Patent ID: 8775610
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for use in an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, the method comprising: receiving, at a gateway server from a Signaling System 7 (SS7) network, a message including an E.164 number, said E.164 number being a shared identifier associated with a plurality of application servers in the IMS network, and at least one of a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN) or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a mobile device connected to the IMS network; identifying, by the gateway server, an identity of an application server in the plurality of application servers associated with the shared identifier, the identifying comprising: transmitting, by the gateway server, the message to the application server associated with the retrieved application server identifier; and transmitting, from the application server associated with the retrieved application server identifier, the message to the mobile device.