Request to hand over a session between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment
Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide handover of on-hold sessions in converged networks. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a fixed packet network-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a PSTN-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa.
1. A method for handing over a session between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment which is connected to a packet network, the method comprising:
sending a session request through the packet network to a mobility application server, wherein the session is between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment connected to the packet network;
initiating, by the mobile communication device, an on-hold command;
in response to the initiation of the on-hold command:
receiving media from the customer premises equipment;
discarding the media received from the customer premises equipment;
receiving local media at the mobile communication device; and
withholding a transmission of the received local media from the mobile communication device;
sending a request to hand over the session between the mobile communication device and the customer premises equipment through a second network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packet network comprises a broadband network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packet network comprises an IP network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is operable to communicate through a packet network, and also through a cellular network.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobility application server forwards the session request to the customer premises equipment.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the session request comprises a SIP Invite.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein handing over the session comprises an establishment of a connection point and a termination of a connection point.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customer premises equipment comprises a modem.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packet network comprises a data over cable network.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network comprises a cellular network.
11. A system for handing over a session between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment which is connected to a packet network, wherein the system comprises a system processor which is configured to:
send a session request through the fixed packet network to a mobility application server, wherein the session is between a mobile communication device and a customer premises equipment connected to the packet network;
initiate an on-hold command;
in response to the initiation of the on-hold command:
receive media from the customer premises equipment;
discard the media received from the customer premises equipment;
receive local media; and
withhold a transmission of the received local media;
send a request to hand over the session between the mobile communication device and the customer premises equipment through a second network.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the packet network comprises a broadband network.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the packet network comprises an IP network.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the mobile communication device is operable to communicate through a packet network, and also through a cellular network.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the mobility application server forwards the session request to the customer premises equipment.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the session request comprises a SIP Invite.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein handing over the session comprises an establishment of a connection point and a termination of a connection point.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the customer premises equipment comprises a modem.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the packet network comprises a data over cable network.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second network comprises a cellular network.