Apparatuses and methods to introduce flexible support for services
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorDevaki Chandramouli
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AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorDevaki Chandramouli
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Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide flexible support for services are provided. One method includes receiving, by a network node, a request type from a user equipment, where the request type indicates types of services required by the user equipment from the network. The method may also include using the received request type to make determinations regarding a provision of services to the user equipment.
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Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: service provisioning or reconfiguring
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e.…
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: accounting or billing
Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity: access security
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Embodiments of the invention generally relate to wireless communications networks, such as, but not limited to, the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and/or future 5G radio access technology.
Description of the Related Art
For proper understanding of the invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 illustrates an example call flow diagram, according to one embodiment;
It will be readily understood that the components of the invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide flexible support for services, as represented in the attached figures and described below, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention but is representative of selected embodiments of the invention.
The features, structures, or characteristics of the invention described throughout this specification may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. For example, the usage of the phrases “certain embodiments,” “some embodiments,” or other similar language, throughout this specification refers to the fact that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in certain embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” “in other embodiments,” or other similar language, throughout this specification do not necessarily all refer to the same group of embodiments, and the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
Additionally, if desired, the different functions discussed below may be performed in a different order and/or concurrently with each other. Furthermore, if desired, one or more of the described functions may be optional or may be combined. As such, the following description should be considered as merely illustrative of the principles, teachings and embodiments of this invention, and not in limitation thereof.