Patent ID: 9337917
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. An Application Server (AS) which takes part in establishing a call between an originating user equipment (UE) and a terminating satellite UE, wherein the AS is a component in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), wherein the IMS further comprises at least a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF), a Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF), and a Policy Charging and Rule Function (PCRF), wherein the IMS is coupled to an access network, and wherein the access network is further coupled to a satellite radio access network, the AS comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor interfaces with the memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby the AS is operable to: