IP Library Granted Patent US 12,155,701
Granted Patent B2
US 12,155,701 · App. 18/237,061 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Apparatus and method for Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) registration procedure for access network bitrate recommendation (ANBR) capability signaling

Inventors: Ozgur Oyman (Palo Alto, CA); Jerome Parron (Fuerth, DE); Thomas Luetzenkirchen (Taufkirchen, DE); Sudhir Shankar Pola (Bangalore, IN); Ralf Rossbach (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04L65/1104H04L65/1069H04L65/1073H04W84/042
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,155,701
App. No.
18/237,061
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, during the SIP registration, the UE indicates in the REGISTER requests its support for ANBR as defined by “ANBR” attribute in the SDP and the P-CSCF indicates its support for the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP in the response for registration. In some embodiments, the P-CSCF serving a PLMN passes through the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP when the P-CSCF recognizes that the PLMN supports ANBR functionality. In some embodiments, the UE can include “ANBR” attribute in the SDP offer and answers when the P-CSCF indicates its support for the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP.

Claims (37)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

radio front end circuitry; and

processor circuitry, coupled to the radio front end circuitry, and configured to:

send a first Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) request message to a Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) serving a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to identify whether the P-CSCF is access network bitrate recommendation (ANBR) capable,

receive, in response to the first SIP request message, a first SIP response message from the P-CSCF to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable,

send, in response to the first SIP response message, a second SIP request message to the P-CSCF without including an ANBR attribute, and

receive, in response to the second SIP request message, a second SIP response message from the P-CSCF without including the ANBR attribute.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to send a SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message to identify whether the P-CSCF is ANBR capable.

3. The UE of claim 2 , wherein the SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message includes a dedicated header field extension to indicate the UE is not ANBR capable.

4. The UE of claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to receive a 200 OK response message to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the 200 OK response message includes a dedicated header field extension to indicate the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to send a SIP INVITE message to provide a session description protocol (SDP) OFFER message not including the ANBR attribute.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to receive a 200 OK response message to provide a SDP ANSWER message not including the ANBR attribute.

8. A Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) serving a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the P-CSCF comprising:

radio front end circuitry; and

processor circuitry, coupled to the radio front end circuitry, and configured to:

receive a first Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) request message from a user equipment (UE) to identify whether the P-CSCF is access network bitrate recommendation (ANBR) capable,

send, in response to the first SIP request message, a first SIP response message to the UE to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable,

receive, in response to the first SIP response message, a second SIP request message from the UE without including an ANBR attribute, and

send, in response to the second SIP request message, a second SIP response message to the UE without including the ANBR attribute.

9. The P-CSCF of claim 8 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to receive a SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message to identify whether the P-CSCF is ANBR capable.

10. The P-CSCF of claim 9 , wherein the SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message includes a dedicated header field extension to indicate the UE is not ANBR capable.

11. The P-CSCF of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to send a 200 OK response message to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

12. The P-CSCF of claim 11 , wherein the 200 OK response message includes a dedicated header field extension to indicate the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

13. The P-CSCF of claim 9 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to receive the SIP INVITE message to provide a session description protocol (SDP) OFFER message not including the ANBR attribute.

14. The P-CSCF of claim 13 , wherein the processor circuitry is configured to send a 200 OK response message to provide a SDP ANSWER message not including the ANBR attribute.

15. A method for implementing a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) registration procedure for access network bitrate recommendation (ANBR) capability signaling, the method comprising:

sending, by a user equipment (UE), a first SIP request message to a Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) serving a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to identify whether the P-CSCF is ANBR capable;

sending, by the P-CSCF serving the PLMN in response to the first SIP request message, a first SIP response message to the UE to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable;

sending, by the UE in response to the first SIP response message, a second SIP request message to the P-CSCF without including an ANBR attribute; and

sending, by the P-CSCF in response to the second SIP request message, a second SIP response message to the UE without including the ANBR attribute.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending the first SIP request message comprises sending a SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message to identify whether the P-CSCF is ANBR capable.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sending the first SIP response message comprises sending a 200 OK response message to indicate that the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the SIP REGISTER, INVITE, or SUBSCRIBE message includes a dedicated header field extension to indicate the UE is not ANBR capable, and

wherein the 200 OK response message includes the dedicated header field extension to indicate the P-CSCF is not ANBR capable.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sending the second SIP request message comprises sending a SIP INVITE message to provide a session description protocol (SDP) OFFER message not including the ANBR attribute.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the sending the second SIP response message comprises sending a 200 OK response message to provide a SDP ANSWER message not including the ANBR attribute.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17980296 · Nov 3, 2022
Continuation 17429061
Provisional Application 62805204 · Feb 13, 2019
Related Publication 20230403312A1 · Dec 14, 2023