МАСШТАБИРУЕМАЯ БЕСПРОВОДНАЯ МНОГОЯЧЕИСТАЯ VОIP-АРХИТЕКТУРА

Изобретение относится к области беспроводной связи. Технический результат изобретения заключается в совместимости стандарта цифровой улучшенной беспроводной связи (DECT) с VoIP-сетью с возможностью плавной передачи обслуживания сеансов между базовыми станциями. Устройство базовой станции имеет радиочастотный приемопередатчик, сетевой интерфейс и процессор с приложением связи и программным обеспечением для управления сеансом связи. В то время как беспроводная связь с упомянутым ассоциированным беспроводным терминалом обслуживается посредством другого устройства базовой станции. Таким образом, базовая станция может управлять отдельным функционированием своих верхнего и нижнего уровней, таким образом, разрешая передачу обслуживания сеанса к и от других базовых станций. Это предоставляет возможность автономным устройствам базовых станций работать в сети без необходимости в центральном сервере, и такую сеть легко расширять, добавляя базовые станции. 2 н. и 13 з.п. ф-лы, 7 ил.

СПОСОБ И СИСТЕМА ДЛЯ ДОСТУПА К УСЛУГАМ ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЯ СЕТЕВОГО ЭЛЕМЕНТА, РЕАЛИЗУЮЩЕГО ФУНКЦИЮ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ШЛЮЗОМ ДОСТУПА

Изобретение относится к вычислительной технике. Технический результат заключается в расширении функциональных возможностей, за счет обеспечения управления шлюзом доступа, при отношении соответствия между логическим номером пользователя и физическим номером пользователя. Способ содержит: получение элементом функции управления шлюзом доступа (элементом ФУШД) в процессе регистрации, инициированной пользователем, отношений соответствия между физическим номером пользователя и логическим номером пользователя от главного сервера абонентов и сохранение их элементом ФУШД. Получение элементом ФУШД, в процессе вызова, совершаемого пользователем, логического номера пользователя, используя сохраненные отношения соответствия между физическим номером пользователя и логическим номером пользователя, и обеспечение элементом ФУШД доступа пользователя к услугам. Система реализует заявленный способ. 2 н. и 6 з.п. ф-лы, 5 ил.

ПРИОРИТЕТ МНОГОМОДАЛЬНОЙ СВЯЗИ ПО БЕСПРОВОДНЫМ СЕТЯМ

... 1. Способ, выполняемый на вычислительном устройстве, для обеспечения сеансов унифицированной связи (UC) по беспроводной сети, содержащий этапы, на которыхпринимают запрос сеанса связи;определяют профиль пользователя и одну или более запрашиваемых модальностей, ассоциированных с запрошенным сеансом связи;выделяют полосу пропускания запрошенному сеансу связи, так чтобы во время сеанса связи обеспечивался уровень качества обслуживания (QoS), на основе профиля пользователя и упомянутых одной или более запрашиваемых модальностей; иобеспечивают сеанс связи по беспроводной сети.2. Способ по п. 1, при этом запрос сеанса связи принимают в усовершенствованной базовой сети пакетной передачи данных (EPC) от одного или более узлов, присутствующих в пределах беспроводной сети, через один или более интерфейсов.3. Способ по п. 2, при этом узлы соединяются с узлом управления мобильностью (MME) и обслуживающим шлюзом/шлюзом сети пакетной передачи данных (S-GW/P-GW) внутри EPC.4. Способ по п. 2, при этом ...

АССОЦИИРОВАНИЕ ТЕЛЕФОННОГО ВЫЗОВА С ДИАЛОГОМ, ОСНОВАННЫМ НА КОМПЬЮТЕРНОМ ПРОТОКОЛЕ, ТАКОМ КАК SIP

... 1. Способ, выполняемый в вычислительном устройстве для ассоциирования телефонного вызова с вызывающим, содержащий этапы, на которых: ! принимают от вызывающего входные данные, чтобы выполнить телефонный вызов вызываемого, причем телефонный вызов должен быть установлен через телефонную сеть общего пользования; ! инициируют телефонный вызов вызываемого; и ! посредством механизма связи, который не входит в рамки телефонной сети общего пользования, передают указание того, что вызывающий хочет инициировать телефонный вызов вызываемого, так что вызываемый может ожидать, что входящий вызов будет от этого вызывающего. ! 2. Способ по п.1, в котором механизм связи, который не входит в рамки телефонной сети общего пользования, основан на протоколе инициации сеанса (Session Initiation Protocol, SIP). ! 3. Способ по п.1, в котором инициация телефонного вызова вызываемого включает в себя передачу сообщения "INVITE" протокола SIP. ! 4. Способ по п.1, в котором инициация телефонного вызова вызываемого ...

СПОСОБ КОНТРОЛЯ ПЕРЕГРУЗКИ МЕДИА-ШЛЮЗА ДОСТУПА И МЕДИА-ШЛЮЗ ДОСТУПА

... 1. Способ контроля перегрузки медиа-шлюза доступа, в котором медиа-шлюз доступа ограничивает вызов абонента, подключенного к указанному медиа-шлюзу и действующего как вызывающая сторона, содержащий следующие шаги: ! A) размещают на медиа-шлюзе доступа описания различных уровней перегрузки и вызова с высоким приоритетом, обработка которого гарантируется при соответствующих уровнях перегрузки; ! B) определяют посредством медиа-шлюза доступа уровень перегрузки, после того, как абонент, подключенный к указанному медиа-шлюзу и действующий как вызывающая сторона, выполняет попытку вызова, а медиа-шлюз доступа обнаруживает собственную перегрузку; и ! C) определяют посредством медиа-шлюза доступа, является ли вызов вызовом с высоким приоритетом, обработка которого гарантируется при данном уровне перегрузки, и, если имеет место такой вызов, сообщают о событии поднятия трубки и обрабатывают вызов в соответствии с обычным процессом обработки вызовов, в противном случае отклоняют вызов. ! 2. Способ ...

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ТРАНСПОРТА ФРАГМЕНТОВ ОПИСАНИЯ СЕГМЕНТОВ ИНИЦИАЛИЗАЦИИ ДИНАМИЧЕСКОЙ АДАПТИВНОЙ ПОТОКОВОЙ ПЕРЕДАЧИ ПО НТТР (DASH) В КАЧЕСТВЕ ФРАГМЕНТОВ ОПИСАНИЯ ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЬСКИХ УСЛУГ

... 1. Способ для беспроводной связи, содержащий:активирование сеанса доставки файла в широковещательной сети для системной информации; иприем множества фрагментов метаданных в сеансе доставки файла на основании активирования, причем множество фрагментов метаданных содержит по меньшей мере один фрагмент описания сегмента инициализации, при этом по меньшей мере один фрагмент описания сегмента инициализации ассоциирован с по меньшей мере одним сегментом медиа, переданным в другом сеансе доставки файла, причем упомянутый по меньшей мере один фрагмент описания сегмента инициализации содержит информацию, необходимую для воспроизведения этого по меньшей мере одного сегмента медиа.2. Способ по п. 1, в котором на фрагмент описания сегмента инициализации ссылаются во фрагменте описания представления медиа.3. Способ по п. 2, в котором фрагмент описания представления медиа содержит множество унифицированных идентификаторов ресурсов (URI), причем каждый из множества URI представляет идентификационную информацию ...

СПОСОБ ДЛЯ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫХ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЕЙ IMS В ТЕЛЕВИЗИОННОЙ ПРИСТАВКЕ

... 1. Приложение (40) мультимедийной подсистемы IP, IMS, сконфигурированное для того, чтобы быть реализованным в телевизионной приставке (50) в домашней сети (1), причем упомянутое приложение (40) IMS содержит:генератор (42) сигналов, сконфигурированный для генерирования сигналов сеанса телевидения IP, IPTV, предназначенных для шлюза (20) IMS для установки и управления сеансом IPTV; ипровайдер (44) адреса, сконфигурированный для выдачи системе (56) открытой функции терминала IPTV, OITF, реализованной в упомянутой телевизионной приставке (50), информации адреса, ассоциированной с медиаданными, доступными от медиасервера (70) в глобальной сети (2), соединенной с упомянутой домашней сетью (1) и принятой от упомянутого шлюза IMS (20), при этом упомянутое приложение (40) IMS является приложением (40) IMS, основанным на сценарии, сконфигурированным для управления web-браузером (54), реализованным в упомянутой телевизионной приставке (50).2. Телевизионная приставка (50), содержащая:интерфейс (52) ...

Telephony signalling element

Updating network identification information

A network telephone system connected via a communication network between a plurality of main apparatuses including at least one telephone terminal, at least one of the main apparatuses communicating with other main apparatus via the communication network, the main apparatuses each includes a memory which stores connection information for making a connection to the other main apparatus and identification information for receiving a connection from the other main apparatus, a connecter which connects to the other main apparatus via the communication network based on the connection information on the memory, when the identification information on the memory is updated, a transmitter which transmits the updated identification information as the connection information to the other main apparatus, and an update circuit to update storage contents of the corresponding connection information on the memory, when receiving updated connection information from the other main apparatus. Connection and ...

Internet Protocol telephony exchange system

Disclosed is an Internet Protocol telephony exchange system and a call control method thereof The exchange system integrates an IP terminal and a legacy terminal in a single exchange system, controls a call of the IP terminal in the same manner as an extension subscriber, and contains at least one IP terminal connected to the IP network. The IP terminal contains a user interface for generating user information or converting received user interface information into information of a user-identifiable state, and performs a VoIP function in compliance with a H.323/MGCP/SIP protocol procedure. The IP network is connected to an IP driver and an IP-PBX (Internet Protocol-Private Branch Exchange). The IP driver controls an IP end point at which the IP terminals are positioned, upon receiving IP terminal connection information and call control information based on H.323/MGCP/SIP protocol procedure. The IP-PBX includes: a database having user information such as phone numbers of a plurality of legacy ...

Maintaining session across network address/port translation firewall in the event of an address change with a session manager

Voice over IP and multimedia sessions can use session controllers. These can be thought of as comprising a back to back user agent (B2BUA) [10] dealing with SIP message and a media proxy (MP) [20] dealing with the media stream. SIP allows clients [40] to change their address/port during a session. This would result in a change in the external address presented by the network address/port translation firewall (NAPT) [30]. The B2BUA will be informed of the address change by SIP. If it instructs the MP to immediately latch to the new address packets already in transit with the old address may cause the MP to latch back to that old address. The B2BUA therefore instructs the MP to "re-latch" whereby it continues to use the old address until it detects packets using a new address, at which point it re-latches to this new address.

Apparatus and method for processing packet in voice and data integration system

Apparatus and method for controlling communication signalling and media

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE BINDING OF EXTERNAL ONES APPLICATION FUNCTIONS TO A RESOURCES CONTROL OF A GOAL NETWORK

WLAN BASISSTATION, RESTAURANTS INTERPHONE AND PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING A LANGUAGE CONNECTION

SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTIVE STRUCTURE OF CALL TO MOBILE DEVICES

PROCEDURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF CODING INFORMATION ABOUT A PACKAGE DATA NETWORK

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE INFORMATION TRANSFER

System and method for providing transparency in delivering private network features

Method and system for communicating voice over ip access networks

Terminal-based link adaptation scheme

Audio/video and data signal redistribution system

BROADBAND CABLE TELEPHONY NETWORK ARCHITECTURE IP ITN NETWORK ARCHITECTURE REFERENCE MODEL

The present invention provides a system and method for a reliable, low-cost, secure Internet Protocol (IP) based network that provides broadband-based voice communications as well as video and data communications. The IP network is arranged to function with the infrastructure of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), to control telephone calls in SS7 type networks and to provide the features, applications, and services of the typical SS7 networks in a voice over IP network. The present invention supports much larger cost effective call volumes than the present network systems, allows accommodation of a wide range of broadband-based service platforms, provides flexibility to support current and future calling feature services, and provides high quality voice transmission.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY IN DELIVERING PRIVATE NETWORK FEATURES

A method is provided that includes receiving a request from a communication device to establish a communication session with a mobile station, the mobile station being operable to roam between a private and a public network. The mobile station is signaled via a cellular data network that a call is being initiated for the mobile station. Signaling information may be exchanged with a voice gateway such that one or more voice circuits are established. A signaling pathway may be established between an Internet protocol private branch exchange IP (PBX) and the mobile station via the cellular data network. The establishment of the signaling pathway is substantially concurrent with the establishment of one or more of the voice circuits. One or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session as an end user moves between the public and private networks.

INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM VOICE-VIDEO MAIL SERVICE OVER A HOME NETWORK

At least one voice server uses a voice protocol requiring both a server component and a client component. At least one client device lacks the client component. The at least one client device is located in a premises remote from the voice server. A translator device is located in the premises, and a video content network, configured for communication in accordance with the voice protocol, interconnects the voice server and the translator device. A premises network interconnects the translator device and the at least one client device. The premises network is configured in accordance with a premises network protocol. The translator is provided with the client component of the voice protocol and is configured to translate between the voice protocol and the premises network protocol. In some instances, the voice server is a voice mail server and the voice protocol is a voice mail protocol. In other cases, the voice server is a session initiation protocol (SIP) server and the voice protocol ...

LAWFUL CALL INTERCEPTION SUPPORT IN PACKET CABLE NETWORK

Systems, methods and communication nodes according to exemplary embodiments provide for an IMS node to replicate call content for lawful call interception in packet cable networks. A CSCF node sends a command to an SBC node to perform call content replication for an identified call to be intercepted. The SBC node forwards the replicated call content to a delivery function, which in turn forwards the replicated call content to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS SIGNALS OVER MEDIA

MEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER (MTA) INITIALIZATION PROCESS DISPLAY BY USE OF AN EMBEDDED CALLER NAME AND CALLER IDENTIFICATION

Systems and methods are disclosed for a media terminal adapter (MTA) that gathers and reports steps of an initialization process as well as other inf ormation. The MTA tracks each completed step via a state machine and subsequ ently converts the steps and other information into an FSK format. FSK data is then provided to either a Type 1 or Type II caller identification telepho ne, or other caller identification box that includes a caller identification display, or a coupled handheld display device. Additionally, the MTA may al so convert the completed steps into an audio wave file that is then transmit ted to a connected telephone or an internal speaker.

VOICE MODULATION RECOGNITION IN A RADIO-TO-SIP ADAPTER

A radio-to-SIP adapter is shown to include a voice detection algorithm pr ocessor as well as other circuitry to provide an interface between a radio a nd SIP adapter to accommodate a transition from half duplex to full duplex a nd to cause a radio to transmit when human speech is present in an audio sig nal from a telephony network.

CIRCUIT SWITCHING USER AGENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD USED THEREFOR

A line exchange user agent system includes a service processing device ar ranged in a home network in IMS (IP Multimedia substystem)/MMD (Multi-Media Domain). The line exchange user agent system also includes a communication d evice having a function to mutually exchange a UNI (User-Network Interface) signal in the line exchange network arranged in a cell where a mobile termin al is present and connected to the mobile terminal with a signal handled in the IMS/MMD.

MULTIMEDIA MIDDLEWARE APPARATUS USING METADATA, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA MIDDLEWARE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF

A multimedia middleware apparatus using metadata, a control method and a storage medium are provided which can receive metadata in multimedia middleware provided in a terminal, easily add/delete/change a service, and effectively maintain and manage middleware components. When an open multimedia terminal processes multimedia contents, a multimedia middleware service structure for expressing information of a name, configuration, version and application programming interface (API) update is configured in the form of metadata. Lists of standard and non-standard services of multimedia middleware are then generated and managed.

MEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER WITH SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) PROXY

Systems and methods are disclosed for a media terminal adapter (MTA) that includes a session initiation protocol (SIP) to media gateway control proto col (MGCP) translator (315). The MTA receives SIP-based signaling packets in cluding the MTA address and subsequently translates the signal packets to pr ovide MGCP-based signaling packets. The MGCP-based signaling packets are sub sequently transmitted to a communications network (120) in order to set up a call where the associated voice packets are transmitted with QoS.

INTERNET GLOBAL AREA NETWORKS FAX SYSTEM

A method and apparatus for transmitting class 1, 2, or 3 facsimile image dat a over Internet Global Area Networks is shown. A first device (16) converts facsimile image data from a local facsimile machine (14) into electronic mai l format data and transmits the electronic mail format data over a network (12 ) to a second remote device (16) which converts the electronic mail format dat a to facsimile image data for print out by a remote facsimile machine (26) connected thereto.

INTERNET GLOBAL AREA NETWORKS FAX SYSTEM

A method and apparatus for transmitting class 1, 2, or 3 facsimile image data over Internet Global Area Networks is shown. A first device (16) converts facsimile image data from a local facsimile machine (14) into electronic mail format data and transmits the electronic mail format data over a network (12) to a second remote device (16) which converts the electronic mail format data to facsimile image data for print out by a remote facsimile machine (26) connected thereto.

