Communication network and method for suspending services
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorGuido Triebel
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of providing a service by a communication network is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the step of initiating the provision of the service to a first node. The method also determines if a condition is met for the first node. The method suspends the provision of the service if it is determined that the condition for the first node is not met. The method determines if the condition has been met by the first node and resumes the service provided by the communication network if it is determined that the condition for the first node is met.
Claims47
A method of providing a service by a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- initiating the provision of the service to a first node;
- determining if a condition is met for said first node;
- suspending the provision of said service if a determination is made that the condition for said first node is not met;
- determining if the condition has been met by the first node;
- and
- resuming the service provided by a communication network if a determination is made that the condition for the first node is met.
A method as claimed in 3, wherein said step of providing comprises providing the service by said second node comprising at least one of a messaging center, a content gateway, an application server and a session server.
A communication network comprising:
- initiating means for initiating a provision of a service to a first node;
- determining means for determining if a condition is met for said first node;
- and
- suspending means for suspending the provision of said service if a determination is made that the condition for said first node is not met;
- wherein a communication network is arranged to resume the service provided by the communication network if a determination is made that the condition for the first node is met.
A node in a communication network arranged to:
- transmit a request to determine if a condition is met for a first node during a provision of a service;
- receive notification of whether said condition is met;
- suspend the provision of the service if said condition is not met;
- and
- resume the provision of the service when the condition is met.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.