Automatic start-up of default services following notification event in network attachment subsystem
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorFrank Brockners
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an application function (AF) implemented on a service node of a network, notification event information that includes an identification of a user, an Internet protocol (IP) address of user equipment (UE) associated with the user, and an event type, the notification event information being pushed by a network attachment subsystem (NASS) to the AF. Responsive to the notification event information flow, one or more default services specific to the user are enabled. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- sending, by an application function (AF) implemented on a service node of a network, an event registration information flow to a network attachment subsystem (NASS);
- receiving, by the application function (AF) implemented on a service node of a network, a notification event information flow in which the NASS passes event information about a particular event to the AF, the notification event information flow including an event-type, an ID associated with a subscriber, and a globally unique address;
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- automatically enabling one or more default services for the subscriber responsive to the notification event information flow without requiring the subscriber to initiate contact with the AF.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a network attachment subsystem (NASS), a specification of one or more notification events from an application function (AF) of a service provider (SP) network as part of a registration procedure between the AF and the NASS;
- sending event notification information from the NASS to the AF responsive to occurrence of a notification event;
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- enabling one or more default application services for a user of an access network responsive to the occurrence of the notification event, the one or more default application services being automatically provisioned to the user without requiring the user or user equipment to initiate contact with the AF.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory comprising one or more instructions executable at the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:
- receive event registration information from an application function (AF) of a service provider (SP) network, wherein the event registration information identifies one or more notification events about which the AF is to be notified;
- communicate notification event information to a server providing the application function (AF) responsive to an occurrence of at least one of the one or more notification events, wherein the notification event information includes an event-type;
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- provision one or more default application services associated with user equipment (UE) of a user connected with a service provider (SP) network via an access/aggregation network responsive to the notification event, the one or more default application services being automatically provisioned to the user without requiring the user or the UE to initiate contact with the AF.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory comprising one or more instructions executable at the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:
- receive a specification including one or more notification events from an application function (AF) of a service provider (SP) network as part of a registration procedure;
- send information to the AF responsive to occurrence of a notification event;
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- enable one or more default services specific to a user responsive to the occurrence of the notification event without requiring user equipment (UE) to initiate contact with the AF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.