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER CALL REDIRECTION

A telephone network constructed according to the present invention includes call redirection functions that redirect calls intended for a toll-free-number or central number of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to one of a plurality of available Internee Protocol (IP) gateways operated by the ISP. Call redirection may be performed within a coupled signaling network during a database lookup or Service Control Point operation, at a signal switching point of a destination switch or by a PBX operated by the ISP. The call redirection may be static or play be dynamic. In static call redirection, all calls are redirected to a single IP gateway. In dynamic call redirection, one of a plurality of available IP gateways is selected based upon operating conditions. In making such selection, IP gateway loading, IP gateway availability, telephone network loading, telephone network availability and telephone network routing costs are considered. In a first embodiment, a call is received by the telephone ...

TELEPHONE NETWORK FOR A STRUCTURED ITEM AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REMOTE STRUCTURED ITEMS USING THIS SYSTEM

This invention relates to electronic communications technology. A telepho ne network for structured items of the business office type comprises a local computer network linking computers at the transmitting and receiving ends of the syst em through network adapters, and also telephone sets. The telephone network is provided with a computer telephony server connected to the local computer network and to the general local telephone network. Each telephone set is connected directly to the loc al computer network. Connection is made through a telephone adapter and a network adapte r connected in series with it. The telephone adapter is capable of converting analog/digital signals adapted to the clock frequency of the local network, user call signa ls into the addresses of other telephone adapters connected to the local computer networks, and hang-up signals. To establish communication between remote sites having identical telepho ne networks, the local computer network of each site is provided ...

TELEPHONE NETWORK FOR A STRUCTURED ITEM AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REMOTE STRUCTURED ITEMS USING THIS SYSTEM

The present invention pertains to the field of electronic communications and essentially relates to a telephone network, for a structured item such as an office, that comprises a local computer network for connecting computers on the transmission and reception side of the system through network adapters as well as a plurality of phone sets. The telephone network also includes a computerised telephony server which is connected to the local computer network and to a general-purpose telephone network. Each phone set is directly connected to the local computer network. The connection is carried out through a telephone adapter and through a network adapter serially connected to the latter. The telephone adapter is provided with functions for converting analog/digital signals adapted to the clock frequency of the local network, signals for calling subscribers at addresses of other telephone adapters connected to this local computer network as well as clearing signals. As for the connection of ...

Method for transmitting coding information over packet data network

Method And Device For Determining Master Gateway

Media terminal adapter (MTA) initialization process display by use of an embedded caller name and caller identification

System and method for file transfer in universal plug and play telephony service

PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT VOCAL INFORMATION OR SOUND VIAUN COMMUNICATION NETWORK

PROCESS OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN DEVICES OF TELEPHONY “BROAD BAND” AND APPARATUSES USING THE SAME PROCESS

ALLOWING WAITER Of APPLICATIONS HAS a CALL INTENDS HAS a TERMINAL CONNECTS HAS a RESIDENTIAL FOOTBRIDGE, TO BE WIDE TOWARDS ALL the TERMINALS CONNECT HAS THIS FOOTBRIDGE REDISENTIELLE

Selon l'invention, un serveur d'applications (AS) pour un réseau de télécommunication (IPN) supportant le protocole SIP, comporte : - des moyens pour recevoir (41) une requête d'établissement d'appel vers un numéro identifiant une passerelle résidentielle (RGW), - des moyens pour interroger alors (42) un autre équipement (LS) de manière à recevoir (43) de cet autre équipement (LS) un numéro pour chaque téléphone mobile (T1) connecté à une interface radio de cette passerelle résidentielle, - et des moyens pour demander (47) à un équipement de contrôle d'appel (CC) l'établissement d'un appel vers au moins un téléphone mobile (T1) identifié par un numéro ainsi reçu.

ALLOWING WAITER Of APPLICATIONS HAS a CALL INTENDS HAS a TERMINAL CONNECTS HAS a RESIDENTIAL FOOTBRIDGE, TO BE WIDE TOWARDS ALL the TERMINALS CONNECT HAS THIS FOOTBRIDGE REDISENTIELLE

PROVISION OF IMS SERVICES VIA CIRCUIT-SWITCHED ACCESS

본 발명은 IMS 서비스를 사용자에게 제공하는데 적합하지 않은 회선 교환 제어식 단말기를 가진 사용자에게 IMS 서비스를 제공하기 위한 솔루션을 제안한다. 특히, IMS가 전체 호출 및 서비스 제어를 취하기 위해, IMS로 포트된 사용자에 대한 책임이 있는 사용자 에이전트를 Mobile Access Gateway Control Function (MAGCF)라 하는 새로운 노드 타입 내에 위치시키는 것이 제안된다. 이런 새로운 노드는 셀룰러 스위칭 센터의 논리적 기능과 IMS의 논리적 기능을 조합한다. 또한, HLR과 같은 사용자의 레지스터를 기능 향상시키고, 또한 MAGCF 노드의 이용 가능성에 관한 정보 및, 특정 사용자가 MAGCF 기능을 이용하도록 인에이블되는 지에 관한 정보를 제공하는 것이 제안된다. The present invention proposes a solution for providing an IMS service to a user having a circuit switched controlled terminal which is not suitable for providing an IMS service to a user. In particular, it is proposed to place a user agent responsible for the users ported to the IMS in a new node type called Mobile Access Gateway Control Function (MAGCF) in order for the IMS to take full call and service control. This new node combines the logical functions of a cellular switching center with the logical functions of an IMS. It is also proposed to enhance a user's register, such as HLR, and also provide information about the availability of MAGCF nodes and whether a particular user is enabled to use the MAGCF function. 액세스 게이트웨이 노드, 회선 교환 기능부, 사용자 에이전트, IP 멀티미디어 시스템 파라미터 Access gateway node, circuit switched function, user agent, IP multimedia system parameters

COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM, ESPECIALLY FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING A VOICE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL OF INTERACTIVE AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATION OR VOICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BASE AND A HANDSET WIRELESSLY CONNECTED WITH THE BASE

PURPOSE: A communication terminal, its control method and a recording medium are provided to automatically select interactive audio-visual communication or voice communication according to a distance between a base and a wireless handset and/or an origination mode of the wireless handset. CONSTITUTION: A communication terminal includes a base, a wireless handset and a transferring unit for transmitting a voice communication channel or an interactive audio-visual communication channel between the base and the wireless handset. The base includes an image input/output unit for inputting/outputting an image for the interactive audio-visual communication, and a voice input/output unit for inputting/outputting a voice for the interactive audio-visual communication or the voice communication channel. The wireless handset includes a connection unit for a connection to the base and a voice input/output unit for inputting/outputting a voice for the voice communication. © KIPO 2006 ...

GATEWAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Disclosed are a gateway device, a program, and a method that provide, as an IMS, an integrated service by interconnecting multimedia services such as a TV telephony, etc. using a mobile line switch network or a mobile line switch protocol with a mobile IMS network, and causing a mobile terminal for a line switch to be inter-connectable with a mobile terminal for the IMS. A gateway device (110) for supporting TV telephony communication by interconnecting a mobile line switch network (130) with a mobile IMS network (102) includes a converter that takes out at least one of a control signal, a compression-coded voice signal and a compression-coded image signal by separating a multiplex bit stream signal output from a portable terminal (120) connected to the mobile line switch network, converts a control signal to at least one of a MEGACO signal, an SIP signal and an SDP signal, converts the voice signal and/or the image signal when necessary, and packetizes the voice and image signals to be ...

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART ROUTE DIALLING TO A DESTINATION IDENTIFIER USING A TELEPHONE

A method, communication device and system for smart route dialling to a destination identifier using a telephone are described. In one embodiment, there is provided a method for routing a call from a communications device having at least voice capabilities, the communications device being connected to a communications network for transmitting and receiving voice data and other data over the communications network, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a destination identifier for the call, the destination identifier comprising one of: a landline telephone number, a mobile telephone number, an instant messaging (IM) address, and a session initiation protocol uniform resource indicator (SIP URI); connecting the call to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway; and routing the call from the VoIP gateway to the destination identifier, comprising: if the destination identifier is a landline telephone number, routing the call to a respective landline telephone associated with the ...

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING A CALL BETWEEN CELLULAR SUBSYSTEMS

A communication system, comprising a network switching system (MSC) and in addition to a conventional subsystem (BSS) comprises a second subsystem (WIO, BTS) accessible by a first group of mobile subscribers of the communication system. Said second subsystem comprises means (ILR, GK) for mapping a number identifying a mobile subscriber in the communication system to a network address of the second subsystem (WIO, BTS) when the mobile terminal of the mobile subscriber is able to communicate with a base station (BTS) of the second subsystem (WIO, BTS).

ASSOCIATION OF CHARGING BETWEEN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

A method of enabling charging information generated within a GPRS access network 4 to be associated with charging information generated within an IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem, IMSS, 7 the charging information relating to a multimedia call facilitated by the IMSS 7 and carried by the GPRS network 4. The method comprises sending a SIP call identity from the IMSS 7 to the GPRS network 4 and/or a GPRS charging identity from the GPRS network 4 to the IMSS 7. A received identifier is included in charging information messages generated by one or both of the GPRS network 4 and the IMSS 7.

AUDIO/VIDEO AND DATA SIGNAL REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

A system for redistributing a multiple input audio/video and data signals having a redistributing device equipped to receive signals in a multiple formats and redistribute a selected signal to a user's premises over conductors, preferably existing twisted-pair telephone wire. The redistributing device is in interactive communication with a communications interface located in the user's premises which receives user-input control signals and contains switching circuitry which routes the selected signal to the user's premises where it is received by the receiving unit such as a television receiver. A single redistributing device services an entire multi-user network from a common distribution point, and services multiple users independently. The system of the invention does not interfere with normal use of the telephone network, so users can interactively access services provided by the system and use the telephone at the same time. In one preferred embodiment the system of the invention dynamically ...

PORTABLE WIRELESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM

The invention relates to the general field of a portable wireless communication system. In particular, the wireless communication system is designed to integrate with existing cellular communication systems and wireless local area network (LAN) systems. In one embodiment, the invention is a portable communication system that combines the advantages of the cellular wide area coverage with the low cost of WiFi Internet telephones. Advantages of the invention include the ability for portable devices to communicate with other users via both cellular and WiFi by the least expensive means possible. The result is a cost effective telecommunications network. Additional advantages include the ability to hand-over calls between cellular networks and WiFi networks. Additional advantages include true number portability since any telephone number can now be accessed via a number of different networks.

SCHEDULED INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE INSTRUMENT SYSTEM

A LAN telephone (6) which makes voice telephone calls over a local area network (LAN) data network (1). Acoustic voice sounds are digitally encoded and transmitted as simultaneously receives LAN data packets and decodes them, translating the data into acoustic audio voice sounds. All communications with the network occur through the use of the LAN (1), including data for call control and for voice signals. The disclosed LAN packet collision, delay or loss. The scheduling technique relies on time of transmission and arrival to switch packets. Additionally, the disclosed LAN telephone is operable to receive power from a data switch, using LAN wiring. The instrument further includes a means for attaching peripheral devices through an electronic interface system, as well as an internal system for allowing the telephone to be moved, from one connection to another, without changing the telephone number.

Networked media bridge for A/V telecommunications

A network media bridge server manages the delivery of media to an A/V telecommunication device. A network connection connected to a network connected to an A/V telecommunication device. A processor receives commands sent by the A/V telecommunication device. A media connection is connected to a content provider. The network media bridge server provides content to the A/V telecommunication device in response to the processed commands.

Systems, methods, and devices for processing audio signals

Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising a plurality of activities, comprising: initiating a communications connection between an audio device and a CPE gateway coupled to the audio device, the CPE gateway coupleable to a network; and negotiating between the audio device and the CPE gateway for a parameter associated with processing an audio signal to be transmitted across the network, the audio signal corresponding to a selected audio bandwidth from a plurality of audio bandwidths.

Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services

Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. An example residential gateway comprises a radio frequency (RF) detector to detect a presence of a cellular communication device, a service controller to enable a VoIP communication device when the cellular communication device is present, wherein the VoIP communication device and the cellular communication device are different devices.

Integrating telephonic service subscribers

A telecommunication system comprises a first interface, a second interface, and a voice-over-Internet device. The first interface enables a telephonic handset coupled to the voice-over-Internet device to communicate via a phone service. The second interface enables the telephonic handset to communicate via a data network coupled to the voice-over-Internet device. The voice-over-Internet device is configured to modify the phone service. The voice-over-Internet device exposes services provided over the data network to service subscribers. As a result, a mobile or wired telephone service customer can subscribe to add-on services provided by a service provider over the data network without the knowledge or permission of the existing telephone service company.

Voice over internet protocol application development framework

Applying services to calls involving subscribers to a telephony services provider includes receiving an indication of a call placed to or from a first call participant. The indication is received by a telephony services provider over a first signaling path of the call that is established between the telephony services provider and a first telephony proxy server that is controlled by a telephony infrastructure provider. Control signals configured to affect a voice path of the call that is established between the first telephony proxy server and a second telephony proxy server also controlled by the telephony infrastructure provider but associated with a second call participant are identified. The identified control signals are sent to the first telephony proxy server over the first signaling path and to the second telephony proxy server over a second signaling path that is established between the telephony services provider and the second telephony proxy server.

METHOD OF MANAGING REAL-TIME SERVICES

The invention concerns a method of managing real-time services in a packet-based telecommunications network ( 1 ) of a plurality of coequal nodes ( 10 to 14 ) and a telecommunications network ( 1 ) for executing this method. A rule base for each node ( 10 to 14 ) is defined in consideration of the capabilities of each node ( 10 to 14 ) and/or the capabilities of all other nodes ( 10 to 14 ). After receiving information about an event requiring action, one or more of said nodes ( 10 to 14 ) determine node-specific action in consideration of said rule base and node-specific aggregated data as reaction to said event. Media data and/or signaling data associated with said real-time services are routed based on the determined action.

Method and apparatus for interfacing a plurality of devices to a computer network

A method and apparatus for transmitting data, such as class 1, 2, or 3 facsimile image data streams, over Internet Global Area Networks. In one embodiment of the invention related to the transmission of facsimile data, a first device converts local facsimile image data streams into electronic data streams, transmits the data stream over the network, to a second device at the remote facsimile machine which reconverts the electronic data to facsimile image data and prints it out on said remote facsimile machine.

Directed notifications

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a notification at a network server and directing the notification to a particular address of a plurality of addresses that are associated with a customer premises. The method further includes identifying one or more customer premises equipment (CPE) devices that are designated to receive notifications directed to the particular address based on a directed notification profile that is associated with the customer premises. The directed notification profile may be stored at a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) database that is accessible to the network server. The method further includes communicating the notification from the network server to the one or more identified CPE devices.

Voice over data telecommunications network architecture

The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a direct IP connection on the data network. The system includes soft switch sites, gateway sites, a data network, a provisioning component, a network event component and a network management component. The system interfaces with customer facilities (e.g., a PBX), carrier facilities (e.g., a LEC) and legacy signaling networks (e.g., SS7) to handle calls between any combination of on-network and off-network callers.

VOIP ENABLED FEMTOCELL WITH A USB TRANSCEIVER STATION

Telephone calls between a mobile station (MS) and the mobile network or PSTN are routed through the Internet via VoIP using a femtocell, as opposed to the traditional macrocellular network. The femtocell can comprise a USB Transceiver Station that is connected to a personal computer through a universal serial bus port, which provides both power and a multi-megabit per second connection between the personal computer and the USB transceiver station. The USB transceiver station can comprise a microcontroller to manage signaling between the RF front end/baseband processor and the personal computer, as well as a precise timing mechanism to assist the synchronization of femtocell timing with the surrounding macrocellular network, if it is present. The USB transceiver station can have a compact form factor that that facilitates a high degree of portability by the subscriber, such as being readily attachable to their keychain.

