ANCHOR MSC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FROM A SERVING MSC FOLLOWING A COMPLETED INTER-EXCHANGE HANDOFF
First Claim
1. In connection with a completed inter-exchange hand-off of a mobile station cellular call from a first exchange to a second exchange, a method for supporting inter-exchange information requests, comprising the steps of:
- signaling the second exchange from the first exchange with a request for call related information;
processing by the second exchange of the request to obtain the requested call related information; and
signaling the first exchange from the second exchange with a request return result including the obtained call related information.
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Abstract
In the context of a completed inter-exchange handoff of a mobile station communication, an anchor exchange may request certain call related information from a currently serving exchange. This request is made through use of an inter-exchange information request message issued from the anchor exchange and sent (perhaps through one or more tandem exchanges) to the serving exchange. Responsive thereto, the serving exchange processes the request, obtains the requested call related information, and returns the requested information in an inter-exchange information request return result message. The information request message may comprise a newly defined ANSI-41 message, a vendor proprietary extension to the ANSI-41 message set, or an enhancement to an existing ANSI-41 message.
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14 Claims
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1. In connection with a completed inter-exchange hand-off of a mobile station cellular call from a first exchange to a second exchange, a method for supporting inter-exchange information requests, comprising the steps of:
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signaling the second exchange from the first exchange with a request for call related information;
processing by the second exchange of the request to obtain the requested call related information; and
signaling the first exchange from the second exchange with a request return result including the obtained call related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cellular communications system, comprising:
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a first exchange through which a mobile station cellular communication is initially being handled, and from which a request for call related information is issued following a completed inter-exchange handoff; and
a second exchange through which the mobile station cellular communication is currently being handled following the inter-exchange hand-off, the second exchange operating, in response to the request issued by the first exchange, to obtain the requested call related information and report the obtained call related information to the first exchange. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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