2. Background Art An increasingly large number of individuals use portable computing
devices, such as laptop computers, personal data assistants (PDAs), Smart phones and the …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for routing message traffic over a communication network. In one
example, the method comprises receiving, at a first server, a request from a Subscriber …

Methods and apparatus for load balancing in communication networks are disclosed. An
example method to perform load balancing in a communication network disclosed herein …

(57) ABSTRACT IMS networks and methods are disclosed for storing infor mation on the
access network of a user in a Subscriber profile for the user. When a communication device …

A method for self-provisioning of subscriber data allows efficient registration of a subscriber
for an Internet-Protocol Multimedia Subsystem of a telecommunication network at the …

A method and network node for supporting a synchronization of a connectivity session
location function (CLF) in a communication network. The method uses a processor for …

Disclosed is a verification method comprising reception of a registration request at a
multimedia IP network core, the registration request containing a public identity of a user …

Provided are node authentication and node operation methods within service and access
networks for bundle authentication between the service and access networks in a next …

The present invention provides an IP address assignment apparatus and method. A packet
data gateway receives a connection establishment request that is sent by a mobility …

Methods and systems are described for providing address information for nodes when
multiple possibilities exist. For example, in a TISPAN environment the described techniques …