Method and system for handling security in an IP mulitmedia gateway

An IP multimedia gateway (IMG) may be operable to identify a client device which may not currently possess a security capability that is compatible with a security capability of a service manager for receiving a service from the service manager. A security process between the client device and the service manager may be enabled by the IMG to enable the client device to receive the service from the service manager. The client device may be local to the IMG or remote with respect to the IMG. The IMG may enable an authentication process between the client device and the service manager by performing authentication translation. The IMG may enable a cryptography process between the client device and the service manager by performing cryptography translation. The IMG may enable an authorization process for authorizing the client device to access a particular content by performing access control conversion.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEER-TO-PEER IMS

Method and apparatus for functional architecture of a SIP network border element for voice-over-IP

In order to provide a single common cost-efficient architecture for real time communication services for audio, video, and data over internet protocol, a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) system and architecture is provided by placing border elements (BEs) at the interface boundaries between the access network the user devices use and the VoIP infrastructure. The BEs use SIP protocol as the access call control protocol over any access networking technologies, for example, IP, Ethernet, ATM, and FR, and provides all services transparently to the end users that use SIP-enabled devices. To enable a scalable system, the SIP BEs are decomposed into separate communicating entities that make the SIP BE scalable and provide new capabilities not previously available by a self-contained SIP BE. Further, multiple levels of decomposition of a SIP BE can be provided by the present invention supporting a flexible and scalable SIP BE design that further improves system efficiencies and cost advantages ...

INTERFACE ENGINE FOR MANAGING BUSINESS PROCESSES WITHIN A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION-CENTER

In an operating system (OS) for a multimedia communication center (MMCC) (17), an interactive process module (IPM) (287) for accomplishing a process has a plurality of code sets, each adapted to completion of a specific task (289) in the overall process, an input interface for providing one or more inputs to the IPM (287), and an output function for returning a result (295, 297). The plurality of code sets are related by pre-requisite status, creating a required order of progression for the process, the process is initiated after being called by the OS and receiving required inputs, the IPM (287) is adapted to interface with other OS modules for accessing and providing data, and upon completion of the last task the IPM (287) returns the result (295, 297). In one embodiment the IPM (287) is represented by an interactive GANT chart. In a preferred embodiment a tool kit is provided for a programmer to create such IPMs (287) to perform business processes. IPMs thus created may be displayed ...

СПОСОБ ДЛЯ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫХ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЕЙ IMS В ТЕЛЕВИЗИОННОЙ ПРИСТАВКЕ

Изобретение относится к телевидению по Интернет-протоколу (IPTV) и IP мультимедийным системам (IMS) и предназначено для предоставления услуг IMS телевизионным приставкам. Телевизионной приставке (50) позволяют выполнять услуги IMS посредством обеспечения приложения (40) IMS, основанного на сценарии, выполняющегося в декларативной среде (54) приложений телевизионной приставки (50) для реализации сеанса IPTV, передаваемого между шлюзом IMS (20) и системой (56) внедренной OITF телевизионной приставки (50). В результате, не только телевизионные приставки (50), предварительно сконфигурированные и имеющие установленные собственные функциональные средства IMS, могут предоставлять услуги IMS пользователям в домашней сети (1). 4 н. и 25 з.п. ф-лы, 13 ил.

ОСНОВАННЫЕ НА ГРАНИЦАХ ОБМЕНЫ

... 1. Система обеспечения обмена, содержащая: ! интерфейсный компонент, который взаимодействует с множеством механизмов обмена, чтобы получить и/или передать данные обмена; и ! компонент основанного на границе шлюза, который принимает данные обмена от интерфейсного компонента, определяет по меньшей мере один подходящий механизм обмена, чтобы обеспечить маршрутизацию данных обмена, и передает данные обмена конечному пользователю посредством интерфейсного компонента и подходящего(их) механизма(ов) обмена. ! 2. Система по п.1, в которой механизм обмена содержит сети мобильных телефонов, сети общего пользования с коммутатором (PSTN), глобальные сети связи и/или сети на основе спутников. ! 3. Персональный компьютер, использующий систему по п.1, чтобы выполнять локально интегрированную маршрутизацию обмена. ! 4. Система по п.1, содержащая также: ! компонент контроллера шлюза, который обеспечивает при фильтрации данных обмена от маршрутизации конечному пользователю посредством компонента основанного ...

СПОСОБ И СИСТЕМА ДЛЯ ДОСТУПА К УСЛУГАМ ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЯ СЕТЕВОГО ЭЛЕМЕНТА, РЕАЛИЗУЮЩЕГО ФУНКЦИЮ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ШЛЮЗОМ ДОСТУПА

... 1. Способ доступа к услугам пользователя сетевого элемента, реализующего функцию управления шлюзом доступа (элемента ФУШД), при котором отношения соответствия между логическим номером пользователя и физическим номером пользователя элемента ФУШД хранятся на главном сервере абонентов, и при этом упомянутый способ содержит:получение элементом ФУШД в процессе регистрации, инициированной пользователем, отношений соответствия между физическим номером пользователя и логическим номером пользователя от главного сервера абонентов, и сохранение их элементом ФУШД; иполучение элементом ФУШД, в процессе вызова, совершаемого пользователем, логического номера пользователя, используя сохраненные отношения соответствия между физическим номером пользователя и логическим номером пользователя, и обеспечение элементом ФУШД доступа пользователя к услугам.2. Способ по п.1, при котором процесс регистрации содержит:после получения первого запроса о регистрации от элемента ФУШД - определение главным сервером абонентов ...

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДОСТУПА К ПОДСИСТЕМЕ IP-МУЛЬТИМЕДИА

... 1. Способ обеспечения доступа к услугам Подсистемы IP-Мультимедиа (IMS) посредством терминалов без поддержки IMS, причем способ содержит этапы, на которых:регистрируют терминал без поддержки IMS в Домашнем шлюзе IMS; ив ответ на упомянутую регистрацию выполняют IMS-регистрацию, от имени упомянутого терминала между Домашним шлюзом IMS и IMS, используя информацию, полученную от ISIM-приложения с смарт-карты UMTS, имеющейся в Домашнем шлюзе IMS.2. Способ по п.1, в котором Домашний Шлюз IMS содержит двусторонний агент пользователя SIP, обладающий интерфейсом для упомянутого ISIM на универсальной смарт-карте.3. Способ по п.2, в котором, в случае, когда упомянутый терминал без поддержки IMS является SIP-терминалом, регистрация терминала на Домашнем Шлюзе IMS содержит этап, на котором выполняют SIP-регистрацию между терминалом и двусторонним агентом пользователя SIP.4. Способ по п.3, в котором терминал сообщает двустороннему агенту пользователя SIP открытый идентификатор пользователя для установления ...

СИСТЕМА ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЬСКОГО АГЕНТА КОММУТАЦИИ КАНАЛОВ, УСТРОЙСТВО СВЯЗИ И СПОСОБ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ УСЛУГИ, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЙ ДЛЯ ЭТОГО

... 1. Система связи, отличающаяся тем, что система содержит ! устройство связи, которое имеет функцию управления информацией/статусом регистрации местоположения мобильного терминала и имеет функцию взаимного преобразования между UNI (интерфейс "пользователь - сеть") сигналом, используемым в сети с коммутацией каналов, с которой соединен мобильный терминал, и SIP (протокол инициирования сессии) сигналом, используемым в IMS (IP мультимедийная подсистема) сети. ! 2. Система связи по п.1, отличающаяся тем, что устройство связи вводит часть UNI (интерфейс "пользователь - сеть") сигнала от мобильного терминала в SIP (протокол инициирования сессии) сигнал при выполнении взаимного преобразования. ! 3. Система связи по п.1, отличающаяся тем, что устройство связи действует для введения части сигнала коммутации каналов в сотовой телефонной системе в сигнал управления вызовом в IMS (IP мультимедийная подсистема) сети. ! 4. Система связи по п.3, отличающаяся тем, что система дополнительно содержит альтернативную ...

ВЫЗОВ С МОБИЛЬНОГО УСТРОЙСТВА НА ВЫЧИСЛИТЕЛЬНОЕ УСТРОЙСТВО

... 1. Способ для установления аудиосоединения, содержащий этапы, на которых: ! (этап 310) принимают первый запрос на установление вызова на первый контакт, причем первый запрос принимается с мобильного устройства, ассоциированного с первым телефонным номером; ! (этап 320) предоставляют второй телефонный номер мобильному устройству в ответ на упомянутый этап приема первого запроса; ! (этап 330) принимают первый вызов на второй телефонный номер с мобильного устройства; ! (этап 340) передают приглашение к вызову в приложение связи, ассоциированное с первым контактом, в ответ на первый вызов; и ! (этап 350) устанавливают аудиосоединение между мобильным устройством и приложением связи. ! 2. Способ по п.1, в котором на упомянутом этапе приема: ! принимают первый запрос на сетевом сервере, при этом второй телефонный номер предоставляется мобильному устройству сетевым сервером. ! 3. Способ по п.1, в котором контакт является одним из группы, состоящей из имени пользователя мгновенного обмена сообщениями ...

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Verbindungsaufbau in einem drahtlosen Netzwerk

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR INTEGRIERTEN COMPUTERGESTEURTEN ANRUFVERARBEITUNG IN PAKETTELEFONNETZEN

Media play system

Content integration platform with format and protocol conversion

An interactive multimedia content integration platform that converts media content in real-time or near-real-time from a variety of input data formats to data formats accepted by a user's available output devices, and to output protocols that can communicate with the user's devices. The device can acquire content from remote sources and deliver it to the user. The content integration platform comprises a plurality of connectors for connecting to external media sources and external user devices, a central processing unit for controlling operations of the device, a decoder for decoding data from the media sources and an encoder for encoding data for external user devices. The multimedia device further supports interactive use and the generation of content by the user, as well as the purchase of media content on demand.

Transmitting DUA messages with protocol identification information

Method and device for transmission of messages based on Digital Private Network Signalling System (DPNSS) / Digital Access Signalling system (DASS) User Adaption Protocol (DUA). Protocol identification information corresponding to different signalling system protocols is set. A message to be transmitted and protocol identification information corresponding to the message are sent to a receiver. The receiver determines the signalling system protocol corresponding to the received message according to the received protocol identification information. It is therefore possible for different signalling protocol messages (e.g. DPNSS or DASS) to be transmitted through the same interface in a network device and the situation that messages of different protocols must be transmitted through different interfaces may be avoided. The present invention can use the interface identifier in the message to implement the transmission of the protocol identification information without any change to the DUA ...

Internet protocol telephony exchange system and call control method thereof

Wireless intranet office

A wireless intranet office which has two parts, for example fixed and wireless, includes a gateway to allow communication between the two parts. The gateway comprises a register for storing information relating to the current location of a first mobile user so that information from a second user may be directed towards the first user. The first user may operate in accordance with the GSM protocol and the second user in accordance with the H.323 protocol.

Radio communication

Method and system of providing second generation (2G) voice services over internet protocol

DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE INTEGRATED COMPUTERGESTEURTEN CALL PROCESSING IN PACKAGE TELEPHONE NETWORKS

DRAWING PROCEDURE AND - SYSTEM

PROCEDURE FOR THE PERIODIC AKQUIRIEREN OF A SERVICE QUALITY (QOS) OF A MULTIMEDIA STREAMS

REMOTE MIGRATION OF A FIRST SERVICE AFTER A SECOND SERVICE

RELAY ENTRANCE KNOT WITH SEPARATE CONTROL AND TRANSPORTATION SIGNAL FOR MEETING-BASED COMMUNICATIONS

COMMON ONE COLLECTION OF CHARGES IDENTIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

SWITCHING FOR DATA CALLS OVER IP CONNECTIONS

BEING ENTITLED IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

ARCHITECTURE OF A HOME MULTIMEDIA NETWORK

Processing device network

Scalable multimedia network

Method and arrangemennt for preparing for the transmission of multimedia-related information in a packet-switched cellular radio network

A communications system with intersystem location management

Internet protocol telephony exchange system and call control method thereof

System and method for provisioning and registration

A system and method are presented for provisioning and registration of a device. A device in an environment, such as a contact center or enterprise setting, may need to provision to a cloud managed telephony network appliance. This appliance may be part of a grouping of multiple appliances where the contacted appliance does not comprise the device's configuration data for provisioning. In an embodiment, the appliance is able to communicate with the other appliances in the grouping via SIP to discover which appliance owns the device's configuration data, obtain the data, and send the configuration data to the device.

System and method to control wireless communications

A method of controlling wireless communications is provided. A call is received from a first mobile device at a base transceiver station (BTS) interface of a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server. The call is associated with a destination device. The first DMA server determines that a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) supports communication with the destination device based on registration data stored at the first DMA server. Voice information associated with the call is converted to packet data. The packet data is routed to the destination device via the first DMAG.

Method And System For Providing Location Aware Tracking And Services Via An IP Multimedia Residential Gateway

In an IP multimedia gateway, locations corresponding to communicatively coupled communication devices are determined and transmitted to a service provider device (SPD) that provides services to the communication devices. Communication devices receive location based service profiles from the (SPD) based on the determined locations. Services content from the (SPD) is communicated with the communication devices and/or with the (SPD), based on the profiles. The determined locations are received from communication devices which may be local or remote. A device location map is generated to be displayed by communication devices. The gateway may be integrated in an STB/DTV that displays the determined locations. Content is communicated to communication devices based on their location. The (SPD) may provide content and/or control information for communication device services. Locations are associated with client devices for detecting cloned client devices where determined locations are different than associated locations and/or for restricting services based on location.

Method and system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal

This disclosure provides a method for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal, and the method includes that: a remote network management server transmits voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal; the voice home gateway terminal determines whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, processes a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, requests non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and processes a non-voice service according to the received non-voice configuration information. This disclosure further provides a system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal. Application of the method and system enables the remote network management server to manage simultaneously a voice service and other non-voice services. The remote management performed on the voice home gateway terminal having a voice function is reliable, and this disclosure realizes the convergence for managing the integrated services of the voice home gateway terminal.

Method and apparatus for improving quality of service in a multimedia streaming service

A method and apparatus for improving Quality of Service (QoS) in a multimedia streaming service are provided, in which at least one of a plurality of multimedia streams is configured to include reference information about at least one frame included in at least one of the other multimedia streams, and the configured multimedia stream is transmitted.

Using pstn reachability to verify voip call routing information

A system for verifying VoIP call routing information. In particular implementations, a method includes verifying one or more Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) call agents for respective destination telephone numbers based on demonstrated knowledge of previous public switched telephone network (PSTN) calls to the respective destination telephone numbers; receiving a call initiation message identifying a destination telephone number; and conditionally initiating a call over a VoIP network to a target VoIP call agent, or over a circuit switched network, based on whether the target VoIP call agent has been verified for the destination telephone number identified in the call initiation message.

Device Initiated DQoS System and Method

A Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) cable modem system is coupled to: i) via a local area internet protocol (IP) network, a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) device operating Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for signaling a VoIP session; and ii) via a DOCSIS network, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) via a network. The cable modem system comprises instructions stored in a memory and executed by a processor. The instructions comprise: i) in response to receiving a frame via the local area IP network, determining if the frame is a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) invite message signaling a VoIP session with a remote endpoint; and ii) in response to determining that the frame is a SIP invite message, generating a DOCSIS message to the CMTS to request an addition of reserved bandwidth on the DOCSIS network for the VoIP session.

Voice-over-ip hybrid digital loop carrier

Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method of use comprising: for a call between a local IP network and a remote non-IP network, converting between IP packets and PCM robbed bit signaling via a VoIP channelized router; providing the PCM robbed bit signaling to a TDM switch via the VoIP channelized router; and/or converting between IP packets and GR303 call reference values via the VoIP channelized router.

Circuit switching user agent system, communicating device, and service providing method used therefor

A circuit switching user agent system includes a service processing device arranged in a home network of an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem)/MMD (Multi-Media Domain). The circuit switching user agent system also includes a communication device arranged in a visited network where a mobile terminal has visited, the communication device having a function of interconversion between a UNI (User-Network Interface) signal in a circuit switching network to which the mobile terminal is connected and a signal used in the IMS/MMD.

Gateway for the survivability of an enterprise network using sip

In one embodiment, the gateway includes a trunk interface module (TI) for coupling the gateway to a trunk of the public network (PSTN), a media Server module (MS) coupled to an enterprise network, a transcoder module (TC), a call control module (CC), and a proxy module (PRO). The proxy module is configured to forward each SIP message received by the gateway, according to the IP address contained in a SIP Request-URI in this message. The SIP message is either sent to the Call Control module (CC) if this IP address is the address of the gateway, or to the data compression module (DC) if the IP address is the address of the main SIP Server (MSS). The proxy module is configured to add, in the latter case, its own IP address in Path header on each Register method; and, for each other SIP method sent to the main SIP Server (MSS), suppress its own IP address in the Route header. The gateway includes a management and configuration module (MC) configured to receive and store a rescue call number to be used for establishing the backup link (BL).

Client-emulating Gateways for Communication Network Migration

A client-emulating gateway is configured to emulate a first client that communicates using a first protocol. The client-emulating gateway receives communications from a second client in accordance with a second, different protocol used for communicating by the second client. The client-emulating gateway translates the communications from the second, different protocol to the first protocol to provide translated communications. The translated communications are then sent to the first client using the first protocol. Communications that are received back from the first client in the first protocol are then translated into the second, different protocol and then sent to the second client.

