Patent ID: 11877347
Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A system for provisioning a subscriber in an IP Multimedia System (IMS) capable telecommunications network, the subscriber being a visiting subscriber with respect to the IMS-capable telecommunications network, the system comprising a modified Serving Gateway and Packet Data Network Gateway (SGW/PGW) configured to:
receive a request to allocate an IMS Access Point Name (APN);
in response to receiving the request to allocate the IMS APN, trigger an initial provisioning of a subscriber profile for the subscriber; and
install a set of supplementary services for the subscriber during a registration procedure which uses the subscriber profile;
wherein the modified SGW/PGW is operable to simulate a 2G/3G Mobile Switching Center and Visited Location Register (MSC/VLR) to the visiting subscriber's home network.