Patent ID: 9059948
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An abstracted profile server (APS) for supporting database access in Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network environment, the APS comprising: a first hardware interface gathering subscriber profile information from at least one subscriber information database using a native protocol of the subscriber information database, wherein the native protocol includes at least one of RADIUS, DIAMETER, MAP, and LDAP; an APS module for receiving a query for subscriber profile information, generating a reply message containing subscriber profile information gathered from the at least one subscriber information database, and forwarding the reply message to the source of the query for subscriber profile information, wherein the APS is adapted to communicate with a serving call session control function (S-CSCF) for the query and reply use an abstracted profile protocol that is different from the native protocol of the at least one subscriber information database; and wherein the query originates from the serving call session control function (S-CSCF) and wherein the APS is separate from the S-CSCF.