Customized Delivery of Content by a Broadband Gateway

Aspects of customized delivery of content by a broadband gateway are provided. A broadband gateway may be operable to determine one or more characteristics of acquired content. The gateway may be operable to determine, based on the determined characteristics, whether the acquired content may be compatible with a device. In instances that the acquired content is not compatible with the device, the gateway may transcode the acquired content to make it compatible with the device. The one or more characteristics may comprise an identity or a type of a provider associated with the acquired content, a quality of the acquired content, power consumption associated with communicating the acquired content to a destination device, or power consumption associated with presenting or otherwise processing the acquired content on a destination device.

Packet Processing Method and Device

A packet processing method includes receiving, by an aggregation gateway, a first tunnel establishment request message sent by a home gateway, and sending a first tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; receiving, by the aggregation gateway, a second tunnel establishment request message sent by the home gateway, and sending a second tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; associating, by the aggregation gateway, a first tunnel with a second tunnel according to an identifier of the home gateway; and sending a downlink packet to the home gateway by using the first tunnel and/or the second tunnel. The embodiments of the present application may increase bandwidth. 1. A method comprising:sending, by a home gateway and to a first gateway corresponding to a first access network, a first Internet Protocol (IP) address request message;receiving, by the home gateway, from the first gateway, and in response to the first IP address request message, a first IP address response comprising a first address of the home gateway on the first access network;sending, by the home gateway and to a second gateway corresponding to a second access network, a second IP address request message;receiving, by the home gateway, from the second gateway, and in response to the second IP address request message, a second IP address response message comprising a second address of the home gateway on the second access network;receiving, by an aggregation gateway, first traffic directed to the home gateway; andtransmitting, by the aggregation gateway, the first traffic to the home gateway through one of a first tunnel, a second tunnel, or both the first tunnel and the second tunnel,wherein the first tunnel is between the aggregation gateway and the first address,wherein the second tunnel is between the aggregation gateway and the second address, andwherein the first tunnel and the second tunnel are associated with each other.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ...

Identity Management and Service Access For Local User Group Based On Network-Resident User Profiles

A profile-based system is employed to manage user identities and preferences, devices, content and/or other aspects of service delivery. The user profiles may be maintained in one or more servers or other elements located in an external network access via a customer premises equipment (CPE) gateway of a local network. The profiles can be used to map users to identities, devices, services, and other features that affect the manner in which a particular user communicates with (or through) the external network. 1receiving, by a first computing device, a plurality of notifications associated with a service;determining, by the first computing device, based on profile configuration data, and for each notification of the plurality of notifications, a user associated with the notification;configuring, for each notification of the plurality of notifications and based on the profile configuration data, an indicator for the associated user; andcausing an end user device to output the configured indicators.. A method comprising: The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/477,570 filed Apr. 3, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/461,363 filed Aug. 15, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/511,604, filed Jul. 29, 2009, which are each hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for any and all non-limiting purposes.It has become increasingly common for residential and business consumers to receive multiple types of communication services. For example, users in a home may all communicate with the outside world through telephone calls, emails, instant messages, etc. In many cases, a user may employ multiple devices to take advantages of these services. As the range of available services increases, and as users seek to receive more of those services on different types of devices, management of individual user identities, preferences, contact information, and other types of data ...

CONTEXT BASED FIREWALL SERVICE FOR AGENTLESS MACHINES

A system and method for performing firewall operations on an edge service gateway virtual machine that monitors traffic for a network. The method includes detecting, from a directory service executing on a computing device, a login event on the computing device, obtaining, from the detected login event, login event information comprising an identifier that identifies a user associated with the login event, storing the login event information as one or more context attributes in an attribute table, and applying a firewall rule to a data message that corresponds to the one or more context attributes. 1. A system comprising:a computing device executing a directory service thereon;a network; [ detect, from the directory service, a login event on the computing device; and', 'obtain, from the detected login event, login event information comprising an identifier that identifies a user;, 'an event log monitor configured to, receive the login event information from the event log monitor; and', 'store the login event information as one or more context attributes in an attribute table; and, 'a context engine configured to, determine attributes of a data message received by the ESG VM;', 'compare the data message attributes with the one or more context attributes stored in the attribute table; and', 'identify a firewall rule to enforce on the data message based on the comparing, wherein, based the identified firewall rule, the firewall engine causes the data message to be dropped or forwarded., 'a firewall engine configured to], 'one or more edge service gateway (ESG) virtual machines (VM) that monitor traffic for the network, each of the one or more ESG VMs comprising2. The system of claim 1 , wherein firewall engine is further configured to compare a five-tuple identifier from the data message with attributes in the attribute table to determine the data message corresponds to the one or more context attributes.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a ...

Using symmetric and asymmetric flow response paths from an autonomous system

A symmetric flow response path from an Autonomous System (AS) can be forced by using a same edge gateway for ingress and egress of communications with an Internet source. An asymmetric flow response path from an AS can be used by using different edge gateways for ingress and egress of communications with an Internet source. An anycast IP address can be used for selecting egress edge gateways of an AS. Packets in an AS can be redirected to selected egress edge gateways of the AS.

REDIRECTING PACKETS IN AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM

A symmetric flow response path from an Autonomous System (AS) can be forced by using a same edge gateway for ingress and egress of communications with an Internet source. An asymmetric flow response path from an AS can be used by using different edge gateways for ingress and egress of communications with an Internet source. An anycast IP address can be used for selecting egress edge gateways of an AS. Packets in an AS can be redirected to selected egress edge gateways of the AS. 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions , which when executed by one or more hardware processors , causes performance of operations comprising:receiving, by a device inside an Autonomous System (AS), a first packet encapsulating a second packet;decapsulating the first packet to obtain the second packet, the second packet being associated with a set of one or more characteristics;based on the set of one or more characteristics associated with the second packet, selecting a particular edge gateway of the AS as an egress point for transmitting the second packet out of the AS;re-encapsulating the second packet within a third packet addressed to the selected edge gateway; andtransmitting the third packet to the particular edge gateway.2. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the device is a redirector implemented within the AS.3. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the first packet is addressed to an anycast IP address and wherein the first packet is routed to the device based on the device currently being associated with the anycast IP address.4. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:based at least on the Internet address external to the AS, selecting a port of the particular edge gateway for transmission of the second packet from the particular edge gateway toward the Internet address.5. The medium of claim 4 , wherein the third packet comprises metadata specifying the port of the particular edge gateway.6. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the third ...

NETWORK SLICING MANAGEMENT FOR THE IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) DOMAIN

Systems, methods, and software for selecting among a plurality of IMS network slices. When an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is partitioned into a plurality of IMS network slices, an IMS slice selection manager may be implemented at an edge of the IMS network slices. The IMS slice selection manager receives an IMS slice selection policy, and receives an IMS service request for an IMS service. The IMS slice selection manager selects an IMS network slice to provide the IMS service based on the IMS slice selection policy, and causes routing of the IMS service request to the selected IMS network slice. 114-. (canceled)15. An Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) slice selection manager configured for implementation at an edge of a plurality of IMS network slices of an IMS network , the IMS slice selection manager comprising:a policy controller configured to receive an IMS slice selection policy; andan IMS slice selector configured to receive an IMS service request for an IMS service, to select an IMS network slice from the plurality of IMS network slices to provide the IMS service based on the IMS slice selection policy, and to initiate routing of the IMS service request to the IMS network slice selected to provide the IMS service.16. The IMS slice selection manager of claim 15 , wherein:the IMS slice selection manager is implemented at a session border controller.17. The IMS slice selection manager of claim 15 , wherein:the IMS slice selector is configured to provide an identifier for the IMS network slice selected to provide the IMS service to a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) of a control plane of a next generation network.18. The IMS slice selection manager of claim 17 , further comprising:an interface component configured to directly communicate with the NSSF over a reference point.19. The IMS slice selection manager of claim 15 , further comprising:{'b': '620', 'an IMS policy manager configured to monitor for a change in network ...

PROXIMITY SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO GATEWAY DEVICE

A digital audio gateway device for use in a wireless network of digital audio playback devices. The gateway device is wirelessly linked to one or more digital audio playback devices to provide a gateway to the Internet for the digital audio playback devices. In addition to functioning as a gateway, the device provides additional functionality and may act as a cache of digital audio data for the various digital audio players connected in the wireless network and may also act to automatically update digital audio content on the audio players, synchronize digital audio content and playlists between the digital audio players and continue automatically or upon user request a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another. 1a system bus;a microprocessor coupled to said system bus;one or more storage devices coupled to said system bus;a wireless communications platform for establishing a communication link with one or more external devices; andwireless interface for establishing a communication link with external sources of digital content.. A digital gateway device comprising: The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/612,837 filed Sep. 13, 2012, which is now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,712,371, entitled “CONTINUOUS DIGITAL CONTENT PRESENTATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES” which is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/019,783 filed Feb. 2, 2011, entitled “Proximity Synchronizing Audio Gateway Device” which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/858,810, filed May 16, 2001, which is now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,890,661, entitled “Proximity Synchronizing Audio Gateway Device.” Each of the aforementioned patent(s), and applications(s) are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.The present invention relates to an audio gateway device and more particularly to an audio gateway device that is adapted to be used in a network of one or more digital audio playback devices which provides a gateway to the ...

Dual-Mode Device for Voice Communication

A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.

INTER-NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD

An inter-network connection control device that is used for interconnecting a communication network and another communication network includes a request signal forwarding unit that forwards a connection request signal transmitted from originating user equipment in the communication network to the other communication network, and a response signal processor that receives, from the other communication network, a plurality of response signals with respect to the connection request signal, the plurality of response signals being forked in the other communication network receiving the connection request signal and being forwarded to a plurality of terminating user devices, and that forwards one response signal of the plurality of response signals to the originating user equipment. 1. An inter-network connection control device that is used for interconnecting a communication network and another communication network , the inter-network connection control device comprising:a request signal forwarding unit that forwards a connection request signal transmitted from originating user equipment in the communication network to the other communication network; anda response signal processor that receives, from the other communication network, a plurality of response signals with respect to the connection request signal, the plurality of response signals being forked in the other communication network receiving the connection request signal and being forwarded to a plurality of terminating user devices, and that forwards one response signal of the plurality of response signals to the originating user equipment.2. The inter-network connection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the response signal processor forwards claim 1 , among the plurality of response signals received from the other communication network claim 1 , a response signal received at earliest to the originating user equipment.3. The inter-network connection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the ...

Communication system

An information processing apparatus in which a wireless communication unit receives an identifier through a first connection from a communication apparatus. A remote apparatus is located based on the identifier so that the information processing apparatus can receive images through a second connection from the remote apparatus. An interface unit connects to a display for sending images received through the second connection to the display.

Method and system for supporting visitor access via a broadband gateway

A method and system are provided in which a broadband gateway may enable a guest or visitor to access content available to the broadband gateway. The content may be received by the broadband gateway through one or more of a plurality of network access service providers that may provide separate physical layer access to the broadband gateway. After a visitor's device is connected to the broadband gateway, the broadband gateway may classify the device. Based on the classification, the device may be authorized to access a portion of the content received. Once the authorization process is complete, the appropriate content may be made available and transferred to the device. The authorization process may include the authentication of a device identifier and/or a user identifier. The authorized access may be time-limited, but may be renewed or enabled when a request is received within a determined period of time.

TRUST MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for managing mutual and transitive trust relationships between resources, such as Fog/Edge nodes, autonomous devices (e.g., IoT devices), and/or analog/biological resources to provide collaborative, trusted communication over a network for service delivery. Disclosed embodiments include a subject resource configured to assign an observed resource to a trust zone based on situational and contextual information. The situational information may indicate a vector of the observed resource with respect to the subject resource. The contextual information may be based in part on whether a relationship exists between the subject resource and the observed resource. The subject resource is configured to determine a trust level of the observed resource based on the determined trust zone. Other embodiments are disclosed and/or claimed. 1. Computing circuitry comprising:a neighbor observer arranged to generate situation information based on sensor data, wherein the sensor data is representative of an observed device relative to the computing circuitry;a neighbor authenticator arranged to generate context information to indicate a current context of the computing circuitry, wherein the current context of the computing circuitry is based in part on whether a relationship exists between the computing circuitry and the observed device; anda trust level evaluator arranged to assign the observed device to a trust zone based on the situation information and the context information, and determine a trust level of the observed device based on the determined trust zone.2. The computing circuitry of claim 1 , further comprising:a trust manager coupled to the neighbor observer, the neighbor authenticator, and the trust level evaluator, wherein the trust manager is arranged to control the computing circuitry to perform an action based on the determined trust level.3. The computing circuitry of claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , to assign the ...

Geolocationing System and Method for Use of Same

A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, an array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device with transmitted signal strength modeling. 1. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment , the system comprising:an array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location; a housing,', 'a wireless transceiver associated with the housing,', 'a processor located within the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver,', receive a beacon signal via the wireless transceiver from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification and transmitted signal strength identification,', 'measure received signal strength of the beacon signal,', 'transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, the transmitted signal strength identification, and received signal strength measurement; and, 'a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to], 'each gateway device of the array including a processor, and', receive a plurality of gateway signals from a plurality of gateway devices of ...

MEDIA CONTENT MANAGEMENT

Embodiments include a system comprising a gateway that includes a processor coupled to sensors and/or network devices installed at a premises. The system includes a remote server coupled to the gateway and located remote to the premises. The gateway and/or the remote server includes data of the sensors and/or network devices. The system includes an application running on at least one of the gateway and the remote server. The application controls events corresponding to the data and/or the premises in response to content of the data. The system includes a client interface coupled to the gateway and/or the remote server. The client interface presents the data to client devices.

Geolocationing System and Method for Use of Same

A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, an array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device with transmitted signal strength modeling. 1. A gateway device positioned within a space in a multi-space environment for providing awareness in the multi-space environment , the gateway device comprising:a housing,a wireless transceiver associated with the housing,a processor located within the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver, receive a beacon signal via the wireless transceiver from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification and transmitted signal strength identification,', 'measure received signal strength of the beacon signal,', 'transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, the transmitted signal strength identification, and the received signal strength measurement; and, 'a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor toan estimated location of the proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device determined by the gateway signal utilizing trilateration, received signal strength modeling, and transmitted signal ...

Method, system and entity for a media transfer session in an ims infrastructure

There is provided a mechanism for having an operator of an IP network that is applied for transferring the media transfer session stream for an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, call to relate this stream to a specific operator of the home-network of the calling party User Equipment. By having, e.g., a Session Border Gateway, SBG, insert a specific signature, associated with the operator sourcing the media transfer session for the calling party UE, into the path carrying the media transfer session stream, the operator of the IP transport network is, by discovery of the specific signature, and its characteristics enabled to discover the operator sourcing the media transfer session.

BLUETOOTH DATA ACCESS SYSTEM

A Bluetooth data access system comprises a Bluetooth device, a Bluetooth gateway, and an application server. The Bluetooth gateway receives a service code from the Bluetooth device and sends the service code to the application server for getting an application able to communicate with the Bluetooth device. Then, the Bluetooth gateway controls or accesses the Bluetooth device through the application. Compared with the prior art, a Bluetooth gateway of the prior art requires a built-in application of the Bluetooth device to control the Bluetooth device. The present invention utilizes the application server to provide a corresponding application to the Bluetooth gateway based on the different Bluetooth device, so that the gateway can dynamically control or access various Bluetooth devices without the built-in application. 1. A Bluetooth data access system , comprising:a Bluetooth device, for sending a broadcast message;a Bluetooth gateway, coupled to the Bluetooth device to receive the broadcast message, wherein the Bluetooth gateway is configured for sending a gateway message containing the broadcast message; andan application server, connected to the Bluetooth gateway to receive the gateway message, wherein the application server generates and sends an application message according to the gateway message;wherein, the Bluetooth gateway receives the application message, generates a control message and then sends the control message to access or operate the Bluetooth device.2. The Bluetooth data access system of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast message comprises a device identified code claim 1 , a universally unique identifier claim 1 , or a combination thereof; the device identified code is a unique identified code of the Bluetooth device claim 1 , and the universally unique identifier is an identified code of service contents for the Bluetooth device.3. The Bluetooth data access system of claim 1 , wherein the gateway message contains the broadcast message and a ...

Identity Management and Service Access For Local User Group Based On Network-Resident User Profiles

Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for providing notification summaries to users. Users may have accounts for many different services. The notification summaries may contain information about notifications for various services.

