Patent ID: 8213412
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing multimedia services, the method comprising: providing a local proxy having an internet protocol (IP) address, wherein the local proxy is integrated with a local access network and wherein the local proxy is configured to access multimedia services from a core network external to the local access network; providing a client device compatible with a signaling protocol, wherein the client device is located within a remote access network that is external to the local access network and the core network; initiating, by the client device, a multimedia session according to the signaling protocol by accessing the IP address of the local proxy through a public IP network that is external to the core network, the remote network, and the local access network; authenticating the client device at the local proxy; authorizing the client device at the core network at the request of the local proxy; and providing multimedia services to the client device from the core network without requiring that the multimedia service be routed through the local proxy.