Patent ID: 8078733
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing an IMS-enabled control channel for an IPTV service, the method comprising: receiving at a Serving Call/State Control Function (S-CSCF) a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REGISTER message, the SIP REGISTER message identifying an originating user; receiving at a SIP terminal of the originating user a response from the S-CSCF indicating that the originating user has been authorized; sending a SIP INVITE message from the S-CSCF to establish an open persistent control channel between the SIP terminal of the originating user and a selected IPTV Application Server (AS); and sending and/or receiving control or information messages by the SIP terminal of the originating user by way of the open persistent control channel, wherein the SIP REGISTER message is sent in response to receipt of a power-on message from a media transmitter/receiver (MTRX) including an IP address of the MTRX.