H04L65/1045

SECURE MEDIA STREAMING COMMUNICATION VIA USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL

Automated processes, computing systems, computing devices and other aspects of a data processing system provide improved reliability in delivering digital media content over the Internet or a similar wide area network without sacrificing data security. Content is initially placed into a secure format (e.g., secure hypertext transport protocol (HTTPS) via transport control protocol (TCP) or the like). Prior to transmission on the network, the secure data packets are encapsulated within connectionless frames, such as user datagram protocol (UDP) frames. The client device that receives the encapsulated packets extracts the underlying secure content from the connectionless frames for further processing. The encapsulation into connectionless data frames permits client and server devices to establish effective streaming sessions while preserving the security of the underlying data.

VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM

This disclosure describes a communication system associated with a radio access technology (RAT). The communication system includes an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) server, and one or more processors configured to perform operations. The operations include receiving, from a user equipment device (UE) camped on the RAT, a request for IMS Packet Data Unit (PDU) establishment or IMS session initiation protocol (SIP) registration; sending to the UE a rejection message associated with the SIP registration or the IMS PDU establishment; receiving, from the UE, an IMS failure message that comprises an IMS failure cause; determining, based on the IMS failure message, whether the IMS failure cause is temporary or permanent; and responsive to determining that the IMS failure is temporary, temporarily disabling the RAT for the UE.

VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM

This disclosure describes a communication system associated with a radio access technology (RAT). The communication system includes an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) server, and one or more processors configured to perform operations. The operations include receiving, from a user equipment device (UE) camped on the RAT, a request for IMS Packet Data Unit (PDU) establishment or IMS session initiation protocol (SIP) registration; sending to the UE a rejection message associated with the SIP registration or the IMS PDU establishment; receiving, from the UE, an IMS failure message that comprises an IMS failure cause; determining, based on the IMS failure message, whether the IMS failure cause is temporary or permanent; and responsive to determining that the IMS failure is temporary, temporarily disabling the RAT for the UE.

SESSION RECOVERY FROM DEDICATED BEARER FAILURE

Techniques and systems for recovering a communication session from a dedicated bearer failure are disclosed. For example, a P-CSCF node can determine that a dedicated bearer associated with a communication session has failed, and, in response, send a SIP message to a UE associated with the communication session, the SIP message causing the UE to refrain from sending SIP requests using a SIP INVITE method. The process may further include identifying a first network node associated with an identifier of the UE, the first network node comprising one of a PGW or a SMF, and sending an instruction to the first network node to dissociate the dedicated bearer from the communication session. This causes a new attach procedure to be performed by the UE to recover the session without session failure.

PROVIDING CELLULAR-SPECIFIC TRANSPORT LAYER SERVICE BY WAY OF CELL-SITE PROXYING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a first request from a first user equipment by a first transport layer proxy located within an access network The first request includes a request to establish a user session between the first user equipment and a remote server. The method further includes establishing a first transport layer session between the first user equipment and the first transport layer proxy, establishing a second transport layer session between the first transport layer proxy and the remote server, and establishing a first control channel between the first transport layer proxy and a transport layer function manager within a core network. The method further includes sending session state parameters associated with the first transport layer session and the second transport layer session to the transport layer function manager using the first control channel.

Correlated Personalization of Multiple Communication Services

A message (203) of a first communication service is received from a service provider. On the basis of the received message (203) of the first communication service, an information element for personalizing communication services is stored. The received message (203) of the first communication service is then forwarded towards a subscriber (10). Further, a message (205) of a second communication service is received from the subscriber. The stored information element is inserted into the received message (205) of the second communication service. The received message (205) of the second communication service with the inserted information element is then forwarded towards the service provider. The service provider may then personalize the second communication service based on the information element.

METHODS OF SUPPORTING LOCATION AND EMERGENCY CALLS FOR AN OVER-THE-TOP SERVICE PROVIDER

Methods and apparatuses for supporting location and emergency calls for an over-the-top (OTT) service provider are disclosed. A UE may send a request for an emergency call to an OTT service provider and may include in the request mobile network operator (MNO) data for a serving MNO for the UE. The OTT service provider may forward the emergency call request to an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The IMS may determine routing information for the emergency call and either return the routing information to the OTT service provider to enable the OTT service provider to route the emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP) or may route the emergency call itself to the PSAP. The call request routed by the IMS or by the OTT service provider may include a reference identifier that may enable the PSAP to obtain a location for the UE from the IMS.

COMMUNICATION USING VIRTUAL NUMBERS

Examples disclosed herein involve receiving a request from a calling device to establish a communication session between a mobile device and the calling device, the mobile device assigned a virtual telephone number, retrieving location information corresponding to a location of the mobile device from a location register, and sending a redirect to a session border controller (SBC) to establish the communication session between the calling device and the mobile device based on the location information.

Multiple namespaces support in priority call in IMS network

A method of call handling when multiple namespaces are present for a call of a priority or emergency call type initiated by a subscriber of a wireless network includes: obtaining, by an originating Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF), a predetermined precedence order for the multiple namespaces; retrieving, by the originating P-CSCF, each namespace and associated priority from the subscriber's Registration Context; inserting, by the originating P-CSCF, a SIP Resource-Priority header for each namespace and associated priority; and inserting, by the originating P-CSCF, an additional SIP Resource-Priority header with an additional specified namespace (Multiple Namespace Precedence Order (MNPO)) and priority value identifying the predetermined precedence order for the multiple namespaces. The originating P-CSCF uses the namespace with the highest precedence order to select the appropriate values to fill in Reservation-Priority Attribute-Value Pair (AVP) and Multimedia-priority services (MPS) Identifier AVP in Rx interface signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF).

Multiple namespaces support in priority call in IMS network

A method of call handling when multiple namespaces are present for a call of a priority or emergency call type initiated by a subscriber of a wireless network includes: obtaining, by an originating Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF), a predetermined precedence order for the multiple namespaces; retrieving, by the originating P-CSCF, each namespace and associated priority from the subscriber's Registration Context; inserting, by the originating P-CSCF, a SIP Resource-Priority header for each namespace and associated priority; and inserting, by the originating P-CSCF, an additional SIP Resource-Priority header with an additional specified namespace (Multiple Namespace Precedence Order (MNPO)) and priority value identifying the predetermined precedence order for the multiple namespaces. The originating P-CSCF uses the namespace with the highest precedence order to select the appropriate values to fill in Reservation-Priority Attribute-Value Pair (AVP) and Multimedia-priority services (MPS) Identifier AVP in Rx interface signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF).