Patent ID: 9667669
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for managing associated sessions in a network, the network having a network element configured for managing associated sessions between the network and at least one user equipment, the method comprising: providing a composition session identifier for associating sessions in the network; after providing the composition session identifier, exchanging the composition session identifier between a user equipment and the network element a first time; associating two or more sessions with the composition session identifier by exchanging the composition session identifier at least a second time, wherein exchanging the composition session identifier at least a second time comprises the network element exchanging the composition session identifier with the user equipment; initiating establishment of a composition session, the composition session being a signaling session for facilitating management of the two or more sessions and exchanging the composition session identifier between the user equipment and the network element as part of said establishment, the composition session being different from the two or more sessions; and modifying the composition session, wherein modifying the composition session comprises using signaling in the composition session to terminate all of the two or more sessions.