Messaging for IMS-capable devices
Systems and methods are provided to provide messaging for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-capable user equipment (UE). Subscription data can be used to confirm that the UE is appropriately configured for messaging via short message service (SMS) function and that the UE is IMS-capable. SMS over non-access stratum (SMSoNAS) is a backup method of message delivery for IMS-capable UEs and SMSoIMS is the preferred method of message delivery for IMS-capable UEs. Once it is verified that the UE is IMS-capable, the present invention disables SMSoNAS communication for the IMS-capable UE to avoid additional signaling and capacity impact to the network.
1 . A method for managing messaging functions, the method comprising:
receiving a first registration request from a user equipment (UE);
determining the UE is IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-capable; and
based on determining that the UE is IMS-capable, disabling SMS over Non-access stratum (SMSoNAS) messaging for the UE that is IMS-capable without registering the UE with a Short Message Service Function (SMSF).
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating with the UE via SMS over IMS (SMSoIMS).
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, accessing subscription data from a Unified Data Management (UDM) function.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a local configuration to disable SMSoNAS.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising registering the UE for the SMS function when the local configuration option to disable SMSoNAS is not enabled.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising registering a second UE that is not IMS-capable for the SMS function.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein data-centric devices are not IMS-capable.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein voice-centric devices are IMS-capable.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first registration request includes an indication of whether the UE is voice-centric or data-centric.
10 . A non-transitory computer readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computer processing components, cause the one or more computer processing components to perform a method comprising:
receiving a first registration request from a user equipment (UE);
determining the UE is IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-capable; and
based on determining that the UE is IMS-capable, disabling SMS over Non-access stratum (SMSoNAS) messaging for the UE that is IMS-capable without registering the UE with a Short Message Service Function (SMSF).
11 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises communicating with the UE via SMS over IMS (SMSoIMS).
12 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises accessing a local configuration to disable SMSoNAS.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises registering the UE for the SMS function when the local configuration option to disable SMSoNAS is not enabled.
14 . A system for managing messaging functions comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer storage hardware devices storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a first registration request from a user equipment (UE);
determine the UE is IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-capable; and
based on determining that the UE is IMS-capable, disabling SMS over Non-access stratum (SMSoNAS) messaging for the UE that is IMS-capable without registering the UE with a Short Message Service Function (SMSF).
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors communicate with the UE via SMS over IMS (SMSoIMS).
16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises accessing a local configuration to disable SMSoNAS.
17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the first registration request includes an indication of whether the UE is voice-centric or data-centric.
18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors register a second UE that is not IMS-capable for the SMS function.