Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Overview of Access Mediation and Access Gateways

2. Access Mediation Example

3. Access Gateway Example

4. Application Scenarios I: User-Network Interface and Telephone Switch Trigger Control

5. Application Scenarios II: Call Waiting with Internet Enhancement

6. Application Scenarios III: Shared Subscriber Information and Call/Connection Control Across Networks

7. Access Mediation: Platform Functional Requirements

8. Summary

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This tutorial has provided information on access mediation and access gateways. Access mediation is clearly the next evolutionary step for AIN. In addition, with the increasing importance of the Internet, access gateway applications are fast becoming necessary components of the access mediation applications catalog. To illustrate this, several access gateway application scenarios were presented throughout the tutorial. Finally, the specific functionality necessary to support access mediation/access gateway applications was identified. The result of this additional functionality is an ideal platform for access mediation/access gateway applications.