31 results about "Service mobility" patented technology

A system and method are described whereby an enhanced handoff scheme provides for monitoring of mobile device conditions and network conditions associated with a current access network attachment, as well as with a plurality of access networks on a preferred access network list, to proactively initiate a handoff operation, thereby preserving the QoS constraints necessary for seamless delivery of IP multimedia services. In an embodiment, each of the plurality of access networks is connected to an IMS core network, whereby a policy function receives quality of service constraints associated with the launched application from the mobile device and orders a list of preferred access networks accordingly. Preferably, the policy function selects an appropriate access gateway associated with a target access network based at least in part on the mobile device conditions reported by the mobile device and the access network conditions monitored by the policy function.

A system and method for exchanging components between platforms is described. As a user terminal changes location or preferences, the user terminal may be provided with a new platform that supports desired services. A method and system that relates to migrating one or more components that provide composite services from one communication platform to another is described. A user terminal may receive one or more composite services provided by two or more components existing on platform. As the user terminal switches from one platform to another, the platforms attempt to provide the same services to the user with little to no interruption. Various aspects relate to shifting one or more components from the first platform to the second platform to provide local support for the services desired by the user terminal.

A method improves mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network. Service information concerning the user is stored in a registrar. A subscription message is sent from a user terminal to the registrar. A header in the subscription message contains a unique indication. In response to the subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, the registrar returns a notification message to the user terminal. The payload of the notification message includes service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services.

Aspects of a method and system for service mobility via a femtocell infrastructure are provided. In this regard, a mobile cellular enabled communication device may detect a femtocell operable to deliver content for one or more services to the mobile cellular enabled communication device, where the one or more services may be provided via a set-top-box communicatively coupled to the femtocell. The mobile cellular enabled communication device may communicate a user profile to the femtocell, wherein information in the profile may be utilized by the set-top-box to authenticate and / or authorize access to the services by the mobile cellular enabled communication device and thus the mobile cellular enabled communication device may receive the content from the set-top-box based on the authentication and / or authorization. The content may comprise voice, video, data, text and / or still images. The mobile cellular enabled communication device may detect the femtocell by receiving one or broadcast messages from the femtocell.

A method improves mobility and service recovery for a user in a wireless communication network. Service information concerning the user is stored in a registrar. A subscription message is sent from a user terminal to the registrar. A header in the subscription message contains a unique indication. In response to the subscription message containing a unique indication in a header, the registrar returns a notification message to the user terminal. The payload of the notification message includes service information for the user to be used by the user terminal for communication services.

A method for securely transporting personalized service policies from a trusted home SIP server to an un-trusted host server, through a hostile environment, such as the Internet, using identity-based encryption. A user is able to define an instance-based encryption seed for a public key to be used in encryption of SIP, or other open signaling protocol, personalized services, including defining the time and the location at which the public key is to be valid. The method consists of encrypting, in accordance with instance-based parameters, personal profile information describing the personalized service policies; retrieving the encrypted personal profile information at the un-trusted host server; and decrypting the encrypted personal profile information if the instance-based parameters are satisfied.

A user and service mobility support system and method of in a ubiquitous environment is provided. When a user moves to a domain area capable of using various service equipment by pursuing a location of a user using a mobile communication service outdoors, the user may continuously use a service by determining service equipment based on the user's preference information, available equipment information, and service characteristic information. The user may continuously use a service through various equipments although the user moves into the domain area while the user has used a mobile communication service through the terminal outdoors. In order to select service equipment from among various media equipment, the optimum service equipment is determined based on the user and service characteristic information, and accordingly, it is possible to provide service movement convenience and satisfaction to the user.

The invention provides an emergency service information obtaining method comprising the steps: user equipment (UE) transmits a message expressing attachment update to a service mobility management entity (MME); after receiving the message which expresses the attachment update and is transmitted by the UE, the service MME transmits the message expressing attachment update success or failure, which contains the emergency service information supported by an evolution packet system (EPS) network in which the service MME is positioned, to the UE; and after receiving the message expressing the attachment success or failure, the UE analyzes the emergency service information. The invention also provides the UE and the MME. The technical scheme supplied by the invention is convenient for the UE to obtain the emergency service information supported by the positioned EPS network in time and enables the UE to smoothly develop emergency services.

A system and method are described whereby an enhanced handoff scheme provides for monitoring of mobile device conditions and network conditions associated with a current access network attachment, as well as with a plurality of access networks on a preferred access network list, to proactively initiate a handoff operation, thereby preserving the QoS constraints necessary for seamless delivery of IP multimedia services. In an embodiment, each of the plurality of access networks is connected to an IMS core network, whereby a policy function receives quality of service constraints associated with the launched application from the mobile device and orders a list of preferred access networks accordingly. Preferably, the policy function selects an appropriate access gateway associated with a target access network based at least in part on the mobile device conditions reported by the mobile device and the access network conditions monitored by the policy function.

