Methods, systems, and devices for registering a communication device utilizing a virtual network
AssigneesAT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsWalter Cooper Chastain, Stephen Emille Chin
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that registers a communication device with a temporary IMSI shared among multiple communication devices with a virtual registration function. Further, the system provisions an active IMSI using a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function onto the communication device and indicates to the communication device to register with a registration function using the active IMSI. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- detecting an event related to a communication device that is provisioned with an active international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);
- sending a first notification of the event to an identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the first notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize a first temporary IMSI and operate in a dormant mode;
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- receiving a second notification from the identity provisioning function indicating that the first temporary IMSI is provisioned on the communication device and the communication device is in the dormant mode.
A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- detecting an event related to a communication device that is provisioned with an active international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);
- sending a first notification of the event to an identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the first notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize a first temporary IMSI and operate in a dormant mode;
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- receiving a second notification from the identity provisioning function indicating that the first temporary IMSI is provisioned on the communication device and the communication device is in the dormant mode, wherein the first temporary IMSI is shared among a plurality of communication devices.
A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a processing system including a processor, a registration error related to a communication device that is provisioned with an active international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);
- sending, by the processing system, a first notification of the registration error to an identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the first notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize a first temporary IMSI and operate in a dormant mode;
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- receiving, by the processing system, a second notification from the identity provisioning function indicating that the first temporary IMSI is provisioned on the communication device and the communication device is in the dormant mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.