System and method for allocating and distributing end user information in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for distributing information in a network environment, comprising:
- an identification (ID) server operable to receive one or more packets from a communication flow and to recognize a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user.
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Abstract
A method for distributing information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow and recognizing a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow. The UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow. The UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user.
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1. An apparatus for distributing information in a network environment, comprising:
an identification (ID) server operable to receive one or more packets from a communication flow and to recognize a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for distributing information in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving one or more packets from a communication flow; and
recognizing a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for distributing information in a network environment, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more packets from a communication flow; and
means for recognizing a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Software embodied in a computer readable medium including code for distributing information in a network environment, the code being operable to:
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receive one or more packets from a communication flow; and
recognize a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for signing up an end user in a network environment, comprising:
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enrolling an end user in a charging plan;
generating a bill for the end user that corresponds to the charging plan, wherein the charging plan is based on a plurality of operations that include;
receiving one or more packets from a communication flow; and
recognizing a universal generic identification (UGI) associated with the communication flow, wherein the UGI corresponds to an end user that is associated with the communication flow, and wherein the UGI is operable to enable a service for the end user in a first network and a second network, the first and second networks being different, whereby either the first network or the second network operates as a home network for the end user. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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