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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Vinod Pandey, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Stafford, Austin, TX (US);
Kan Schlieber, Roswell, GA (US);
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing multimedia message service (MMS) in an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network can include establishing a first session initiation protocol (SIP) session between a source IMS device and a next generation multimedia message service center (NG MMSC), encapsulating, at the source IMS device, an MMS message in a message session relay protocol (MSRP) message, transmitting the MSRP message from the IMS device to the NG MMSC; and storing the MMS message at the NG MMSC for further delivery to the destination device. The method can further include transmitting the MMS message to a destination legacy device via legacy MMS protocols or transmitting the MMS message to a destination IMS device via MSRP. Alternative methods can include receiving a legacy MMS message and delivering the MMS message to a destination IMS device via MSRP. Systems for providing MMS in an IMS network are also described.