Patent ID: 8588734

Claim:
A method of providing differentiated services in a communications network, comprising: in response to a calling communication apparatus initiating a call towards a called communication apparatus, receiving in a mobile services switching centre an indication message from a first radio access network, said message indicating a radio access network type to which the called communication apparatus of a terminating communication session is connected, in response to the indication message: accessing differentiated service information associated with the radio access network type of the terminating communication session, the differentiated service information comprising location information or charging type, indicated by the radio access network of the terminating communication session, sending the differentiated service information to be applied for service differentiation by a second access network of the calling communication apparatus, wherein the first radio access network has a different access network type than the second access network; and wherein sending the differentiated service information includes sending charging information to the calling communication apparatus, wherein the charging information depends on the access network type of the first radio access network; wherein sending differentiated service information comprises sending a Connect Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP) message with the differentiated service information indicated in a Generic or Connected Number field after establishing a terminating call between the mobile services switching centre and the called communication apparatus.