MOBILE APPLICATION GATEWAY FOR CONNECTING DEVICES ON A CELLULAR NETWORK WITH INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE AND DATA NETWORKS

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to establish a data session or call from a mobile device; querying an enterprise gateway server in an enterprise network for a data session or call policy associated with the mobile device; and automatically establishing a secure tunnel between the enterprise gateway server and a carrier gateway server in a carrier network 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.