Systems and methods facilitating communication with respect to a plurality of communication networiks using pullback techniques

Abstract

A mobile device may establish and register a connection to a first network at a registration server, and may subsequently establish and register a connection to a second network at the registration server. Registration of the connection to the second network may designate the second network as a primary network for providing services to the mobile device. In response to the registration of the connection to the second network, the mobile device may receive a notification indicating the connection to the second network is designated as a primary connection for providing at least one service to the mobile device. In response to receiving the notification, the mobile device may transmit, to a network entity, a pullback message including a request to refresh the registration of the first network at the registration server, thereby designating the first network as the primary network for providing the services to the mobile device.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present disclosure is generally related to wireless communications. More particularly, the present disclosure is related to pullback techniques for routing communications to and from a mobile device coupled to a plurality of communication networks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Modern communication networks are designed to provide high speed voice and data communication services to mobile devices. Such voice and data communication services enable the mobile devices to originate communications (e.g., mobile originated (MO) communications) to remote devices, and / or receive communications (e.g., mobile terminated (MT) communications) from the remote devices, and may also provide multimedia services, such as video streaming services, video call services, music streaming, etc. to the mobile devices. To facilitate such services, some communication networks, such as a cellular network, include a home location register (HLR) that stores information associated with...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]When the mobile device determines that the registration of the connection between the mobile device and the first network is to be refreshed, the mobile device may transmit a registration request to the MMCS. The MMCS, in response to receiving the registration request, may refresh the registration of the connection between the mobile device and the first network at the registration server. The refreshing of the registration of the connection between the mobile device and the first network causes that connection to become the last in time registration at the registration server, which in turn causes the registration server to utilize the first network to provide at least one service to the mobile device. For example, after the registration of the connection between the mobile device and the first network is refreshed, MT communications received at the second network may be routed to the mobile device via the first network, thereby reducing the cost to operate the mobile device and the second network and reducing demand for resources on the second network. Thus, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure cause the connection between the mobile device and the first network to be designated, at the registration server, as a primary connection for providing at least one service to the mobile device when the mobile device is within the coverage area of the first network, which may reduce a cost to provide at least one service to the mobile device, reduce a load on the second network, and / or result in the at least one service being provided to the mobile device with an increased quality of service (e.g., the first network may provide for faster data rates, higher quality calls, etc.).

Problems solved by technology

This increases the costs to operate the cellular network and increases demand for resources within the cellular network.

Additionally, this increases the cost to operate the mobile device, since minutes or a portion of a data plan of the user's subscription with the service provider may be consumed.

This increases the costs to operate the cellular network and increases demand for resources within the cellular network.

This increases the costs to operate the IMS network and increases demand for resources within the IMS network.

Additionally this increases the cost to operate the mobile device, since minutes or a portion of a data plan of the user's subscription with the service provider may be consumed.

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