Patent ID: 7970398

Claim:
A method for provisioning and registering a mobile station through an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network comprising: receiving an addition request for addition of an authorization record from a user computer via a user interface in conjunction with provisioning for service from an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network to a select mobile station in relation to a select basestation, the addition request including mobile station information associated with the select mobile station and basestation information associated with the select basestation; creating the authorization record for said select mobile station in relation to the select basestation in response to receiving the addition request, where said authorization record includes the mobile station information and the basestation information, the mobile station information comprising at least one of a mobile directory number and an international mobile subscriber identifier, the basestation information comprising a basestation identification number, where the authorization record combines the mobile station information and the basestation information to form a unique subscriber identity; receiving a registration request including request information from said select mobile station via the select basestation to register the select mobile station for service from the internet protocol multimedia subsystem network; and determining successful registration of the select mobile station in relation to the select basestation with said internet protocol multimedia subsystem network based, at least in part, on said request information and the authorization record.