Patent ID: 9232342
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing internetworking among application services layers (ASLs) of different network technologies, the method comprising: establishing a tunnel anchor point (TAP) within an application services layer (ASL) associated with a network, wherein the TAP is configured to enable communication between a local application in the network and a remote application in a different network via tunneling therebetween; creating, at the TAP, an ASL tunnel to the local application in the network to facilitate the communication; receiving, at the TAP via the ASL tunnel, a message from the local application, wherein at least a portion of the message is configured to be provided to a remote ASL and the remote application in the different network to which the local application wishes to communicate; and providing, via the TAP, at least a portion of the message to the remote ASL and the remote application in the different network to facilitate the communication between the local application in the network and the remote application in the different network.