System and method for HLR inquiry

• US 20060094424A1
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sybase 365 Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Sybase 365 Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Lovell, Robert C. Jr., Wimmer, Eric T.
• Application Number:
  US11/263,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20060094424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/433
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/10 between location register and external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/06 between gateways and public network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/24 between backbone network devices

Abstract

A method and system for facilitating HLR access includes receiving a query request from a query entity, processing the query request to yield an SS7 request message, dispatching the SS7 request message to a HLR, receiving an SS7 response message from the HLR, constructing a query response, and returning the query response to the query entity.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating HLR access, comprising:

receiving a query request from a query entity,

performing one or more processing steps on said query request yielding an SS7 request message,

dispatching said SS7 request message to a HLR,

receiving an SS7 response message from said HLR,

performing one or more processing steps on said SS7 response message yielding a query response; and

returning said query response to said query entity,

wherein the query entity does not have authorization to directly access said HLR.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the query request is retrieved from a queue.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the SS7 request message is a MAP message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the MAP message is an ITU SendRoutingInformation request message.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the MAP message is an ANSI SendRoutingInformation request message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the SS7 request message is dynamically addressed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the SS7 response message is a MAP message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the MAP message is an ITU SendRoutingInformation response message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the MAP message is an ANSI SendRoutingInformation response message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the query response is deposited on a queue.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the query response is preserved in a local cache.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the query response is populated with redacted data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the redaction rules are dynamically configurable.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein each query request is accounted for monetarily.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein query request is received in accordance with a non-SS7 protocol.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processing steps on said SS7 response includes extracting an address of a Mobile Switching Center that is currently servicing a given mobile subscriber.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising redacting selected data elements from the SS7 response message.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the administration and management interface is Web-based.

18. A system for facilitating HLR access, comprising:

a query entity;

a query request;

a query response; and

an administration and management interface,

the system being operable to accept a query request from a query entity, generate an SS7 request message, dispatch said SS7 request message to a HLR, receive an SS7 response message from said HLR, generate a query response, and dispatch said query response to said query entity, all under the control of operating rules that are dynamically configurable through an administration and management interface.