APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTER-USER EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS

A method for identifying an incoming request for an inter user equipment (UE) transfer. The method may include, but is not limited to, any one or combination of receiving an indicator for an inter-UE transfer (IUT) request from a subscription for which a first media and a second media communication session between a first UE and a second UE has been established, the IUT request associated with a third UE using at least one of XML and a media feature tag within a portion of a message request; and routing the IUT request to a service centralization and continuity application server.