Proxy presence server

A device, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions in the memory to:
• receive, via the communication interface from an external presence server, a presence status request from a rich communication service (RCS)-enabled client device for first presence information associated with a user device in a home carrier network;
• determine that the first presence information is not stored in an associated database;
• generate, based on the determination, an expanded presence status request requesting the first presence information and second presence information associated with the user device with respect to the home carrier network;
• send, via the communication interface, the expanded presence status request to an internal presence server in the home carrier network;
• receive, via the communication interface, an expanded presence status of the user device, wherein the expanded presence status includes the first presence information and the second presence information;
• store the expanded presence status of the user device with a time to live (TTL) in the associated database;
• send, via the communication interface, the first presence information to the external presence server;
• receive, via the communication interface, multiple subsequent requests from the RCS-enabled client device for a presence status of the user device within a time window of the TTL;
• identify, based on the multiple subsequent requests exceeding a threshold number of requests within the time window, the RCS-enabled client device as being improperly configured;
• and
• notify, via the communication interface, the external presence server that the RCS-enabled client device is improperly configured.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions including one or more instructions, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

• receive, from an external presence server, a presence status request from a rich communication service (RCS)-enabled client device for first presence information associated with a user device in a home carrier network;
• determine that the first presence information is not stored in an associated database;
• generate, based on the determination, an expanded presence status request requesting the first presence information and second presence information associated with the user device with respect to the home carrier network;
• send the expanded presence status request to an internal presence server in the home carrier network, wherein the expanded presence status includes the first presence information and the second presence status information;
• receive an expanded presence status of the user device;
• store the expanded presence status of the user device with a time to live (TTL) in the associated database;
• send the first presence information to the external presence server;
• receive multiple subsequent requests for a presence status of the user device within a time window of the TTL;
• identify, based on the multiple subsequent requests exceeding a threshold number of requests within the time window, the RCS-enabled client device as being improperly configured;
• and
• notify the external presence server that the RCS-enabled client device is improperly configured.