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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2007
Chaoxin Qiu, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Khan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Chaoxin Qiu, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Khan, San Ramon, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for providing mobility for a Voice over Internet Protocol Service (VoIP) provided on packet networks are disclosed. For example, the method receives a register request from a user endpoint device and retrieves an Access Point-address parameter from a contact header in the register request. The method then determines a physical location of an access point device in accordance with the Access Point-address parameter and updates location information for the user endpoint device in accordance with the physical location of the access point device.