available in the home network but not in the visited network;

    process the emergency call, the processing comprising determining an identity of a visited network emergency services application server that resides in the visited network; and

    send the emergency call to the visited network emergency services application server such that the emergency call is routed through the home network.

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