METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION SERVICES

摘要

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing radio access information to a first server of an IP multimedia subsystem network to cause the first server to establish an interface between the first server and a second server for providing the radio access information to the second server, where the interface does not utilize an S14 interface, and where the providing of the radio access information to the second server causes the second server to discover access networks in proximity to the communication device and to manage connections to the access networks. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a system including a processor, a session initiation message from a mobile communication device, wherein the session initiation message includes radio access information; and providing, by the system, the radio access information to a server, without utilizing a direct interface between the mobile communication device and the server, to enable the server to discover access networks in proximity to the mobile communication device and to enable the server to manage connections to the access networks, wherein the providing of the radio access information is responsive to a determination to reduce network traffic associated with the direct interface.