Transfer of voice transmissions to alternate networks

Automatically transferring transmissions of a data network in which one or more processors receive metrics of active concurrent transmission sessions on a LAN that includes a data network, connected to a WAN, and a threshold level of concurrent transmission sessions of the data network of the LAN. Receiving a request for an additional transmission session, and responsive to determining that the threshold level of concurrent transmission sessions is exceeded, accessing data that maps a communication connection of the data network for a targeted recipient, to a communication connection of an alternate network corresponding to the targeted recipient, and performing a transfer of the additional transmission session from the communication connection of the data network for the targeted recipient, to the alternate network corresponding to the targeted recipient.

INTEGRATED HOME SERVICE NETWORK

A centralized home controller that is used to coordinate a plurality of associated packet communication clients is described herein. The home controller provides a centralized and unified control and messaging system for the various packet communication clients. The home controller also allows the packet communication clients to establish and control packet sessions among the associated packet communication clients, as well as between any one of the packet communication clients and remote clients. The packet communication clients are provided in consumer electronics devices, and the associated packet sessions support data, voice, audio, or video content. In one embodiment, the home controller acts as a proxy for the various communications between the packet communication clients. 1receiving, at a home controller, an instruction from a first of a plurality of associated packet communication clients via at least one packet communications interface; andin response to the instruction, establishing or controlling a first media session between a second of the plurality of associated packet communication clients and a third of the plurality of associated packet communication clients, the plurality of associated packet communication clients provided by a plurality of consumer electronics devices coupled to the home controller.. A method of operating a home controller, the method comprising: This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/461,131 entitled Integrated Home Service Network” filed on May 1, 2012, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/103,438 filed on May 9, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,175,011 issued on May 8, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/321,208, filed on Dec. 29, 2005, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,957,326 on Jun. 7, 2011, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to networking residential consumer electronics devices, and in ...

MEDIA BYPASS

Measures to control telecommunications network equipment are provided. Signalling associated with establishment of a media communications session involving first and second endpoints is received. A first endpoint identifier associated with the first endpoint and a second endpoint identifier associated with the second endpoint are identified based on the signalling. It is determined whether or not to attempt media bypass between the first and second endpoints based on a comparison involving a first portion of the first endpoint identifier and a second portion of the second endpoint identifier. In response to determining that media bypass is to be attempted between the first and second endpoints, an attempt is made to cause media data for the media session to be communicated directly between the first and second endpoints. 1. A method of controlling telecommunications network equipment , the method comprising:receiving signalling associated with establishment of a media communications session involving first and second endpoints;identifying a first endpoint identifier associated with the first endpoint and a second endpoint identifier associated with the second endpoint based on the signalling;determining whether or not to attempt media bypass between the first and second endpoints based on a comparison involving a first portion of the first endpoint identifier and a second portion of the second endpoint identifier; andin response to determining that media bypass is to be attempted between the first and second endpoints, attempting to cause media data for the media session to be communicated directly between the first and second endpoints.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first endpoint identifier and/or the second endpoint identifier comprises an Internet Protocol claim 1 , IP claim 1 , address.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first endpoint identifier and/or the second endpoint identifier comprises an Internet Protocol version 6 claim 1 , IPv6 claim 1 , ...

Method, System and Device for Implementing Interconnection Between IP Domains

A method, a system and a device for implementing interconnection between IP domains. The method mainly includes: first, the Media Gateway Controller (MGC) sends the IP domain information of the IP domain to which the media stream to be created pertains to the Media Gateway (MG) between IP domains; when the MG receives the IP domain information for creating the media stream from the MGC, the MG creates the corresponding media stream between the IP domains according to the IP domain information, thus implementing the interconnection between the IP domains. 1. A method for cross-domain communications , the method comprising:sending, by a Media Gateway Controller (MGC), domain information of a first Internet Protocol (IP) domain network and domain information of a second IP domain network, wherein the domain information of the first IP domain network and the domain information of the second IP domain network is each carried in a LocalControl Descriptor contained in a message from the MGC;receiving, by an interconnecting Media Gateway (MG) positioned to connect the first IP domain network and the second IP domain network, domain information of the first IP domain network and domain information of the second IP domain network from the MGC;creating, by the MG, a first media stream between the interconnecting MG and a first MG located in the first IP domain network according to the domain information of the first IP domain network;creating, by the MG, a second media stream between the interconnecting MG and a second MG located in the second IP domain network according to the domain information of the second IP domain network; andconnecting, by the MG, the first media stream and the second media stream to form a data communication path between the first MG and the second MG.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the domain information of the first IP domain network and the domain information of the second IP domain network are received from the MGC on the first IP domain network ...

Communications methods, apparatus and systems to provide optimal media routing

The present invention is directed to methods, apparatus and systems for optimizing media paths in communications networks. An exemplary embodiment includes the steps of a first SBC (SBC 1 ) receiving a session request including a SDP offer for a session between first and second devices including media stream(s), said request being sent by a second SBC (SBC 2 ) and traversing a portion of a signaling path including intermediary device(s), determining that media stream(s) should bypass one or more of the intermediary device(s), generating and transmitting to SBC 2 from SBC 1 a SDP answer including at least one of: (i) all SDP media descriptor transport addresses being set to zero; (ii) all SDP media stream connection values being set to 0.0.0.0 and at least one media transport address being non-zero; or (iii) header information or SDP information indicating that at least one intermediary device should be bypassed for the one or more media streams.

USER-PLANE PATH SELECTION FOR THE EDGE SERVICE

Techniques for a selection or reselection a user-plane path in a mobile network are disclosed herein. A user-plane gateway (GW-U) can be configured to decode a packet received from a control plane gateway (GW-C) in a packet data network gateway (PGW) to determine a forwarding policy. Additionally, the GW-U can decode, from an evolved node B (eNB), an internet protocol (IP) packet having a header field. Furthermore, the GW-U can determine a user-plane path for the IP packet based on a comparison of the header field and the forwarding policy. Based on the determined user-plane path, the GW-U can forward the IP packet to a local application server (AS), encapsulate and forward the IP packet to the PGW, or discard the IP packet. Moreover, the GW-U can encode the IP packet for transmission based on the determined user-plane selection. 1. An apparatus of a user-plane gateway (GW-U) , the apparatus comprising: memory; and processing circuitry , configured to:decode a packet received from a control plane gateway (GW-C) in a packet data network gateway (PGW) over an Xc interface to determine a forwarding policy; anddecode, from an evolved node B (eNB), first and second internet protocol (IP) packets, each of the first and second IP packets having a respective header field; forward the first IP packet to a local application server (AS) in response to the header field of the first IP packet corresponding to a rule from the forwarding policy that is associated with the local AS; and', 'encapsulate and forward the second IP packet to the PGW in response to the header field of the second IP packet not corresponding to a rule from the forwarding policy; and, 'determine respective user-plane paths for the first and second IP packets based on a comparison of the respective header fields of the first and second IP packets and the forwarding policy, wherein based on the determined respective user-plane paths, the processing circuitry is configured toencode the first and second IP ...

Proximity Detection for Media Proxies

A method of detecting proximity between a media proxy and a client uses a proximity probe to query a plurality of media proxies, forcing the media proxies to respond to a proximity server. The proximity server uses an algorithm to determine which media proxy is closest to the client based on the responses. In an alternate embodiment, the same sorts of proximity probes may be used to determine if two media endpoints have a direct connection such that they may bypass a media proxy.

Method and system for providing secure transactions via a broadband gateway

A broadband gateway may be used to authorize transactions associated with one or more accounts, which may be associated with a user of the broadband gateway. The transaction may be handled by the broadband gateway. The authorizations may be performed based on information associated with the accounts, whose storage may be controlled by the broadband gateway. The broadband gateway may block and/or terminate transactions failing authentication and/or validation, which may be performed based on the stored information. The transactions may be initiated within a network serviced by the broadband gateway. The transactions may also be initiated outside the serviced network. The stored information may comprise a user profile, which may comprise a plurality of settings for controlling and/or managing authorization performed by the broadband gateway. The user profiles may be configurable by users, wherein configuration may comprise initializing and/or modifying one or more of the transaction related settings.

Method and system for surviving outages in hosted sip service networks

Provided are methods, devices and systems to augment a hosted SIP-PBX (Private Branch Exchange) installation with survivability features. The SIP survivability agent passively monitors ongoing SIP transactions between a local (enterprise) network and a remote (hosted) SIP service and learns the contact addresses of all parties. When the remote SIP service becomes unreachable, the survivability agent takes over the responsibility of the remote SIP service and connects the SIP sessions locally, allowing station-to-station, emergency, and external breakout calls.

Audio/video and data signal redistribution system

A system and method for routing an output signal comprising at least one channel carrying a selected program to the user selecting the selected program. Based on information relating to the user, a server inserts or substitutes, or both, remotely from the user's premises, programming other than the selected program into the channel carrying the selected program. The system transmits the other programming to the user, in addition to or in place of the selected program, for the duration of the other programming.

CONTENT CACHING IN METRO ACCESS NETWORKS

Techniques are described that enable local caching of content data within metro transport networks for delivery to subscribers of ISPs that are connected to metro transport networks. Routers within the metro transport network, including an access router, ISP-facing provider edge routers and one or more caching routers, establish an EVPN within the metro transport network. The access router outputs, within the EVPN and to the caching routers, EVPN route advertisements that advertise network address reachability information of the subscriber devices on behalf of the ISPs. Responsive to subscriber content requests that have been redirected from the ISPs and based on the EVPN route advertisements from the access routers, the caching routers of the metro transport network forward, by the EVPN, content from the local content cache to the access routers for efficient delivery to the one or more of the subscribers. 1. A method comprising:establishing an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) within a metro transport network positioned between at least one Internet service provider network and a set of subscriber devices, wherein the metro transport network provides layer two (L2) packet switching for transporting network packets between the Internet service provider network and the subscriber devices, wherein the Internet service provider network authenticates the subscriber devices and allocates the subscriber devices respective Internet Protocol (IP) network addresses from an IP network address prefix assigned to the Internet service provider network, and wherein the EVPN is established within the metro transport network by at least one access router that is connected to the subscriber devices by one or more access links and by at least one caching router that is coupled to a local content cache of the metro transport network;receiving, by the caching router of the EVPN and from the access router, an EVPN route advertisement that advertises network address reachability ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE BALANCING IN AN AUTOMATION AND ALARM ARCHITECTURE

A method and system architecture for automation and alarm systems is provided. According to exemplary embodiments, relatively simple processing tasks are performed at the sensor level, with more complex processing being shifted to the gateway entity or a networked processing device. The gateway entity dynamically allocates processing resources for sensors. If a sensor detects than an event is occurring, or predicts that an event is about to occur, the sensor submits a resources allocation request and a power balancer running on the gateway entity processes the request. In response to the resources allocation request, the gateway entity allocates some processing resources to the requesting sensor and the data is processed in real-time or near-real-time by the gateway entity. 1. An apparatus comprising:a memory operable to store data from a sensor; and receive an event notification from the sensor indicating that an event has occurred or is predicted to occur,', 'allocate processing or memory resources for the sensor in response to the event notification,', 'receive data from the sensor,', 'process the received data using the allocated resources, and', 'free the resources when the event is concluded., 'a processor operable to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores processing logic specific to a type of data generated by the sensor claim 1 , and the processor calls the processing logic to process the received data.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further operable to:receive a configuration update changing the processing logic, andprocess the configuration update to change the processing logic stored in the memory.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to transmit a remote access request to the sensor claim 1 , the remote access request instructing the sensor to yield control over one or more components of the sensor to the apparatus.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the received data ...

Gateway device, system and method

A local network system includes a vehicle having one or more terminals operable to act as a client on the local network and a gateway device operable to manage communications between the one or more terminals and an external network. The gateway device includes a memory configured to store a set of instructions; a processor configured to execute the set of instructions; a first communications module in communication with the external network; a second communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one terminal; and a third communications module for providing communication between the gateway device and at least one other terminal.

Method for encapsulating a message

Networks with a plurality of independent nodes are useful when the nodes can communicate with one another and with nodes and resources outside the network. The present disclosure addresses ways to encapsulate packets as they move from a sender to a receiver, and also addresses ways for speeding up messages between nodes by orderly queuing and processing of messages. The present disclosure also includes techniques for mapping nodes in a home area network to IP addresses in a local area network.

METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING GRE TUNNEL, ACCESS POINT AND GATEWAY

A method for implementing a GRE tunnel, an access point (AP), and a gateway (GW). The method includes: the AP receives a first packet, where the first packet carries an address of the GW; configures a GRE tunnel to the GW, where a source destination of the GRE tunnel is an address of the AP, and a destination address of the GRE tunnel is the address of the GW; the AP receives a second packet sent by user equipment; performs GRE tunnel encapsulation for the second packet to form a third packet; and the AP sends the third packet to the GW by using the GRE tunnel, where the third packet carries the address of the AP. The embodiments of the present application enable efficient establishment of the GRE tunnel between the AP and the GW if there are a large quantity of APs. 1. A method for implementing a generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnel , comprising:receiving, by an access point (AP), a first packet, wherein the first packet carries an address of a gateway (GW);configuring, by the AP, a GRE tunnel from the AP to the GW, wherein a source address of the GRE tunnel includes an address of the AP, and a destination address of the GRE tunnel includes the address of the GW;receiving, by the AP, a second packet sent by user equipment;performing, by the AP, GRE tunnel encapsulation for the second packet to form a third packet; andsending, by the AP, the third packet to the GW by using the GRE tunnel, wherein the third packet carries the address of the AP.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving the first packet comprises:receiving, by the AP, a Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) packet sent by an access controller (AC), wherein the CAPWAP packet carries the address of the GW.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the CAPWAP packet comprises at least a GW address configuration attribute claim 2 , and the GW address configuration attribute comprises a type field claim 2 , a length field claim 2 , and an attribute value field ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING AND COMMUNICATING IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method is for connecting an endpoint that is separated from another endpoint by a symmetric network address translation device. 1. A system comprising:an access server configured to perform an authentication process for a first endpoint within a peer-to-peer first network, wherein the authentication process includes receiving authentication information from the first endpoint, verifying the received authentication information, and sending a profile and a routing table from the access server to the first endpoint in response to the verifying, wherein the profile is uniquely associated with the first endpoint by the access server, and wherein the profile identities a plurality of internal endpoints within the peer-to-peer network with which the first endpoint has permission to communicate and identifies whether each of the plurality of internal endpoints is online, and the routing table contains address information needed for the first endpoint to communicate directly with each of the plurality of internal endpoints that are identified as being online, and wherein the access server provides address information for a media router to the first endpoint; and receiving a connection request from the first endpoint, wherein the connection request requests the establishment of an audio connection by the media router on behalf of the first endpoint;', 'creating a forwarding port on the media router and associating a first network address of the first endpoint with the forwarding port;', 'notifying the second endpoint of the forwarding port;', 'receiving audio information at the forwarding port from one of the first and second endpoints;', 'determining whether a source network address of the received audio information matches the first network address;', 'capturing first port information corresponding to a first port of the first endpoint used to send the audio information if the ...

System For Communication Of Data

A system for communication of data is provided. The system includes a medical device. A data consuming device is positioned at a first network layer. An edge communication device is positioned at a second network layer. The edge communication device is in communication with the medical device to receive data from the medical device. The edge communication device has a profile. The profile defines a data format for the data and a communication path for transmitting the data between the network layers. A gateway device is configured to route the data from the edge communication device to the data consuming device via the communication path. The edge communication device is also configured to modify the data format to correspond to the data consuming device and to format the data according to the data format.

Obtaining Services Through a Local Network

One or more endpoints may be registered with a gateway at a premises. The gateway may include local physical interfaces for communicating with a first subset of the endpoints. The gateway may further include Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy servers for communicating with a second subset of the endpoints. Incoming communications to the premises may be routed by the gateway to one or more of the endpoints via the local physical interfaces or the SIP proxy servers. One or more endpoints may initiate outgoing communications via the local physical interfaces or the SIP proxy servers. 1receiving, by a computing device, a communication request associated with an incoming communication session and for a destination telephone number;determining, based on the destination telephone number and configuration information, whether data associated with the communication request is to be routed to a first device or a second device, wherein the configuration information indicates at least a first telephone number associated with the first device and a second telephone number associated with the second device, wherein the first device is registered with the computing device via a first interface that is associated with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and wherein the second device is registered with the computing device via a second interface that is associated with a telecommunication protocol; androuting, based on the determining and to the first device or to the second device, the data associated with the communication request.. A method comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/095,958, filed Apr. 11, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/097,466, filed Apr. 29, 2011, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.Many types of wireless and wired mobile devices allow a user to connect that device to a local network. Once joined to a local network, the device can then communicate with a wide ...