A method implemented by a network device residing in a service domain, wherein the network device comprises an information centric networking (ICN) transport layer and a service access layer (SAL) for handling context-aware service logistics and service mobility overlaid on the ICN transport layer, the method comprising receiving, in the ICN transport layer, a message comprising a service request that originates from a user equipment (UE), in the SAL, retrieving, from the service request, contextual information relevant to the UE or an access network connected to the UE, determining, based on the contextual information, one or more services needed to execute the service request, and determining one or more service identities (SIDs) each of which identifies one of the one or more services.

An apparatus for service mobile node decision based on user history information includes: an information management unit configured to manage information of the node and the service and history information of the node and the service; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether or not the node is usable and monitor the node and the service the user is currently using; and a service mobile node decision unit configured to decide the node which is capable of service mobility according to situations, based on the information of the node and the service, the history information, and the monitored information.

A method for handling an ATTACH reject message with packet radio service mobility management reject cause number (#14 cause) at a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, at the UE, an ATTACH accept message for a network service on a public land mobile network (PLMN) from a first network entity, wherein the PLMN is in a “forbidden PLMNs for general packet radio service (GPRS) service” list, detecting, by the UE, that the UE's evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) capability is disabled, and enabling, by the UE, the UE's E-UTRA capability and removing the PLMN from the “forbidden PLMNs for GPRS service” list.

The invention relates to a method and a system for service mobility management in a virtual environment. The method comprises the following steps: a first virtual machine informs a service management node of a virtual machine migration event through a virtual machine manager when an FN needs to be migrated; the service management node sends a caching instruction to the virtual machine manager to which the first virtual machine belongs; a second virtual machine informs the service management node of a virtual machine migration completion event through a virtual machine manager after the virtual machine migration process is completed; and the service management node sends a data transmission instruction to the virtual machine manager to which the first virtual machine belongs, and the virtual machine manager to which the second virtual machine belongs forwards received cached data to the second virtual machine. A virtual machine manager can cache service data related to a virtual machine during the migration process of the virtual machine, and forwards the cached data to a migrated virtual machine manager after migration is completed so as to enable service session to be continuous without interruption.

A system for managing service mobility using an extensible Markup Language (XML) electronic signature. A mobility interface stops and stores the operation of a service being currently performed. Before the service is moved, a service serializer serializes service state information and converts it into an XML form which is attachable to an electronic signature. An XML security manager creates an XML electronic signature for the Manifest file of the Java ARchive (JAR) file of a service bundle, attaches the serialized service state information to the XML electronic signature, and records it. A service installer transmits the signed JAR file to an Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework that has requested that the service be moved.

A method and apparatus of providing service mobility among user equipments capable of providing continuity of service context are provided. When a movement request signal for requesting a movement of a first service being executed in the first terminal from the first terminal to a second terminal is received, service data with respect to the first service and a associating service are transmitted to the second terminal.

A system for managing service mobility using an extensible Markup Language (XML) electronic signature. A mobility interface stops and stores the operation of a service being currently performed. Before the service is moved, a service serializer serializes service state information and converts it into an XML form which is attachable to an electronic signature. An XML security manager creates an XML electronic signature for the Manifest file of the Java ARchive (JAR) file of a service bundle, attaches the serialized service state information to the XML electronic signature, and records it. A service installer transmits the signed JAR file to an Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework that has requested that the service be moved.

An apparatus for service mobile node decision based on user history information includes: an information management unit configured to manage information of the node and the service and history information of the node and the service; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether or not the node is usable and monitor the node and the service the user is currently using; and a service mobile node decision unit configured to decide the node which is capable of service mobility according to situations, based on the information of the node and the service, the history information, and the monitored information.

The invention discloses a system and a method for achieving user mobility limitation, wherein, the system comprises a template managing device which is used to custom, modify and delete a mobility limiting module which is used to record relative information of one or a plurality of service mobility limiting service area, a template context device which is used to relate one or a plurality of users with the mobility limiting module, and a moving limiting device which is used to limit the service mobility of one or a plurality of users according to the relative information of one or a plurality of service mobility limiting service areas in the mobility limiting module. Flexible allocation of mobility limiting function can be achieved through the invention, and the invention can meets various requirements, thereby obtaining better commercial effect, and improving user satisfaction degree.

Provided are apparatus and method for controlling service mobility. The apparatus includes a subscriber information manager configured to obtain subscriber information from a network core, map the obtained subscriber information with terminals belonging to each subscriber, and store the mapping result, a target terminal information manager configured to obtain information on an available state of terminals available to a subscriber from the obtained subscriber information, a service information manager configured to obtain, maintain, and manage information on available services of a subscriber, information on currently running services, terminal-available service mapping information of each subscriber, currently running terminal-service mapping information, and Service-session mapping information, and a session transfer unit configured to perform a session mobility control procedure for a selected session by incorporating with the network core.

