Patent ID: 8817772
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a network entity, a first session initiation protocol invite request in which at least one of an originator identity and a destination identity of the first session initiation protocol invite request comprises a public service identity; detecting, at the network entity, the public service identity included in the first session initiation protocol invite request to enable processing the first session initiation protocol invite request in accordance with a function mode defined by public service identity rather than a public user identity defining another function mode at the network entity; receiving, at the network entity, at least one filter criteria for the public service identity; and sending, by the network entity based on the at least one filter criteria, a second session initiation protocol invite request to an application server, the second session initiation protocol invite including the public service identity defining the function mode at the application server.