Mobility management message analysis

• US 8,694,050 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cingular Wireless II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bonner, Thomas W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gonzalez, Amancio
• Application Number:
  US13/793,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20130189954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/410, 455/439, 455/466, 455/552.1, 455/554.1, 370/310, 370/331, 370/338, 370/349
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/08 Mobility data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system that facilitates detecting, analyzing, and selectively enabling mobility management messages in connection with providing dual mode services comprises a receiver component that receives a mobility management message from an enterprise network. An analysis component communicatively coupled to the receiver component determines a type of the mobility management message and further determines whether or not to allow a mobility management transaction corresponding to the mobility management message based at least in part upon the determined type.

Claims

1. A system, comprising

a memory to store executable instructions;

and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

accessing a provisioning data store in response to receipt of a mobile application part message, the mobile application part message comprising an originating point code, a mobile application part type, and an international mobile subscriber identity value;

retrieving agreement data representing a dual mode services agreement from the provisioning data store, wherein the dual mode services agreement is between an enterprise identity associated with the originating point code and a home public land mobile network device;

analyzing the agreement data according to the mobile application part type and the international mobile subscriber identity value; and

verifying that a subscriber identity associated with the international mobile subscriber identity value is authorized to conduct a transaction based on the mobile application part type.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile application part type is related to a location update.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile application part type is related to another transaction that sends routing information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile application part type is related to a subscriber location report.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise updating the provisioning data store according to a change with regard to access rights associated with the enterprise identity.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise logging costs incurred by the enterprise identity and the subscriber identity.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise charging fees based on a type of the transaction associated with the request.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise directing a notification to the enterprise identity that the transaction is rejected based on the dual mode services agreement.

9. A method, comprising:

accessing, by a system comprising a processor, a provisioning data store in response to receipt of a mobile application part message, the mobile application part message comprising an originating point code, a mobile application part type, and an international mobile subscriber identity value;

retrieving, by the system, agreement data representing a dual mode services agreement from the provisioning data store, wherein the dual mode services agreement is between an enterprise identity associated with the originating point code and a home public land mobile network device;

analyzing, by the system, the agreement data according to the international mobile subscriber identity value and the mobile application part type; and

verifying, by the system, that a subscriber identity associated with the international mobile subscriber identity value is authorized to conduct a mobility management transaction based on the mobile application part type.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising updating, by the system, the provisioning data store according to a change with regard to access rights associated with the enterprise identity.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising logging, by the system, charges incurred by the enterprise identity and the subscriber identity.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising charging, by the system, fees based on a type of the mobility management transaction associated with the request.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing, by the system, the enterprise identity with a notification that the mobility management transaction is rejected based on the agreement data.

14. A tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

accessing a provisioning data store in response to receipt of a mobile application part message, the mobile application part message comprising an originating point code, a mobile application part type, and an international mobile subscriber identity value;

retrieving agreement data representing a dual mode services agreement from the provisioning data store, wherein the dual mode services agreement is between an enterprise identity associated with the originating point code and a home public land mobile network device;

analyzing the agreement data according to the international mobile subscriber identity value and the mobile application part type; and

verifying that a subscriber identity associated with the international mobile subscriber identity value is authorized to conduct a transaction based on the mobile application part type.

15. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise updating the provisioning data store according to a change with regard to an access right associated with the enterprise identity.

16. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise logging costs incurred by the enterprise identity and the subscriber identity.

17. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise charging fees based on a type of the transaction associated with the request.

18. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise providing the enterprise identity with a notification that the transaction is rejected based on the dual mode services agreement.

19. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the mobile application part message is in a signaling system seven message format.