A system and method for exchanging components between platforms is described. As a user terminal changes location or preferences, the user terminal may be provided with a new platform that supports desired services. A method and system that relates to migrating one or more components that provide composite services from one communication platform to another is described. A user terminal may receive one or more composite services provided by two or more components existing on platform. As the user terminal switches from one platform to another, the platforms attempt to provide the same services to the user with little to no interruption. Various aspects relate to shifting one or more components from the first platform to the second platform to provide local support for the services desired by the user terminal.

The present invention provides a method for supporting mobility of selected IP traffic offload (SIPTO) by a server undertaking a control plane in a mobile communication network. The method can comprise the following steps: receiving a handover request message for a terminal receiving a SIPTO service by means of a source base station to a target base station; deciding whether to deactivate the SIPTO service; performing a process for disconnecting a public data network connection (PDN) for the SIPTO, based on the decision; and transmitting to the terminal via the source base station a message including information for reactivating the SIPTO after the handover, according to the decision.

When service requirements require moving of services registered with an object request broker (ORB) at a source server, continuity of service to service requests from clients may be provided by queuing the service requests at the source server. A server context with the same GUID as a source server context may be established at a destination server. URLs for the moved services may be registered with a destination ORB which may then begin receiving service requests. The source server may then respond to the queued service requests with respective URLs for the services registered at the destination ORB. Endpoints at the clients may be updated with the new URLs prior to resending the service requests. The movement of the ORB to the destination server may thus be transparent to the client application.

A method for handling an ATTACH reject message with packet radio service mobility management reject cause number (#14 cause) at a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, at the UE, an ATTACH accept message for a network service on a public land mobile network (PLMN) from a first network entity, wherein the PLMN is in a “forbidden PLMNs for general packet radio service (GPRS) service” list, detecting, by the UE, that the UE's evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) capability is disabled, and enabling, by the UE, the UE's E-UTRA capability and removing the PLMN from the “forbidden PLMNs for GPRS service” list.

The present invention relates to a service mobility management method and system in a virtualized environment. The method includes: when the FN needs to be migrated, the first virtual machine notifies the service management node of the virtual machine migration event through the virtual machine manager; the service management node notifies the second The virtual machine manager to which a virtual machine belongs sends a cache instruction; after the virtual machine migration process is completed, the second virtual machine notifies the service management node of the virtual machine migration completion event through the virtual machine manager; the service management node sends a notification to the first virtual machine The virtual machine manager to which it belongs issues a data transfer instruction, and the virtual machine manager to which the second virtual machine itself belongs transfers the received cached data to the second virtual machine. The present invention enables the virtual machine manager to cache the business data involved in the virtual machine during the migration process of the virtual machine, and forwards the cached data to the migrated virtual machine manager after the migration is completed, thereby maintaining the continuity of the business session without interruption.

A method, a network system and an interworking function entity for processing the switch of communication service are provided. The method includes: receiving a first register request message sent from a source network by a user equipment, and completing the register of the user equipment to a service interworking function (IWF) of the user equipment; receiving a second register request message sent from the source network by the user equipment, and sending the second register request message to a source service mobility management entity(MME) of the user equipment, so as to complete the register of the user equipment to the source service MME; receiving a switch request message of the user equipment in the source network, and forwarding the switch request message to the source service MME, so as to make the source service MME to perform a switch process to switch the user equipment into a target network.

The invention discloses a system and a method for achieving user mobility limitation, wherein, the system comprises a template managing device which is used to custom, modify and delete a mobility limiting module which is used to record relative information of one or a plurality of service mobility limiting service area, a template context device which is used to relate one or a plurality of users with the mobility limiting module, and a moving limiting device which is used to limit the service mobility of one or a plurality of users according to the relative information of one or a pluralityof service mobility limiting service areas in the mobility limiting module. Flexible allocation of mobility limiting function can be achieved through the invention, and the invention can meets various requirements, thereby obtaining better commercial effect, and improving user satisfaction degree.

When service requirements require moving of services registered with an object request broker (ORB) at a source server, continuity of service to service requests from clients may be provided by queuing the service requests at the source server. A server context with the same GUID as a source server context may be established at a destination server. URLs for the moved services may be registered with a destination ORB which may then begin receiving service requests. The source server may then respond to the queued service requests with respective URLs for the services registered at the destination ORB. Endpoints at the clients may be updated with the new URLs prior to resending the service requests. The movement of the ORB to the destination server may thus be transparent to the client application.

A method implemented by a network device residing in a service domain, wherein the network device includes an information centric network (ICN) transport layer and an overlay on the ICN transport layer for processing context-aware service logic and business A service access layer (SAL) of mobility, the method comprising receiving, in the ICN transport layer, a message containing a service request originating from a user equipment (UE); in the SAL, obtaining from the service request Context information related to the UE or an access network connected to the UE, determining one or more services required to perform the service request based on the context information, and determining one or more service identifiers (SIDs) , each of the SIDs identifies a service in the one or more services.