Recovery of subscriber data in mobile communication networks
First Claim
1. A subscriber data recovery method comprising:
- communicating, by executing an instruction with a processor, with a plurality of mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to (1) locally store respective backup subscriber data in subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices, the respective backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage mobile device access to the mobile network, and (2) repeatedly transmit the respective backup subscriber data from the subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices to a destination according to a reporting schedule based on first configuration data, the communicating with the plurality of mobile devices to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to locally store respective backup subscriber data in the subscriber identity modules including communicating second configuration data to a first one of the mobile devices that specifies (A) a first network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first persistent backup subscriber data for storage in a first subscriber identity module of the first one of the mobile devices, and (B) a second network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first temporary backup subscriber data for storage in the first subscriber identity module;
in response to detecting that the first network element is unavailable, commanding the respective mobile devices to transmit the respective backup subscriber data to the destination, andqueueing the respective backup subscriber data received at the destination from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to recover subscriber data in mobile communication networks are disclosed. Example subscriber data recovery methods disclosed herein include communicating with mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure the mobile devices to (1) locally store backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage access to the mobile network and (2) transmit the backup subscriber data to a destination based on configuration data. Disclosed example methods also include queueing respective backup subscriber data received from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and/or a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element.
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17 Claims
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1. A subscriber data recovery method comprising:
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communicating, by executing an instruction with a processor, with a plurality of mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to (1) locally store respective backup subscriber data in subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices, the respective backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage mobile device access to the mobile network, and (2) repeatedly transmit the respective backup subscriber data from the subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices to a destination according to a reporting schedule based on first configuration data, the communicating with the plurality of mobile devices to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to locally store respective backup subscriber data in the subscriber identity modules including communicating second configuration data to a first one of the mobile devices that specifies (A) a first network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first persistent backup subscriber data for storage in a first subscriber identity module of the first one of the mobile devices, and (B) a second network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first temporary backup subscriber data for storage in the first subscriber identity module; in response to detecting that the first network element is unavailable, commanding the respective mobile devices to transmit the respective backup subscriber data to the destination, and queueing the respective backup subscriber data received at the destination from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tangible machine readable storage medium including machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
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communicating with a plurality of mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to (1) locally store respective backup subscriber data in subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices, the respective backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage mobile device access to the mobile network, and (2) repeatedly transmit the respective backup subscriber data from the subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices to a destination according to a reporting schedule based on first configuration data, the communicating with the plurality of mobile devices to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to locally store respective backup subscriber data in the subscriber identity modules including communicating second configuration data to a first one of the mobile devices that specifies (A) a first network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first persistent backup subscriber data for storage in a first subscriber identity module of the first one of the mobile devices, and (B) a second network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first temporary backup subscriber data for storage in the first subscriber identity module; in response to detecting that the first network element is unavailable, commanding the respective mobile devices to transmit the respective backup subscriber data to the destination; and queueing the respective backup subscriber data received at the destination from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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memory including machine readable instructions; and a processor to execute the machine readable instructions to perform operations including; communicating with a plurality of mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to (1) locally store respective backup subscriber data in subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices, the respective backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage mobile device access to the mobile network, and (2) repeatedly transmit the respective backup subscriber data from the subscriber identity modules of the respective ones of the mobile devices to a destination according to a reporting schedule based on first configuration data, the communicating with the plurality of mobile devices to configure respective ones of the mobile devices to locally store respective backup subscriber data in the subscriber identity modules including communicating second configuration data to a first one of the mobile devices that specifies (A) a first network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first persistent backup subscriber data for storage in a first subscriber identity module of the first one of the mobile devices, and (B) a second network location at which the first one of the mobile devices is to retrieve first temporary backup subscriber data for storage in the first subscriber identity module; in response to detecting that the first network element is unavailable, commanding the respective mobile devices to transmit the respective backup subscriber data to the destination; and queueing the respective backup subscriber data received at the destination from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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