System and method for providing a circuit switched domain number
View Patent ↗A method is provided for identifying a device during an emergency for callback. The method includes storing an address of a user agent (UA) during initiation of an emergency call by the UA, associating an E.164 number with the stored address of the UA that placed the emergency call, and routing the emergency call containing the E.164 number.
1. A method for identifying a device with a user agent (UA) during an emergency for callback, said method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a session initiation protocol (SIP) INVITE with a SIP address of the UA via a packet switched domain, the SIP INVITE initiated by the UA during an emergency call;
storing the SIP address of the UA, comprising associating the SIP address with the emergency call;
associating, by the processor, in a in which the UA is currently present, an E.164 number associated with location information of the device with the stored SIP address of the UA that placed the emergency call;
routing the emergency call via a circuit switched domain comprising transmitting the E.164 number;
receiving a return SIP INVITE comprising the E.164 number in response to a callback from the circuit switched domain:
determining the SIP address of the UA based upon the association between the E.164 number and the stored SIP address; and
routing the return SIP INVITE to the UA via the packet switched domain.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the E.164 number is a uniform resource identifier (URI).
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the URI is a tel URI or a temporary tel URI.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the association between the E.164 number and the SIP address of the UA is temporary.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of time that the association is maintained between the E.164 number and the SIP address of the UA is based on at least one of:
a regulation applicable to the UA's current location;
a policy applicable to the UA's current location;
a regulation applicable to the UA's current network; and
a policy applicable to the UA's current network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a request is received including the E.164 number; and retrieving the SIP address of the UA based on the E.164 number after the emergency call is placed; and routing the call based on the SIP address of the UA.
7. A network component, comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a session initiation protocol (SIP) INVITE with a SIP address of a user agent (UA) via a packet switched domain, the SIP INVITE initiated by the UA during initiation of an emergency call by the UA, comprising associating the SIP address with the emergency call,
associate the SIP address with an E.164 number associated with location information of the device,
the emergency call being routed via a circuit switch domain to a public safety answering point comprising transmitting the E.164 number,
receive a return SIP INVITE comprising the E.164 number in response to a callback from the circuit switched domain;
determine the SIP address of the UA based upon the association between the E.164 number and the stored SIP address; and
route the return SIP INVITE to the UA via the packet switched domain.
8. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the E.164 number is a uniform resource identifier (URI).
9. The network component of claim 8 , wherein the URI is a tel URI or temporary tel URI.
10. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the association between the E.164 number and the SIP address of the UA is temporary.
11. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the period of time that the association is maintained between the E.164 number and the SIP address of the UA is based on at least one of:
a regulation applicable to the UA's current location;
a policy applicable to the UA's current location;
a regulation applicable to the UA's current network; and
a policy applicable to the UA's current network.
12. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the association between the E.164 number and the SIP address of the UA is performed after the emergency call is placed.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SIP address is a SIP uniform resource identifier (URI).
14. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the SIP address is a SIP uniform resource identifier (URI).
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SIP address is a public globally routable UA uniform resource identifier (GRUU).
16. The network component of claim 7 , wherein the SIP address is a public globally routable UA uniform resource identifier (GRUU).