PROVIDING ENHANCED EDGE SERVICES TO DEVICES IN FEMTOZONES
The present disclosure is directed to providing enhanced edge services to devices in femtozones. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a request associated with a communication session with a femtozone area. The femtozone area includes a plurality of communication devices communicably coupled to a femtocell device and associated in a service group. One or more enhanced services available to the service group is identified in response to at least the request. A command to execute at least one of the one or more services for the communication devices is transmitted to at least the femtocell device associated with the femtozone area.
1 . A method for providing edge services, comprising:
receiving a request associated with a communication session including a femtozone area, wherein the femtozone area includes a plurality of communication devices communicably coupled to a femtocell device and associated in a service group;
identifying one or more enhanced services available to the service group in response to at least the request; and
transmitting to at least the femtocell device associated with the femtozone area a command to execute at least one of the one or more services for the communication devices.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of communication devices comprise a plurality of different types of communication devices.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a request to initiate the communication session with one of the plurality of communication devices.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the request is received from a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) device in a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the command executes sequential ringing in the plurality of communication devices in the femtozone area.
6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the command executes simultaneous ringing the plurality of communication devices in the femtozone area.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a request from a communication device currently participating in the call session to push the communication session to a different communication device in the femtozone area.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a request from an idle communication device to pull the communication session from a different communication device in the femtozone area.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the different types of communication devices include a cellular device, a SIP device and a POTS device.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying criteria associated with the one or more services; and
comparing the identified criteria to information included in the request to verify access to the one or more services.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a command to a core network in response to at least the request.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the command is an Explicit Call Transfer (ECT) command.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the core-network command is transmitted to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC).
14 . A network node, comprising:
memory configured to store information identifying enhanced services for service groups;
one or more processors configured to:
receive a request associated with a communication session with a femtozone area, wherein the femtozone area includes a plurality of communication devices communicably coupled to a femtocell device and associated in a service group;
identify one or more enhanced services available to the service group in response to at least the request; and
transmit to at least the femtocell device associated with the femtozone area a command to execute at least one of the one or more services for the communication devices.
15 . The network node of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of communication devices comprise a plurality of different types of communication devices.
16 . The network node of claim 14 , wherein the request comprises a request to initiate the communication session with one of the plurality of communication devices.
17 . The network node of claim 16 , wherein the request is received from a POTS device in a PSTN.
18 . The network node of 16 , wherein the command executes sequential ringing in the plurality of communication devices in the femtozone area.
19 . The network node of claim 16 , wherein the command executes simultaneous ringing the plurality of communication devices in the femtozone area.
20 . The network node of claim 14 , wherein the request comprises a request from a communication device currently participating in the call session to push the communication session to a different communication device in the femtozone area.
21 . The network node of claim 14 , wherein the request comprises a request from an idle communication device to pull the communication session from a different communication device in the femtozone area.
22 . The network node of claim 14 , wherein the different types of communication devices include a cellular device, a SIP device and a POTS device.
23 . The network node of claim 14 , the processors further operable to:
identify criteria associated with the one or more services; and
compare the identified criteria to information included in the request to verify access to the one or more services.
24 . The network node of claim 1 , the processors further operable to transmit a command to a core network in response to at least the request.
25 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein the command is an ECT command.
26 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein the core-network command is transmitted to a MSC.
27 . A system, comprising:
a means for receiving a request associated with a communication session with a femtozone area, wherein the femtozone area includes a plurality of communication devices communicably coupled to a femtocell device and associated in a service group;
a means for identifying one or more enhanced services available to the service group in response to at least the request; and
a means for transmitting to at least the femtocell device associated with the femtozone area a command to execute at least one of the one or more services for the communication devices.