System and method for providing transparency in delivering private network features

A method for delivering one or more features in a network environment, comprising:

• communicating a request, from a selected one of a communication device and a mobile station, to establish a communication session that involves the mobile station, wherein signaling information is exchanged with a voice gateway after the request is received such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station;
• establishing a signaling pathway between an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request such that one or more features associated with a private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session;
• and
• performing a make before break protocol as the mobile station moves between a public network and the private network such that the communication session is not lost.

Software for delivering one or more features in a network environment, the software being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:

• communicate a request, from a selected one of a communication device and a mobile station, to establish a communication session that involves the mobile station, wherein signaling information is exchanged with a voice gateway after the request is received such that one or more voice circuits are established by the voice gateway in order to accommodate voice data that may propagate between the communication device and the mobile station;
• establish a signaling pathway between an Internet protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) and the mobile station via the cellular data network in response to the request such that one or more features associated with the private network are delivered to the mobile station during the communication session;
• and
• perform a make before break protocol as the mobile station moves between a public network and a private network such that the communication session is not lost.