System and method for routing an incoming call to a proper domain in a network environment including IMS
First Claim
1. A method, practiced by a Network Domain Selection (NeDS) network entity in an Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS), of routing an incoming call, comprising:
- receiving a message from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), the message being a notification message generated to inform the NeDS network entity, wherein the message indicates that a User Equipment (UE) has attached to a network;
starting a timer upon receipt of the message, the timer having a pre-determined expiry period, wherein the NeDS network entity determines that the UE supports a given IMS service if a third party registration message is received before the timer reaches its predetermined expiry period; and
on receiving the incoming call, consulting a database to determine a terminating network, wherein the terminating network supports the given IMS service if the NeDS network entity has determined that the UE supports the given IMS service.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a scheme is disclosed for routing an incoming call in a network environment including a circuit-switched (CS) network and an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network, wherein the incoming call is being directed to a user equipment (UE) device disposed in the network environment. A network node disposed in the IMS network is operable to perform a number of determinations with respect to the UE device'"'"'s domain, state, applicability of user and/or operator policies and preferences, location, et cetera. The incoming call is terminated to an appropriate domain (e.g., CS domain or IMS domain) based at least in part upon the foregoing determinations.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, practiced by a Network Domain Selection (NeDS) network entity in an Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS), of routing an incoming call, comprising:
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receiving a message from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), the message being a notification message generated to inform the NeDS network entity, wherein the message indicates that a User Equipment (UE) has attached to a network; starting a timer upon receipt of the message, the timer having a pre-determined expiry period, wherein the NeDS network entity determines that the UE supports a given IMS service if a third party registration message is received before the timer reaches its predetermined expiry period; and on receiving the incoming call, consulting a database to determine a terminating network, wherein the terminating network supports the given IMS service if the NeDS network entity has determined that the UE supports the given IMS service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A Network Domain Selection (NeDS) network node in an Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network, comprising:
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an interface for communicating with a database; a component configured to receive a message from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), the message being a notification message generated to inform the NeDS network entity, wherein the message indicates that a User Equipment (UE) has attached to a network; a component configured to start a timer upon receipt of the message, the timer having a pre-determined expiry period, wherein the NeDS network entity determines that the UE supports a given IMS service if a third party registration message is received before the timer reaches its predetermined expiry period; and a component configured, on receiving the incoming call, to consult a database to determine a terminating network, wherein the terminating network supports the given IMS service if the NeDS network entity has determined that the UE supports the given IMS service, the components comprising one of firmware and software stored in a non-transitory storage. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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