Geolocationing System and Method for Use of Same

A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device with transmitted signal strength modeling. 1. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment , the system comprising:a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location; a housing,', 'a wireless transceiver associated with the housing,', 'a processor located within the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver,', receive a beacon signal via the wireless transceiver from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification and transmitted signal strength identification,', 'measure received signal strength of the beacon signal,', 'transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, the transmitted signal strength identification, and received signal strength measurement; and, 'a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to], 'each gateway device of the vertical and horizontal array including a processor, and', receive ...

Notifications of Incoming Messages

Users receiving incoming messages may provide their preferences for how they wish to be notified of the incoming messages. A plurality of user devices may be caused to output indicators of the incoming messages, and at least one of the user devices may also provide an acknowledgement of the notification, and the indicators may be cleared. 1. A system comprising:a plurality of user devices associated with one or more recipient users; and one or more processors; and', receive an incoming message for the one or more recipient users;', 'determine, for the one or more recipient users, a preference for being notified of the incoming message;', 'cause the plurality of user devices to output an indicator associated with the incoming message;', 'receive, from at least one user device of the plurality of user devices, an indication that the indicator has been acknowledged; and', 'cause one or more other user devices, of the plurality of user devices, to clear the indicator., 'memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to], 'a computing device comprising2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator comprises one or more of the following:an audio indicator;a plurality of visual indicators in a user-specific summary;a flashing of a light;a ring tone;pixels to be displayed at the plurality of user devices;a pop-up message;a user-personalized audio;a hyperlink to a web page; ortext to be added to a region of screens of the plurality of user devices.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions claim 1 , when executed by the one or more processors claim 1 , cause the computing device to:receive the incoming message by receiving, from a service, the incoming message; anddetermine the preference by determining the preference based on the service.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions claim 1 , when executed by the one or more processors claim 1 , cause the computing device to:cause the plurality of ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC LATENCY REDUCTION FOR CONFERENCING

Methods and systems for reducing latency during conference calls are provided. The method and system can involve a conference call coordinator that evaluates the regions of participants in the call each time a call is added or dropped and transfers the conference call to a media server in the appropriate region. 1. A method of reducing latency during a conference call , the method comprising:receiving, by a conference call coordinator, an indicator that one user device of a plurality of user devices participating in the conference call has joined or left the conference, wherein the conference call is served by a first media server;determining, by the conference call coordinator, whether the first media server continues to service the conference call or whether to move the conference call to a second media server based on whether the conference call has a majority of user devices in a geographical region of the first media server;if the conference call is to be moved, determining a media server to move the conference call to based on availability of one or more media servers servicing the plurality of user devices and moving the conference call to the second media server serving the geographic region of the majority of user devices.2. The method of where the determination further comprises:determining all border devices servicing the plurality of devices; andfor each border device, evaluating a media stream Internet Protocol (IP) address to determine the corresponding geographical region.3. The method of wherein moving the conference call to the second media server further comprises:transmitting to the second media server, by the conference call coordinator, a command to take over servicing the conference call and transferring media streams to the second media server via a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) target refresh message.4. The method of wherein determining the region to move the conference call to is further based on the subnet values of media streams.5. A ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON NETWORK PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

A wireless communication device (WCD) may receive resource utilization values indicating an amount of available resources of server devices that are capable of sharing resources to support a session of an application. The WCD may generate performance scores for base station-server device groupings that are candidates for being selected as a target base station and a target server device. The WCD may select the target base station and the target server device based on the set of performance scores. The WCD may cause the session to be established in a manner that allows resources of the target server device to support the session of the application. 1. A method , comprising: 'wherein the group of server devices are associated with a group of base stations that are candidates to be a target base station used when establishing the session;', 'receiving, by a wireless communication device, a set of resource utilization (RU) values indicating an amount of available resources of a group of server devices that are candidates for being used as a target server device for sharing resources to support a session of an application,'} determining, after receiving a set of RU values, a first score based on whether an RU value, of the set of RU values, satisfies a threshold RU value,', 'determining a second score based on whether a link performance value, of a set of link performance values that are associated with links to the group of base stations, satisfies a threshold link performance value, and', 'generating a performance score, of the set of performance scores, based on a weighted combination of the first score and the second score;, 'wherein generating the set of performance scores comprises, 'generating, by the wireless communication device, a set of performance scores for base station-server device groupings that are candidates for being selected as the target base station and the target server device,'}selecting, by the wireless communication device, the target base ...

HYBRID CLOUD ARCHITECTURE WITH OPTIMIZED LOCAL DELIVERY

A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service. 1. A method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment comprising:receiving over a wide area network by a processor in a first operations environment, a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service, wherein the message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment, the edge device being configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource;retrieving from the message, by the processor, identification information associated with the first contact center resource;identifying, by the processor, the location of the first contact center resource based on the retrieved identification information; andselecting, by the processor, a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information is at least one of a telephone number or IP address.3. The ...

User-Plane Path Selection for the Edge Service

Techniques for a selection or reselection a user-plane path in a mobile network are disclosed herein. A user-plane gateway (GW-U) can be configured to decode a packet received from a control plane gateway (GW-C) in a packet data network gateway (PGW) to determine a forwarding policy. Additionally, the GW-U can decode, from an evolved node B (eNB), an internet protocol (IP) packet having a header field. Furthermore, the GW-U can determine a user-plane path for the IP packet based on a comparison of the header field and the forwarding policy. Based on the determined user-plane path, the GW-U can forward the IP packet to a local application server (AS), encapsulate and forward the IP packet to the PGW, or discard the IP packet. Moreover, the GW-U can encode the IP packet for transmission based on the determined user-plane selection. 120-. (canceled)21. A computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform operations for selecting a user-plane path , the operations configured to:determine a forwarding policy received from a control plane entity; in a first case, forward the first IP packet to a local application server (AS) without general packet radio service (GPRS) tunneling protocol (GTP); and', 'in a second case, GTP encapsulate and forward the second IP packet to a user-plane entity, wherein the user plane entity is associated with the control plane entity; and, 'determine respective user-plane paths for first and second IP packets based on a comparison of the respective header fields of the first and second IP packets and the forwarding policy, wherein based on the determined respective user-plane paths, the operations are further configured toforward the first and second IP packet packets for transmission based on the respective determined user-plane paths.22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the first IP packet is forwarded to the local AS by offloading the first IP packet to a ...

Packet Processing Method and Device

A packet processing method includes receiving, by an aggregation gateway, a first tunnel establishment request message sent by a home gateway, and sending a first tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; receiving, by the aggregation gateway, a second tunnel establishment request message sent by the home gateway, and sending a second tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; associating, by the aggregation gateway, a first tunnel with a second tunnel according to an identifier of the home gateway; and sending a downlink packet to the home gateway by using the first tunnel and/or the second tunnel. The embodiments of the present application may increase bandwidth. 1. A method implemented by an aggregation gateway , the method comprising:receiving, from a home gateway, a first tunnel establishment request message comprising a first address of the home gateway on a first access network and requesting establishment of a first tunnel between the first address and a second address of the aggregation gateway;sending, to the home gateway in response to the first tunnel establishment request message, a first tunnel establishment success message;receiving, from the home gateway, a second tunnel establishment request message comprising a third address of the home gateway on a second access network, and requesting establishment of a second tunnel between the second address and the third address;sending, to the home gateway in response to the second tunnel establishment request message, a second tunnel establishment success message; and associating, the first tunnel with the second tunnel, to transmit traffic from the home gateway to a network, through at least one of the first tunnel or the second tunnel.2. The method of claim 1 , where the first tunnel corresponds to the first access network and the second tunnel corresponds to the second access network claim 1 , and wherein a first type of the first access network is different from a second ...

WIRELESS ACCESS POINT

A wireless access point is configured to regularly monitor the status of WLAN, WAN and ePDG data links to determine whether the current connections are sufficient to support VoWiFI services. When a device connects to the WLAN of the hub and attempts to switch from its VoLTE service to VoWiFi via the hub, the hub is configured to determine whether the current conditions can satisfy a VoWiFi connection. If the VoWiFi service can support the connection, the request is routed to the ePDG associated with the mobile device's subscriber LTE network. However, if the current conditions cannot satisfactorily support a VoWiFi connection such that incoming calls may be missed or the quality of active calls would not be clear, then the hub is configured to block the request so that the client device will time out and remain connected to VoLTE. 1. A method of operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point device , located at a user premises , to control access by at least one mobile device to a voice service provided by a cellular network and accessible via a cellular network gateway located at a logical edge of the cellular network and connected to a wide area network , the WLAN access point having a WLAN interface for communication with the at least one mobile device via a WLAN wireless link , and a wide area network interface for communication with the cellular network gateway and the wide area network via a wide area network link , and the at least one mobile device having a non-cellular WLAN interface for communication with the WLAN access point and a cellular network interface , the method comprising: determining performance metrics for the WLAN wireless link and performance metrics for the wide area network link,', 'establishing a communication link to the cellular network gateway and determining performance metrics for the established communication link,', 'comparing a subset of the determined performance metrics against a set of thresholds required for the ...

PROXIMITY SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO GATEWAY DEVICE

A digital audio gateway device for use in a wireless network of digital audio playback devices. The gateway device is wirelessly linked to one or more digital audio playback devices to provide a gateway to the Internet for the digital audio playback devices. In addition to functioning as a gateway, the device provides additional functionality and may act as a cache of digital audio data for the various digital audio players connected in the wireless network and may also act to automatically update digital audio content on the audio players, synchronize digital audio content and playlists between the digital audio players and continue automatically or upon user request a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another. 1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that , when executed by at least one processor , cause a computer system to:identify, by a first digital content device, a request to send digital content to a second digital content device via a wireless communication platform corresponding to the first digital content device;determine that the second digital content device is in communication with the wireless communication platform corresponding to the first digital content device; andprovide, in response to determining that the second digital content device is in communication with the wireless communication platform, the digital content to the second digital content device via the wireless communication platform.2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the digital content comprises at least one of audio content claim 1 , video content claim 1 , text claim 1 , or a playlist.3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first digital content device comprises a computer claim 1 , a handheld player claim 1 , an automotive player claim 1 , a stand-alone player claim 1 , a rack player or a television.4. The ...

Realm translation in an ims network

Various embodiments of the present technology allow multi-realm support at I/S-CSCF to IMS by the same I/S-CSCF nodes. Some embodiments allow for a registration message to be received from an IMS client. The registration message can be used to establish, through an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network, a service between a first endpoint associated with a first realm and a second endpoint associated with a second, different realm. The registration message can be translated so that the second endpoint believes the first endpoint is associated with the second realm before being transmitted to the second endpoint. Upon receiving a successful IMS registration message from the IMS core network, a binding can be created between the first endpoint and the second endpoint.

INTERFACE SESSION DISCOVERY WITHIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

A method for discovering an interface session within a wireless communication network is discussed herein. The method includes establishing an Internet Protocol (IP) packet-switched network registration between a first node of a plurality of nodes within the wireless communication network and a second node of the plurality of nodes. The method further includes, requesting, by a third node of the plurality of nodes from a fourth node of the plurality of nodes, service for a call of a mobile device within the wireless communication network. Based upon not having an appropriate interface session established between the first node and the fourth node, the method also includes performing, by the fourth node, an interface session discovery. Based at least in part on the interface session discovery, a dedicated bearer is established at the second node for the call. 1. A wireless communication network comprising:a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway (PGW) node configured to establish an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration with a first Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) node;a Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) node configured to forward requests for service for voice calls over the IMS; anda second PCRF node configured to receive requests for service for calls and configured to perform, at least in part in response to receiving a request for service for a call from the P-CSCF node, a Gx interface session discovery with respect to the first PCRF node,wherein, based at least in part on the Gx interface session discovery, the PGW node is configured to establish a dedicated bearer at the first PCRF node for the call.2. The wireless communication network of claim 1 , further comprising:receiving, by the P-CSCF node from a mobile device within the wireless communication network, a request for IMS registration between the P-CSCF node and the mobile device,wherein the second PCRF node is configured to perform the Gx interface session ...

Network accelerator for controlled long delay links

A communication system for providing network access over a shared communication link is disclosed. The communication system includes a user access point, a network access point and a communications link. The user access point is coupled to one or more user terminals that access a remote network. The network access point is coupled to the remote network. The communications link couples the user access point and the network access point. The communications link is at least partially controlled by the network access point, which monitors information passed between the remote network and the user access point to create an estimate of future usage of the communications link by the user access point based on the information. The network access point allocates communications link resources for the user access point based on the estimate.

VOIP OOB SERVICES

Systems and methods for providing direct voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) services using an out of band (OOB) device are provided. The system includes one or more multiplexed wires configured to relay a consolidated digital signal, the consolidated digital signal including one or more VOIP signals from a VOIP network, and one or more digital signals from a data network. The system further includes a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunk configured to filter out non-VOIP signals from the consolidated signal, enabling a filtered VOIP signal to pass through the SIP trunk, and a VOIP OOB device configured to relay the filtered VOIP signal to an edge device. 1. A system for providing direct voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) services using an out of band (OOB) device , comprising: one or more VOIP signals from a VOIP network; and', 'one or more digital signals from a data network;, 'one or more multiplexed wires configured to relay a consolidated digital signal, the consolidated digital signal includinga Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunk configured to filter out non-VOIP signals from the consolidated signal, enabling a filtered VOIP signal to pass through the SIP trunk; anda VOIP OOB device configured to relay the filtered VOIP signal to an edge device.2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the filtered VOIP signal is configured to access the edge device.3. The system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the edge device.4. The system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the edge device is further configured to send a digital signal to the VOIP OOB device.5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the consolidated signal is configured to access the edge device.6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more multiplexed wires is coupled to a data cloud.7. The system as recited in claim 6 , wherein the data cloud is configured to relay the one or more VOIP signals and the one or more digital signals.8. A method for ...

Systems and methods for user capability exchange across networks

A session border manager (SBM) may receive a session initiation protocol (SIP) request for a session or a service involving a first user equipment (UE) that is subscribed to a first network and a second UE, that is subscribed to a second network, wherein the SIP request indicates a service type of the session or the service. The SBM may determine, based on the service type, a subnetwork of the second network that is to facilitate the session or the service, wherein the subnetwork is one subnetwork, of a plurality of subnetworks, of the second network that is designated to manage communications that are associated with the service type. The SBM may transmit the SIP request to the subnetwork to cause the subnetwork to initiate the session or the service with the second UE. The SBM may receive, from the subnetwork, a response to the SIP request.

TRANSIT DOMAIN CONTROL

A method for controlling transit of routing messages in a network comprising multiple autonomous systems (AS) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a first AS, a routing message of an inter-AS routing protocol and identifying that the routing message comprises transit domain control (TDC) information specifying one or more autonomous systems to which the routing message may be propagated and/or one or more autonomous systems to which the routing message may not be propagated. The method further includes propagating the routing message from the first AS to a second AS in accordance with the TDC information. 1. A method for controlling transit of routing messages in a network comprising multiple autonomous systems (AS) , the method comprising steps of:receiving, at a first AS, a routing message of an inter-AS routing protocol;identifying that the routing message comprises transit domain control (TDC) information specifying one or more autonomous systems to which the routing message may be propagated and/or one or more autonomous systems to which the routing message may not be propagated; andpropagating the routing message from the first AS to a second AS in accordance with the TDC information.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the TDC information is included within a TDC attribute comprising a path segment value field encoding one or more identifications of the autonomous systems to which the routing message may be propagated and/or one or more identifications of the autonomous systems to which the routing message may not be propagated.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the TDC attribute further comprises a path segment type field encoding a value selected from one of:a first segment type value indicating that the path segment value field encodes an unordered set of the one or more identifications of the autonomous systems to which the routing message may be propagated, anda second segment type value indicating that the path segment value ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS USING AN INTEGRATED FEMTOCELL AND RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY DEVICE

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method at a gateway device that registers at least one mobile phone number with the gateway device via a femtocell integrated with the gateway device when a mobile device associated with the at least one mobile phone number is within range of the femtocell, registers at least one voice over internet protocol phone number with the gateway device, and selectively receives and makes calls using one of a set top box registered with the gateway device, the mobile device registered with the femtocell, a voice over internet protocol phone corresponding to the at least one voice over internet protocol phone number. Other embodiments are disclosed. 1. A device , comprising:a processing system including a processor; and sending a cellular phone number to a gateway device associated with the device, wherein the gateway device comprises a femtocell, and wherein the sending is performed when a cellular phone associated with the cellular phone number is within a communication range of the femtocell;', 'determining whether to use a first service associated with the cellular phone number or a second service associated with a voice over internet protocol phone number when initiating an outgoing call or when answering an incoming call; and', 'modifying a presentation of a video program being presented by the device for a duration of the outgoing call or the incoming call., 'a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise recording a presentation of media content at a display device during the incoming call or the outgoing call according to the determining.3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a video camera coupled to the processor claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise initiating or receiving a video call as the ...

