Managing call and message continuity (cmc) session

A method for managing a Call and Message Continuity (CMC) session, comprising:

• receiving, by a primary device, capability information of a plurality of secondary devices from a CMC server;
• receiving, by the primary device, a communication request message from a remote device to establish the CMC session with the primary device, wherein the communication request message comprises a plurality of media parameters of the remote device;
• selecting, by the primary device, a secondary device from the plurality of secondary devices based on the capability information of each of the plurality of secondary devices and the plurality of media parameters received from the remote device;
• establishing, by the primary device, the CMC session with the selected secondary device by forwarding the communication request message comprising the plurality of media parameters to the CMC server;
• receiving, by the primary device, a communication accept message from the CMC server, wherein the communication accept message comprises at least one negotiated media parameter from the plurality of media parameters by the selected secondary device for the CMC session;
• forwarding, by the primary device, the communication accept message received from the CMC server to the remote device;
• and
• initiating, by the primary device, media data transfer between the remote device and the selected secondary device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a Call and Message Continuity (CMC) controller for managing a CMC session, cause the CMC controller to execute a method comprising:

• receiving, by a primary device, capability information of a plurality of secondary devices from a CMC server;
• receiving, by the primary device, a communication request message from a remote device to establish the CMC session with the primary device, wherein the communication request message comprises a plurality of media parameters of the remote device;
• selecting, by the primary device, a secondary device from the plurality of secondary devices based on the capability information of each of the plurality of secondary devices and the plurality of media parameters received from the remote device;
• establishing, by the primary device, the CMC session with the selected secondary device by forwarding the communication request message comprising the plurality of media parameters to the CMC server;
• receiving, by the primary device, a communication accept message from the CMC server, wherein the communication accept message comprises at least one negotiated media parameter from the plurality of media parameters by the selected secondary device for the CMC session;
• forwarding, by the primary device, the communication accept message received from the CMC server to the remote device;
• and
• initiating, by the primary device, media data transfer between the remote device and the selected secondary device.