Patent ID: 8953583
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of call forwarding in a telecommunications network, said method comprising: comparing a first set of data to a second set of data, wherein the first set of data includes one or more parameters of a Session Description Protocol (SDP) received in connection with an initial call directed toward a first terminal of a user; and the second set of data includes one or more call forwarding parameters of a user profile associated with said user; and based on a result of said comparing, forwarding at least one part of said initial call to a second terminal which is different from said first terminal, as specified in said call forwarding parameters, if at least one of said parameters of said SDP matches with at least one of said call forwarding parameters, wherein said forwarding includes: sending a refer message to a node of a network employed to initiate a forwarding call, wherein said refer message identifies the at least one part of said initial call to be forwarded and includes an identifier for said second terminal, wherein the identified part of said initial call to be forwarded is determined by said user profile and said SDP, on obtaining a match between at least one of said parameters of said SDP and at least one of said call forwarding parameters; such that the forwarding call to said second terminal is initiated on receipt of said refer message; wherein said particular identified part to be forwarded to a given second terminal is determined by said user profile and said SDP, based on the obtained match between at least one of said parameters of the SDP and at least one of said call forwarding parameters.