VOIP ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING LANDLINE PHONES TO IP ROUTERS

Systems and methods for adapting traditional landline telephones to make and receive Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls and other communications are described. In some embodiments, an adapter, adaptor, or other device or apparatus connects an IP router, such as a WiFi router or other access point, to a traditional landline telephone (e.g., a phone using dual-tone multi-frequency, or DTMF, signaling), enabling the traditional landline phone to make and/or receive VoIP calls. 1. An adapter , comprising: a network communications module that manages communications between the adapter and an IP multimedia system (IMS) network; and', 'a phone communications module that translates communications between the connected PSTN phone and the adapter., 'a system contained within the adapter and configured for providing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communication services to a publicly-switched telephone network (PSTN) phone connected to the adapter, the system comprising2. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the system further includes:a subscriber module that facilitates remote management services of the adapter by a telecommunications carrier that provides the IMS network and that includes a user of the adapter as a subscriber of the IMS network.3. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the network communications module includes a session internet protocol (SIP) client that facilitates SIP communications between the adapter and the IMS network and an internet protocol security (IPsec) client that provides a secure communication tunnel for the SIP communications between the adapter and the IMS network.4. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the phone communications module includes a media gateway that translates communications between the IMS module of the apparatus and the landline telephone claim 1 , including:translating SS7 protocol information received from the landline telephone connected to the apparatus via the RJ-11 connection component into SIP protocol information ...

Edge-Assisted Data Transmission for Connected Vehicles

In an example embodiment, a method receives a first request of a first vehicle for a content item; receives travel data of the first vehicle including a first vehicle route of the first vehicle; determines first edge server(s) located on the first vehicle route of the first vehicle; segments the content item into content segment(s) based on the travel data of the first vehicle and edge information of each first edge server; and dispatches each content segment to the corresponding first edge server for transmission to the first vehicle. 1. A method comprising:receiving a first request of a first vehicle for a content item;receiving travel data of the first vehicle including a first vehicle route of the first vehicle;determining one or more first edge servers located on the first vehicle route of the first vehicle;segmenting the content item into one or more content segments based on the travel data of the first vehicle and edge information of each first edge server; anddispatching each content segment to the corresponding first edge server for transmission to the first vehicle.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edge information of each first edge server includes coverage data describing a communication coverage area of the first edge server and one or more performance metrics of the first edge server.3. The method of claim 1 , whereinthe travel data of the first vehicle includes a vehicle speed of the first vehicle; and determining an estimated connection duration of the first vehicle with each first edge server using the vehicle speed of the first vehicle and a communication coverage area of the corresponding first edge server; and', 'segmenting the content item into the one or more content segments using the estimated connection duration of the first vehicle with each first edge server and a content duration of the content item., 'segmenting the content item into the one or more content segments includes4. The method of claim 1 , wherein dispatching each ...

Wearable intelligent communication hub

A communication hub that manages communication signals and sensor signals is provided. Communication signal gateways receive and transmit the communication signals with a plurality of different communication signal formats. Sensor signal gateways in turn receive the sensor signals with a plurality of different sensor signal formats. The controller dynamically interfaces the different communication signal formats of the received communication signals with a communication hub signal format to establish communication links with the communication systems associated with the received communication signals. The controller further dynamically interfaces the different sensor signal formats of the received sensor signals into the communication hub signal format used by the communication hub to gather sensor information. The controller further establishes at least one routing path to a destination hub using at least one of the established communication links. The controller further yet communicates the sensor information through the at least one established routing path.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING RESOURCES BASED ON NETWORK PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

A wireless communication device (WCD) may receive resource utilization values indicating an amount of available resources of server devices that are capable of sharing resources to support a session of an application. The WCD may generate performance scores for base station-server device groupings that are candidates for being selected as a target base station and a target server device. The WCD may select the target base station and the target server device based on the set of performance scores. The WCD may cause the session to be established in a manner that allows resources of the target server device to support the session of the application.

HOME HUB FOR IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) WEB SERVICES INTERACTION

Systems and methods for home hub for IMS/Web services interaction are described. In one aspect, a data communication gateway operating as a home hub includes a processor that executes computer program instructions to provide IMS/Web services interaction to one or more client computing devices. The client computing device(s) are operatively coupled to the home hub. The client computing device(s) are not Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-enabled devices. To provide SIP- or IMS-based services to such client computing devices, the home hub registers on behalf of the client computing device(s) to a SIP network. The home hub replies to SIP messages on behalf of the SIP network registered device(s) to process all SIP request(s) and provide the registered device(s) with corresponding SIP-based service(s). 1. A system , comprising:at least one processor;at least one data storage device, coupled to the at least one processor: wherein the at least one processor, the at least one data storage device and the at least one telecommunications interface operate as a customer premises telecommunications hub, and', [ 'wherein the request is for a service provisioned by the external SIP-based network;', 'receiving a non-SIP request from a non-SIP-enabled device connected to the non-SIP-enabled network,'}, 'automatically determining, by the customer premises hub, SIP service capabilities of the non-SIP-enabled device; and', 'transmitting, from the customer premises hub and on behalf of the non-SIP-enabled device, a SIP request to the external network., 'wherein the memory stores instructions to be executed by the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising—'}], 'at least one telecommunications interface coupled to the at least one processor and coupled between an external Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network and a non-SIP-enabled network;'}2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:receiving, at the customer premises hub, a SIP ...

Method, Device, and Network for Transferring Data

A device for transferring data from and to at least one terminal. The device includes at least one apparatus for providing a terminal radio network and at least one apparatus for transferring data to at least one external apparatus. The device includes at least one control and evaluation apparatus. The control and evaluation apparatus is an IMS controller or provides an IMS controller. There is also described a method and a network for transferring data. 118-. (canceled)19. A device for transferring data from and to at least one terminal , the device comprising:at least one apparatus for providing a terminal wireless network;at least one apparatus for transferring data to at least one external apparatus;at least one control and evaluation apparatus being an IMS controller or providing an IMS controller; andthe device being a part of an intermediate network or providing the intermediate network, the intermediate network forming a roaming network.20. The device according to claim 19 , wherein said IMS controller is configured to provide a call session control function.21. The device according to claim 19 , wherein the terminal is associated with a predetermined identifier claim 19 , and wherein the device is configured to operate different terminals under the predetermined identifier.22. The device according to claim 19 , wherein said apparatus for transferring data to an external apparatus is a device for wireless data transfer.23. The device according to claim 19 , further comprising a position-determining apparatus.24. The device according to claim 19 , being a hands-free apparatus or providing a hands-free apparatus.25. The device according to claim 19 , further comprising a data transfer interface for wired data transfer to and from an external system.26. The device according to claim 19 , further comprising an apparatus for terminal detection.27. The device according to claim 19 , wherein the device is disposed in a vehicle.28. A method for transferring data ...

Routing of a service request aimed at an ims subscriber

A serving call server control function (S-CSCF) server in an IMS network is configured to receive a service request targeting a client device belonging to the IMS network and under the charge of the S-CSCF server. The S-CSCF server uses information elements contained in the service request to perform verifications, including: determining that the requested service is a telephone service; and determining that the user of the target client device targeted in the service request has not subscribed to a telephone service with the operator of the IMS network. If the result of the verifications is positive, the S-CSCF server directs the service request to a telephone network to which the target client device belongs. The server is applicable to subscribers of an IMS network benefiting from non-conversational services in packet mode from the IMS network, but having telephone services supplied thereto by a circuit-switched network.

Method and system of providing second generation (2g) voice services over internet protocol

A system to provide second generation (2G) voice services over internet protocol, the system including: a voice gateway (VGW) including a 2G stack to communicate control plane information and user plane information with a 2G user terminal (UT) via a circuit-switched network without modifications to the 2G-UT, an Iu-CS IP stack, and a relay to map the control plane information between the 2G stack and the Iu-CS IP stack, and vice-versa; a mobile switching center (MSC), connected to the VGW via the Iu-CS IP stack, to manage and establish the voice services between the 2G-UT and a public switched telephone network (PSTN) based on the mapped control plane information; and a media gateway (MGW) connected to the VGW via the Iu-CS IP stack, where the MGW communicates the user plane information between the 2G-UT and the PSTN after the MSC 2-G UT vocoder, e.g. AMBE, has established voice services.

IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE AND DESTINATION SITES FOR A VOIP CALL WITH DYNAMIC-IP ADDRESS END POINTS

In a voice-over-IP communications network, call data records include dynamically assigned IP signaling addresses such as IPv6 signaling addresses used in provisioning communications sessions. Those dynamically assigned IP signaling addresses are computed from customer site identification codes using a reversible algorithm. The algorithm can then be reversed to compute a customer site identification code from an IP signaling address contained in a call data record, allowing the communications network provider to perform quality monitoring and diagnostics based on call data records. 1. A voice-over-IP communications network comprising a plurality of session border gateways , each session border gateway connected to a customer edge router of a customer site assigned an IPv6 signaling address , the IPv6 signaling address containing information uniquely and independently identifying the customer site without reference to a lookup table.2. The voice-over-IP communications network of claim 1 , wherein the IPv6 signaling address is reversibly derivable from a unique identifier of the customer site using an algorithm containing only string operations and conversion between numeral systems having different bases.3. The voice-over-IP communications network of claim 1 , further comprising: translating a decimal number identifying the customer site to a hexadecimal number;', 'adding strings to the hexadecimal number to create a standard-format extended unique identifier; and', 'prepending the extended unique identifier with an IPv6 prefix to create the IPv6 signaling address., 'a provisioning system including a processor and a computer readable storage device having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising4. The voice-over-IP communications network of claim 3 , wherein the IPv6 prefix identifies a network provider of the voice-over-IP communications network.5. The voice-over-IP ...

PROVIDING E911 SERVICE TO LANDLINE PHONES USING A VOIP ADAPTER

Systems and methods for providing E911 services to a publicly-switched telephone network (PSTN) phone are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods determine that the PSTN phone is connected to a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) adapter, identify an internet protocol (IP) address for an access point via which the adapter accesses an IP Multimedia System (IMS) network, determine a geographical location associated with the IP address, and enable E911 communications for the PSTN phone over the IMS network via the adapter based on the geographical location. 1. A method for providing E911 services to a publicly-switched telephone network (PSTN) phone , the method comprising: 'wherein the adapter is configured to translate communications between the PSTN phone and an IP Multimedia System (IMS) network accessed by the adapter;', 'determining that a PSTN phone is connected to a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) adapter,'}identifying an IP address for an access point (AP) via which the adapter is configured to access the IMS network;determining a user of the PSTN phone is at a geographical location associated with the identified IP address; andenabling E911 communications for the PSTN phone over the IMS network via the adapter based on the determined geographical location for the user.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical location of the user is determined to be ambiguous or unknown claim 1 , further comprising:notifying, via the adapter, a user of the PSTN phone that the geographical location of the user is ambiguous or unknown by causing the PSTN phone to play tones to the user that indicate the unknown geographical location.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical location of the user is determined to be ambiguous or unknown claim 1 , further comprising:notifying, via the adapter, a user of the PSTN phone that the geographical location of the user is ambiguous or unknown by causing the PSTN phone to display a visual indicator ...

JOINING ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS

A user device may join an ongoing communication of another user device by sending a request to the other user device to join the ongoing communication. The other user device may provide an option for the user of the other device to accept the request. Alternatively, the other user device may automatically add the user device to the ongoing communication or decline to the add the user device to the ongoing communication. 1. A method comprising:causing, by a first device, output of an option to join an ongoing communication between a second device and a third device;receiving, by the first device, user input indicative of a selection of the option;sending, by the first device to the second device and based on the user input, a request to join the ongoing communication; andjoining, by the first device and based on the second device accepting the request, the ongoing communication.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the joining is further based on the second device belonging to a first group of devices for which approval is needed before joining ongoing communications of the second device claim 1 , the method further comprising:receiving, by the first device, user input indicative of a second selection to join a second ongoing communication of a fourth device; andbased on the fourth device belonging to a second group of user devices for which approval is not needed before joining the ongoing communications of the second device, joining the second ongoing communication without causing, at the fourth device, output of an option to allow the first device to join the second ongoing communication.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the joining is further based on the second device belonging to a first group of devices for which approval is needed before joining ongoing communications of the second device claim 1 , the method further comprising:receiving, by the first device, user input indicative of a second selection to join a second ongoing communication of a fourth device; ...

Communication device for use in e.g. audiovisual apparatus, has connection unit with unit for creating plug that stores address corresponding to data flow and direction, at flow creation time, and unit for destructing plug at end of flow

The device has a connection unit (22) to establish a data flow between an electronic apparatus (21) and a data network in real time. The unit (22) has a preset plug (26), a creation unit (27) creating a plug (25) that stores an address corresponding to the data flow and data flow direction in the device, at the time of data flow creation, and a destruction unit (28) destructing the plug (25) at the end of data flow.

Method for transferring a content according to the processing capability of dmr in dlna system

A method for transforming a content according to processing capability of a DMR(Digital Media Render) in a DLNA(Digital Living Network Alliance) system is provided to secure quality of service of a media content by performing optimized content transcoding or transrating after checking information such as data processing capability of a DMP(Digital Media Player) or the DMR in the DLNA system. A method for transferring a content according to processing capability of a DMR in a DLNA system includes the steps of: detecting a DMS(Digital Media Server) or the DMR in the DLNA system(403); obtaining a content list in the DMS(405); obtaining a transfer protocol and a data format of the DMR(407); obtaining the current data processing capability of the DMR(409); matching a transfer protocol and a data format of the DMS according to the transfer protocol and the data format of the DMR(411); controlling a transcoding scheme or a transrating speed of the DMS according to the current data processing capability of the DMR(413); attempting the connection of the DMR and the DMS(417); and transferring a specific content stored in the DMS to the DMR(419).

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ROUTER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ROUTER CONTROL METHOD

【課題】ＳＩＰ網への接続を容易化する。 【解決手段】通信システム（１）を構成するルータ（２０）は、キャリア網（３０）から、キャリア網上に設置されるサーバ（ＳＩＰサーバ）への接続に必要な情報を、ＤＨＣＰを用いて取得する。また、通信装置（１０）は、ルータ（２０）から、前記情報を、ＳＩＰ及びＤＨＣＰと異なるローカルプロトコルを用いて取得する。ローカルプロトコルとしては、例えばＵＰｎＰプロトコルを採用する。 【選択図】図１ Connection to a SIP network is facilitated. A router (20) constituting a communication system (1) uses DHCP to transmit information necessary for connection from a carrier network (30) to a server (SIP server) installed on the carrier network. get. Further, the communication device (10) acquires the information from the router (20) using a local protocol different from SIP and DHCP. As the local protocol, for example, the UPnP protocol is adopted. [Selection] Figure 1

무선통신 네트워크의 패킷 음성 호 서비스 방법 및네트워크 구조

본 발명은 패킷 기반 네트워크를 통하여 회선 기반 네트워크를 지원하는 단말기에게 음성 통화 서비스 및 부가적인 서비스를 제공하기 위한 방법 및 네트워크 구조에 관한 것으로서, 회선 네트워크 단말기에게 호 서비스를 제공하는 무선 액세스 네트워크와, 회선 기반의 네트워크에 따른 소정 시그널링 인터페이스를 통해 상기 무선 액세스 네트워크와 접속되어 상기 회선 네트워크 단말기에게 음성 패킷 호 서비스를 제공하기 위하여 위치등록과 인증 및 이동성 관리를 수행하고, 상기 회선 네트워크 단말기의 IP 등록을 수행하여 상기 회선 네트워크 단말기가 패킷 기반의 네트워크에서 패킷 네트워크 단말기로서 인식되도록 제어하는 중개 게이트웨이와, 소정 시그널링 인터페이스를 통해 상기 중개 게이트웨이와 접속되며 상기 중개 게이트웨이의 요구에 응답하여 소정 트래픽 인터페이스를 제공하며, 상기 무선 액세스 네트워크와 접속되어 상기 회선 네트워크 단말기의 음성 트래픽을 상기 패킷 네트워크를 통해 상대측 단말기로 전달하는 액세스 게이트웨이를 포함한다. 이로써 본 발명은, IMT-2000 시스템에서 회선 기반의 단말기에게 패킷 네트워크를 통한 다양한 인터액티브 호 서비스를 제공할 수 있으며 네트워크 간접비용을 절감한다.

Method for determining VOIP gateway performance and SLAS based upon path measurements

A system and method make quality measurements in a network to determine if a Service Level Agreement is breached. The system includes a plurality of routers (110) for routing traffic through the network (112), means for taking measurements on a path between a first router and a second router, and means for charging at least one of the plurality of routers when data related to the measurements falls below a target value.

