Device for controlling the implementation of functions in a service device belonging to an internet communication network core

US9503553B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9503553-B2
Application numberUS-6395206-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 11, 2006
Priority dateAug 17, 2005
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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Abstract

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An device (A) is dedicated to controlling the implementation of functions linked with providing at least one communication service to at least one communication terminal (T 1 ) in a service equipment (SA 1 ) belonging to an Internet communication core network (NC). The device (A) comprises control means (CM) which, upon receipt of a request for providing the service offered by its equipment (SA 1 ) for a given communication, are tasked with (i) deciding to implement at least one function selected from among the functions offered by the equipment (SA 1 ); and, subsequently, (ii) inserting data signaling that decision into at least one of the signaling messages sent by the equipment for the communication in question, which are intended for at least some other service equipments (PS 1 , PS 2 , SA 2 , MR 1 ) of the core network (CR), so that they can prohibit themselves from implementing the selected function for the duration of the given communication.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A control device for a service equipment adapted for implementing, within an Internet communication core network, functions related to providing at least one communication service to at least one communication terminal, comprising: a control unit configured to decide, when a request to provide said at least one communication service for a given communication is received, to implement at least one function chosen from among said functions, then to inser…

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What does patent US9503553B2 cover?
An device (A) is dedicated to controlling the implementation of functions linked with providing at least one communication service to at least one communication terminal (T 1 ) in a service equipment (SA 1 ) belonging to an Internet communication core network (NC). The device (A) comprises control means (CM) which, upon receipt of a request for providing the service offered by its equipment (SA…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Thiebaut Laurent, Queau Guylaine, Alcatel Lucent
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L69/329. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).