IP multimedia subsystem user identity handling method and apparatus

摘要

A method of enabling users of a third party Internet service, who are not necessarily subscribers of an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network, to access services provided by the IMS network. The method comprises registering a user with said third party Internet service via the Internet using an Internet service identity of the user, and sending to the user, from said third party Internet service and via the Internet, IMS network access information. The access information is then used to register the user with the IMS network, wherein, following IMS registration, the user is able to access IMS network services.

主权项

1. A method of enabling a user of a third party Internet service, wherein the user is not a subscriber of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network or is not using an IMS registration, to access services provided by the IMS network, the method comprising:
registering the user with the third party Internet service via the Internet using an Internet service identity of the user; receiving, from the third party Internet service and via the Internet, IMS network access information, wherein the access information comprises a temporary IMS user identity or authentication token asserted by the third party Internet Service for use by the IMS network in registering the user; registering the user with the IMS network using the IMS network access information; wherein, following the IMS registration, the user is able to access IMS network services; receiving an address of an IMS proxy within the IMS network with the temporary IMS user identity or authentication token; the user sending an initial IMS Register request to the IMS network using the IMS proxy address; receiving an associated IMS credential with the temporary IMS user identity; and sending the associated IMS credential to the IMS network during the registering of the user with the IMS network, the IMS network using the associated IMS credential to authenticate the user.