Using an IP registration to automate SIP registration
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a network device, an Internet Protocol (IP) registration request associated with an access terminal;
initiating, at the network device, IP registration of the access terminal, wherein initiating IP registration includes determining IP registration information of the access terminal;
identifying at least a portion of the determined IP registration information for use in an application layer registration of the access terminal, the portion of the determined IP registration information including an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the access terminal, a port of the access terminal associated with a particular application, and an identity for the access terminal;
associating the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal; and
facilitating registration of the access terminal at the application layer using at least the identified portion of the IP registration information, the registration at the application layer being initiated automatically by the network device upon receiving the IP registration request, wherein facilitating registration includes causing communication, to an application layer entity, of the association of the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a network device receives an Internet protocol (IP) registration request, such as a mobile IP registration request, from an access terminal. The network device may be a home agent that is configured to register the access terminal for IP services at the network layer. In addition to registering the access terminal at the network layer, the network device may facilitate registration at another layer, such as the application layer. In one example, registration information for the access terminal for an application layer registration, such as information needed to register for a session initiation protocol (SIP) services, is determined. The network device then facilitates registration at the application layer automatically using the registration information.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a network device, an Internet Protocol (IP) registration request associated with an access terminal; initiating, at the network device, IP registration of the access terminal, wherein initiating IP registration includes determining IP registration information of the access terminal; identifying at least a portion of the determined IP registration information for use in an application layer registration of the access terminal, the portion of the determined IP registration information including an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the access terminal, a port of the access terminal associated with a particular application, and an identity for the access terminal; associating the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal; and facilitating registration of the access terminal at the application layer using at least the identified portion of the IP registration information, the registration at the application layer being initiated automatically by the network device upon receiving the IP registration request, wherein facilitating registration includes causing communication, to an application layer entity, of the association of the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to; receive, at a network device, an Internet Protocol (IP) registration request associated with an access terminal; initiate, at the network device, IP registration of the access terminal, wherein initiating IP registration includes determining IP registration information of the access terminal; identify at least a portion of the determined IP registration information for use in an application layer registration of the access terminal, the portion of the determined IP registration information including an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the access terminal, a port of the access terminal associated with a particular application, and an identity for the access terminal; associate the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal; and facilitate registration of the access terminal at the application layer using at least the identified portion of the IP registration information, the registration at the application layer being initiated automatically by the network device upon receiving the IP registration request, wherein facilitating registration includes causing communication, to an application layer entity, of the association of the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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an access terminal; and a network device configured to; receive an Internet Protocol (IP) registration request associated with an access terminal; initiate IP registration of the access terminal, wherein initiating IP registration includes determining IP registration information of the access terminal; identify at least a portion of the determined IP registration information for use in an application layer registration of the access terminal, the portion of the determined IP registration information including an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the access terminal, a port of the access terminal associated with a particular application, and an identity for the access terminal; associate the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal; and facilitate registration at the application layer using at least the identified portion of the IP registration information, the registration at the application layer being initiated automatically by the network device upon receiving the IP registration request, wherein facilitating registration includes causing communication, to an application layer entity, of the association of the identified identity for the access terminal with the identified IP address of the access terminal and identified port of the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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