Mobile application gateway for connecting devices on a cellular network with individual enterprise and data networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622078-B2
Application number	US-201414512991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 2, 2006
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A mobile application gateway for connecting devices on a cellular network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks and/or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise. The invention may consist of a primarily of core network and services components based on the IMS network architecture, and is backward compatible to support legacy systems in place in current telecom and data networks.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to establish a data session or a call from a mobile device;
querying an enterprise gateway server in an enterprise network for a data session associated with the mobile device, when a request to establish a data session is received, or call policy associated with the mobile device, when a call is received; and
automatically establishing a secure tunnel between the enterprise gateway server and a carrier gateway server in a carrier network, when the request to establish the data session is received, to provide a secure data session for the mobile device to communicate with at least one node on the enterprise network, wherein the secure tunnel supports selectable security and encryption specific to requirements of the enterprise network.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising identifying, by the carrier gateway server, the enterprise network, wherein identifying the enterprise network comprises identifying at least one of:
the enterprise network based on calling party information of a call;
the enterprise network by information in at least one of an originating trigger or a terminating trigger; and
the enterprise network based on subscription information maintained by the carrier network.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the subscription information is obtained from one of a home subscriber server and a home location register.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising coupling the enterprise gateway server with a private branch exchange deployed in the enterprise network.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising;
notifying, by the carrier gateway server, the enterprise gateway server of the data session or call; and

determining, by the enterprise gateway server, a data session or call routing for the data session or call.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising configuring the enterprise gateway server as an endpoint of the enterprise network.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving, by the carrier gateway server, an indication that the data session or call is being established with the mobile device which comprises a cellular phone associated with the enterprise network;
communicating, by the carrier gateway server to the enterprise gateway server, the indication that the data session or call is being established; and
communicating a data session or call routing from the enterprise gateway server to the carrier gateway server.

8. The method of claim 7 , comprising informing by the enterprise gateway server, the carrier gateway server of the data session or call routing, wherein the data session or call routing is based on at least one of:
a criteria of the enterprise network;
a least cost routing determined by the enterprise gateway server; and
a selectable security and encryption routing determined by the enterprise gateway server.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data session or call routing specifies one of routing the data session or call within the carrier network or routing the data session or call into the enterprise network.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the carrier gateway server, whether to notify the enterprise gateway server of the data session or call based on information stored in at least one of:
a subscriber profile maintained in the carrier network; and
an application server maintained in the carrier network.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the carrier gateway server based on information stored within the carrier network, whether to route the data session or call based on policies set by the carrier network.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the policies specify at least one of a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed based on service subscription information, a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed using specific resources, a rule to enable the data session or call at specific times, a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed based on specific congestion levels, a rule to enable the data session or call based on identification information of a called or calling party, a rule to enable the data session or call based on location information of the called or calling party, a rule that specifies triggers, and a rule that specifies it is required to record the data session or call.

13. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the enterprise gateway server, whether to route the data session or call over dedicated resources based on information stored within the enterprise network.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the dedicated resources comprise at least one of resources to enable least-cost routing, resources to enable security, resources to enable high performance, resources to address congestion levels, resources to enable priority access and high availability, and resources to enable access to specific enterprise features.

15. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the enterprise gateway server based on information stored within the enterprise network, whether to route the data session or call based on policies set by the enterprise network.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the policies specify at least one of a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed using specific resources, a rule to enable the data session or call at specific times, a rule to enable the data session or call based on identification information of a called or calling party, a rule to enable the data session or call based on location information of the called or calling party, a rule that specifies triggers, and a rule that specifies it is required to record the data session or call.

17. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the enterprise gateway server based on information stored within the enterprise network, whether to route the data session or call based on policies set by a called or calling party of the call.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the policies comprise at least one of a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed using specific resources, a rule to enable the data session or call to be routed at specific times, a rule based on identification information of a called or calling party, a rule to enable the data session or call based on location information of the called or calling party, a rule that specifies triggers, and a rule that specifies it is required to record the data session or call.

19. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed causes a processor to perform:
receiving a request to establish a data session or a call from a mobile device;
querying an enterprise gateway server in an enterprise network for a data session associated with the mobile device, when a request to establish a data session is received, or call policy associated with the mobile device, when a call is received; and
automatically establishing a secure tunnel between the enterprise gateway server and a carrier gateway server in a carrier network, when the request to establish the data session is received, to provide a secure data session for the mobile device to communicate with at least one node on the enterprise network, wherein the secure tunnel supports selectable security and encryption specific to requirements of the enterprise network.

20. A system, comprising:
a cellular network including a carrier gateway server;
an enterprise gateway server, that is queried, in an enterprise network, for a data session or a call policy asso

Assignees

• Tango Networks Inc

Inventors

• Silver Andrew
• Lewis Lathan
• Landgren Patricia
• Schmid Glen

Classifications

• H04L65/103

  in the network · CPC title

• H04W12/08 Primary

  Access security · CPC title

• H04Q2213/13091

  CLI, identification of calling line · CPC title

• H04Q2213/13196

  Connection circuit/link/trunk/junction, bridge, router, gateway · CPC title

• H04Q2213/13206

  User-to-user signaling, UUS · CPC title