IMSI conversion method
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1. A method of converting an international mobile station identifier into a uniform processing format comprising:
- receiving international mobile station identifier information in an over-the-air format; and
converting said received information into a uniform binary format and using said uniform binary format for processing within a mobile switching center.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for processing an International mobile Station Identifier (IMSI) which may be received in different formats into a common uniform binary format of two n-bit binary words for processing within a network element such as a Mobile Switch Center (MSC) or other switching system or device or other call processing apparatus.
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1. A method of converting an international mobile station identifier into a uniform processing format comprising:
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receiving international mobile station identifier information in an over-the-air format; and
converting said received information into a uniform binary format and using said uniform binary format for processing within a mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A method of handling international mobile station identification within a network element comprising:
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receiving an international mobile station identification containing up to fifteen digits in a first specified format; and
converting said received international mobile station identification to a pair of n-bit binary representations in which a first one of said n-bit binary representations represents a first set of predetermined digits of said identification and a second one of said n-bit binary representation represents a second set of different predetermined digits of said identification.
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