Internet interconnection method and internet interconnection system thereof

이메일 어드레스나 통신 ID와 같이 문자화하여 기억하기 쉬운 아이디 하나를 가입자의 전화 통화, 팩스전송, 또는 우편 발송을 위한 고유 식별자로써 사용할 수 있는 인터넷 교환 서비스 방법이 개시된다. 본 발명에 따른 인터넷 교환 서비스 방법은, (a) 가입자가 통화하고자 하는 수신자의 상기 고유 식별자를 입력하는 단계와, (b) 복수 개의 고유 식별자들과 상기 고유 식별자들의 통화 주소 데이터들이 미리 저장된 데이터베이스상에서 상기 고유 식별자에 해당하는 통화 주소 데이터를 검색하는 단계와, (c) 검색된 통화 주소 데이터를 회원에게 발송하는 단계, 및 (d) 상기 가입자가 검색된 통화 주소 데이터를 사용하여 전화통화 또는 팩스 전송 또는 우편 발송을 수행하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. An Internet exchange service method is disclosed in which one ID, which is easy to text and store, such as an e-mail address or communication ID, can be used as a unique identifier for a subscriber's telephone call, fax transmission, or mail transmission. The Internet switching service method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) inputting the unique identifier of a receiver to which a subscriber wants to make a call; and (b) a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers in a pre-stored database. Retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier, (c) sending the retrieved call address data to a member, and (d) using the call address data retrieved by the subscriber to send or call or fax And performing the dispatch. 본 발명에 따르면, 이메일 어드레스나 통신 ID와 같이 문자화하여 기억하기 쉬운 아이디 하나를 가입자의 전화 통화 또는 팩스 전송 또는 우편 발송을 위한 고유 식별자로써 사용함으로써, 가입자의 통신 단말기의 번호나 IP 주소가 바뀌거나 가입자의 소재가 변경되어 사용할 통신 단말기가 달라지는 경우 및 우편물 수령 주소가 바뀌는 경우에도 바뀐 단말기의 전화 번호 또는 팩스 번호를 확인할 필요가 없이 인터넷을 통하여 전화 통화 또는 팩스 전송 또는 우편 발송을 수행할 수 있다. According to the present invention, a subscriber's communication terminal number or IP address is changed by using one ID that is easy to text and remember, such as an email address or communication ID, as a unique identifier for subscriber's phone call or fax transmission or mail transmission. Even if the subscriber's location is changed and the communication terminal to be used is changed, and even if the mailing address is changed, a telephone call or a fax transmission or a mail transmission can be performed ...

Voice over data telecommunications network architecture

The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a direct IP connection on the data network. The system includes soft switch sites, gateway sites, a data network, a provisioning component, a network event component and a network management component. The system interfaces with customer facilities (e.g., a PBX), carrier facilities (e.g., a LEC) and legacy signaling networks (e.g., SS 7 ) to handle calls between any combination of on-network and off-network callers. The soft switch sites provide the core call processing for the voice network architecture. The soft switch sites manage the gateway sites in a preferred embodiment, using a protocol such as the Internet Protocol Device Control (IPDC) protocol to request the set-up and tear-down of calls. The gateway sites originate and terminate calls between calling parties and called parties through the data network. The gateway sites include network access devices to provide access to network resources. The data network connects one or more of the soft switch sites to one or more of the gateway sites. The provisioning and network event component collects call events recorded at the soft switch sites. The network management component includes a network operations center (NOC) for centralized network management.

Method for guranteeing quality of service in a multimedia streaming service

본 발명은 멀티미디어 시스템에서 송신 장치가 멀티미디어 전송을 수행하는 방법에 있어서, 복수의 표현(representation)들 중 제1 표현에 기초하여 트릭 모드(trick mode) 및 랜덤 억세스(random access) 중 하나를 수행하며, 상기 제1 표현은 상기 복수의 표현들에 관련된 정보를 기반으로 선택되고, 상기 정보는 상기 제1 표현이 상기 복수의 표현들 중 상기 트릭 모드 및 상기 랜덤 억세스 중 어느 하나를 위해 사용 가능함을 지시하고, 상기 제1 표현은 적어도 하나의 독립적으로 디코딩이 가능한 프레임을 포함하고, 상기 적어도 하나의 독립적으로 디코딩이 가능한 프레임은 제2 표현에 포함되는 포인트(point) 정보에 의해 지시됨을 특징으로 한다. The present invention relates to a method for a transmitting apparatus to perform a multimedia transmission in a multimedia system, the method comprising the steps of: performing one of a trick mode and a random access based on a first one of a plurality of representations Wherein the first representation is selected based on information related to the plurality of representations and the information indicates that the first representation is available for either the trick mode or the random access among the plurality of representations Wherein the first representation includes at least one independently decodable frame and the at least one independently decodable frame is indicated by point information included in the second representation.

Method for establishing a unicast media session

一种在媒体接收器和媒体源之间通过代表媒体接收器进行的网络地址转换功能建立单播媒体会话的方法，其中媒体源位于IP多媒体子系统中。所述方法包括在IP多媒体子系统的媒体源控制器和媒体接收器之间使用会话发起协议INVITE方法使媒体接收器识别媒体源。在媒体接收器获得关于单播媒体会话的网络地址转换绑定，并且使用网络地址转换绑定在媒体接收器和媒体源之间建立单播媒体会话。

Method and device for multi-media commercial transaction

(57)【要約】 【課題】 単一の電話回線を介してマルチメディア商取 引を実行することができる装置及び方法を提供する。 【解決手段】 地元および遠隔商取引システム１０，１ ２の間のマルチメディア商取引は、マルチメディアイン ターフェース１６によって実行される。各商取引システ ムのマルチメディアインターフェース１６は、両商取引 システム間で音声による会話が望まれる場合、両商取引 システム１０，１２がデータを交換している間に、相手 側商取引システムの電話機１８，２０に対してオフフッ ク状態にすることを合図する。マルチメディアインター フェース１６は、その商取引システムの電話機からのア ナログスピーチをディジタル音声パケットに変換し、他 方の商取引システムに伝達する。さらに、伝達されてき た側では、受信したディジタル音声パケットをアナログ 音声情報に変換し、関連する電話機で受信できるように する。

Handling of multimedia call sessions and attachments using multi-network simulcasting

A method and apparatus supporting the handling of multimedia information using simulcasting using a broadband access gateway are disclosed. A broadband access gateway supporting both a personal area network and a broadband network may receive multimedia information during exchanges between access devices over a wireless wide area network. The wireless wide area network may intercept multimedia information, and may, for example, determine that the access device of the recipient is incompatible with the multimedia information. The wide area network may then redirect the multimedia information to a broadband access gateway that may cause the storage of the received multimedia information. In another representative embodiment of the present invention, the wide area network may adapt intercepted multimedia information to be compatible with the access device of the recipient, and may also redirect the original intercepted multimedia information to a broadband access gateway. The broadband access gateway may then cause the original intercepted multimedia information to be stored for later access. A recipient of the multimedia attachment or information may be notified of the redirection of the multimedia attachment or information, and may retrieve the stored multimedia information using a wired or wireless access device.

Method and system for processing multiple communication sessions in a communication network

A method and system for controlling a plurality of sessions corresponding to at least one communication service in a communication network. The method comprises evaluating at least one of a plurality of personalized policies and information related to at least one communication device of a targeted-user. The method further comprises controlling the plurality of sessions in response to evaluating the at least one of the plurality of personalized policies and the information related to the at least one communication device of the targeted-user.

Structurized-entity telephone network and telephone communication system for remote structurized entity using this network

FIELD: electronic communications. SUBSTANCE: telephone network for structurized entity such as office has local computer network that interconnects computers on sending and transmitting ends of system as well as telephone sets. It is provided with computer telephony server linked with local computer network and with shared telephone network. Each telephone set is directly connected to local network. Connections are made through telephone adapter and line adapter series-connected to the latter. Telephone adapter functions for analog-to-digital conversion of signals adapted to clock frequency of local network, signals for calling parties to addresses of other telephone adapters connected to this local computer network, and release signal. Local computer network of each entity is equipped with router which functions to provide communications with remote entities provided with similar telephone networks over external computer network; this router communicates over mentioned channel with routers of other local networks. EFFECT: reduced cost of telephone network due to integration with computer network. 8 cl, 4 dwg д 959$ с ПЧ ГЭ РОССИЙСКОЕ АГЕНТСТВО ПО ПАТЕНТАМ И ТОВАРНЫМ ЗНАКАМ (19) (51) МПК ВИ "” 2 4133 557” С1 Н 04 М 11/00 12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ (21), (22) Заявка: 98116701109, 09.09.1998 (46) Дата публикации: 20.07.1999 (56) Ссылки: МО 98/13996 АЛ, 02.04.98. КЦ 2105425 СЛ, 20.02.98. 4$ 5325423 АЛ, 28.06.94. \О 94/24803 АЛ, 21.10.94. 4$ 5325418 А, 28.06.94. \МО 94/27396 АЛ, 24.11.94. 0$ 5394461 А, 28.02.95. 4$ 5395636 А, 07.03.95. ОЕ 4230561 АЛ, 06.05.93. ОЕ 4330757 АЛ, 16.03.95. (98) Адрес для переписки: 121609, Москва, Осенний б-р, д.11, (609 отделение связи), Фирма "ВИС" (Исх.М 042-П-98) (71) Заявитель: Лукин Александр Федорович (72) Изобретатель: Лукин А.Ф. (73) Патентообладатель: Лукин Александр Федорович (54) ТЕЛЕФОННАЯ СЕТЬ СТРУКТУРИРОВАННОГО ОБЪЕКТА И СИСТЕМА ТЕЛЕФОННОЙ СВЯЗИ МЕЖДУ УДАЛЕННЫМИ СТРУКТУРИРОВАННЫМИ ОБЪЕКТАМИ, ...

Exchanging multimedia data via a communications device

Exchanging multimedia data between a multimedia device and a network involves digitally coupling a communications device to the multimedia device. A profile of the communications device is stored on a data store accessible via the network. The profile describes multimedia capabilities of the communications device, the profile adapted to include a description of multimedia capabilities of the multimedia device. The profile is accessed for purposes of formatting the multimedia data via a network entity. The multimedia data is formatted via the network entity based on the profile to be compatible with the multimedia device. The multimedia data is exchanged between the multimedia device and the network via the communications device.

Scalable multimedia network

A Scalable Multimedia Network providing integrated networking of data, voice, video and image services over a variety of access facilities including metallic loops, fiber/coax or digital fiber is disclosed herein. The SMN establishes customer initiated switched virtual circuits for all traffic types and directs them to the appropriate backbone network. The SMN is based on a distributed switching platform that enables carriers to economically provide service to a small number of customers and add capacity incrementally as the customer base increases. The platform has a protocol adaptation capability which permits communications between customer premises equipment and potentially incompatible backbone networks or network servers.

System of user circuit switching agent, communication device and service providing method used for this

FIELD: information technology. SUBSTANCE: system of user circuit-switching agent includes service processing device located in home IMS/MMD network. The system of user circuit-switching agent also includes communication device located in attended network which is attended by mobile terminal. In this system, communication device has function of mutual conversion between UNI ("user-network" interface) signal in circuit-switched network with which mobile terminal is connected and the signal used in IMS/MMD. EFFECT: providing system of user circuit-switching agent capable to provide service for IP multimedia subsystem, multimedia domain equivalent to service provided for circuit-switched network. 12 cl, 15 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) 2 447 597 (13) C2 (51) МПК H04L 12/66 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (21)(22) Заявка: 2009128190/07, 11.12.2007 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 11.12.2007 (72) Автор(ы): ТАКАНО Юсуке (JP), ТАМУРА Тосиюки (JP) (73) Патентообладатель(и): НЕК КОРПОРЕЙШН (JP) R U Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 22.12.2006 JP 2006-346031 (43) Дата публикации заявки: 27.01.2011 Бюл. № 3 2 4 4 7 5 9 7 (45) Опубликовано: 10.04.2012 Бюл. № 10 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: WO 2005027460 A1, 24.03.2005. WO 2006037375 A1, 13.04.2006. WO 2004112415 A2, 23.12.2004. RU 2289890 C2, 20.12.2006. 2 4 4 7 5 9 7 R U (86) Заявка PCT: JP 2007/074187 (11.12.2007) C 2 C 2 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 22.07.2009 (87) Публикация заявки РСТ: WO 2008/078583 (03.07.2008) Адрес для переписки: 129090, Москва, ул. Б.Спасская, 25, стр.3, ООО "Юридическая фирма Городисский и Партнеры", пат.пов. Ю.Д.Кузнецову, рег.№ 595 (54) СИСТЕМА ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЬСКОГО АГЕНТА КОММУТАЦИИ КАНАЛОВ, УСТРОЙСТВО СВЯЗИ И СПОСОБ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ УСЛУГИ, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЙ ДЛЯ ЭТОГО (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к системам связи. Технический результат ...

Provision of ims services via circuit-switched access

The present invention proposes a solution for providing IMS services to users having circuit-switched controlled terminals being not adapted to provide IMS services to the users. In particular, it is proposed, in order to allow IMS to take the full call and service control, to place a user agent being responsible for the user ported to the IMS in a new node type called Mobile Access Gateway Control Function (MAGCF). This new node combines the logical functionality of a cellular switching center and the logical functionality of IMS. Further it is proposed to enhance a user's register, like HLR, to provide also information about the availability of a MAGCF node and about whether a particular user is enabled to use the MAGCF functionality.

IP multimedia subsystem access method and apparatus

A method of facilitating access to IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, services by non-IMS enabled terminals. The method comprises registering a non-IMS enabled terminal with a Home IMS gateway, and, in response to said registration, performing an IMS registration on behalf of said terminal between the Home IMS gateway and the IMS using information obtained from an ISIM application present at the Home IMS gateway.

Method and system of providing second generation (2G) voice services over Internet protocol

A system to provide second generation (2G) voice services over internet protocol, the system including: a voice gateway (VGW) including a 2G stack to communicate control plane information and user plane information with a 2G user terminal (UT) via a circuit-switched network without modifications to the 2G-UT, an Iu-CS IP stack, and a relay to map the control plane information between the 2G stack and the Iu-CS IP stack, and vice-versa; a mobile switching center (MSC), connected to the VGW via the Iu-CS IP stack, to manage and establish the voice services between the 2G-UT and a public switched telephone network (PSTN) based on the mapped control plane information; and a media gateway (MGW) connected to the VGW via the Iu-CS IP stack, where the MGW communicates the user plane information between the 2G-UT and the PSTN after the MSC 2-G UT vocoder, e.g. AMBE, has established voice services.

IP multimedia subsystem access method and apparatus

A method of facilitating access to IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, services by non-IMS enabled terminals. The method comprises registering a non-IMS enabled terminal with a Home IMS gateway, and, in response to said registration, performing an IMS registration on behalf of said terminal between the Home IMS gateway and the IMS using information obtained from an ISIM application present at the Home IMS gateway.

IP multimedia subsystem access method and apparatus

A method of and apparatus for facilitating access to IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, services by non-IMS enabled terminals. A non-IMS enabled terminal registers with a Home IMS gateway. In response to that registration, an IMS registration is performed on behalf of the terminal between the Home IMS gateway and the IMS using information obtained from an ISIM application present at the Home IMS gateway.

IP multimedia subsystem access method and apparatus

一种便于非IMS使能终端接入IP多媒体子系统IMS业务的方法。该方法包括使用家庭IMS网关注册非IMS使能终端，并且响应于所述注册，代表家庭IMS网关和IMS之间的所述终端使用从存在于家庭IMS网关处的UMTS集成电路卡的通用SIM应用获得的信息执行IMS注册。

IP multimedia subsystem access method and apparatus

A method of and apparatus for facilitating access to IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, services by non-IMS enabled terminals. A non-IMS enabled terminal registers with a Home IMS gateway. In response to that registration, an IMS registration is performed on behalf of the terminal between the Home IMS gateway and the IMS using information obtained from an ISIM application present at the Home IMS gateway.

Provision of IMS services via circuit-switched access

The present invention proposes a solution for providing IMS services to users having circuit-switched controlled terminal being not adapted to provide IMS services to the users. In particular, it is proposed, in order to allow IMS to take the full call and service control, to place a user agent being responsible for the user ported to the IMS in a new node type called Mobile Access Gateway Control Function (MAGCF). This new node combines the logical functionality of a cellular switching center and the logical functionality of IMS. Further it is proposed to enhance a user's register, like HLR, to provide also information about the availability of a MAGCF node and about whether a particular user is enabled to use the MAGCF functionality.

Provision of IMS services via circuit-switched access (provision)