Mobile management method for mobile communications, and switch and home location register used in mobile communications system
First Claim
1. A mobile management method for a mobile communications system that comprises a home location register having a first subscriber profile management means for managing location information of a mobile terminal and a subscriber profile of this mobile terminal, and a switch having a second subscriber profile management means for managing the location information and the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal located in an area controlled by the switch, the mobile management method comprising the steps of:
- carrying out location registration from the second subscriber profile management means to the first subscriber profile management means when the second subscriber profile management means receives a location registration request from the mobile terminal; and
causing the first subscriber profile management means not to transmit the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal to the second subscriber profile management means.
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Abstract
When location registration is requested from a mobile terminal to a second subscriber profile management means of a switch, the second subscriber profile management means carries out a location registration procedure with respect to a first subscriber profile management means of a home location register. A subscriber profile of the mobile terminal is not transmitted from the first subscriber profile management means to the second subscriber profile management means. Accordingly, the amount of transmission of subscriber profiles from the home location register to the switch is reduced, which prevents the traffic from increasing.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile management method for a mobile communications system that comprises a home location register having a first subscriber profile management means for managing location information of a mobile terminal and a subscriber profile of this mobile terminal, and a switch having a second subscriber profile management means for managing the location information and the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal located in an area controlled by the switch, the mobile management method comprising the steps of:
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carrying out location registration from the second subscriber profile management means to the first subscriber profile management means when the second subscriber profile management means receives a location registration request from the mobile terminal; and
causing the first subscriber profile management means not to transmit the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal to the second subscriber profile management means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A subscriber profile transmission method for transmitting a subscriber profile of a mobile terminal from a home location register to a switch, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a service request from the mobile terminal at the switch; and
causing the home location register to transmit the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal to the switch based on the service request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A switch used in a mobile communications system, the mobile communications system including a switch and a home location register having a first subscriber profile management means for managing location information of a mobile terminal and a subscriber profile of the mobile terminal, the switch comprising:
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a second subscriber profile management means for managing the location information and the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal located in an area controlled by the switch; and
an instruction means for instructing the first subscriber profile management means not to transmit a subscriber profile of the mobile terminal to the switch when receiving a location registration request from the mobile terminal and carrying out location registration to the first subscriber profile management means.
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13. A home location register used in a mobile communications system that comprises the home location register and a switch having a second subscriber profile management means for managing location information of a mobile terminal located in an area controlled by the switch and a subscriber profile of the mobile terminal, the home location register comprising:
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a first subscriber profile management means for managing the location information and the subscriber profile of the mobile terminal; and
a determination means for determining not to transmit the subscriber profile to the second subscriber profile management means when location registration is carried out by the second subscriber profile management means with respect to the first subscriber profile management means.
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14. A switch used in a mobile communications system and managing a subscriber profile of a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a service processing unit configured to receive a service request from the mobile terminal; and
a subscriber profile management means for managing the subscriber profile that is transmitted from a home location register to the switch based on the service request. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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Specification