Method for the routing of communications to a voice over internet protocol terminal in a mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A method for routing calls in a communication system comprising at least a mobile station, a first call control node, a second call control node, a directory and a home location register, the method comprising:
- receiving a registration message from a mobile station to a first call control node, said registration message comprising a logical name referring to said mobile station;
mapping said logical name to an International Mobile Subscriber Identity referring to said mobile station in a directory at the request of said first call control node;
updating a location of said mobile station to a home location register at a request of said first call control node, said request of said first call control node comprising said International Mobile Subscriber Identity;
receiving a call set-up request message in a second call control node, said call set-up request message comprising at least a called party number;
sending an inquiry message from said second call control node to said home location register, said inquiry message comprising at least said called party number;
allocating a roaming number from said first call control node at a request of said home location register;
sending an inquiry response message from said home location register to said second call control node comprising at least said roaming number;
sending the call set-up request message from said second call control node to said first call control node; and
mapping said called party number to said logical name referring to said mobile station in said directory at a second request of said first call control node.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method a method for routing calls and messages in a communication system. In the method a mobile station registers to a call control node using a logical name. The logical name is mapped in a directory to an international mobile subscriber identity. The call control node performs a location update to a home location register using the international mobile subscriber identity. The mobile station is reached using a called party number. As a terminating call or message is received to a core network, a roaming number is allocated for the mobile station, and the call or message is routed to the call control entity currently serving the mobile station. The call control node translates the called party number to the logical name using the directory.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for routing calls in a communication system comprising at least a mobile station, a first call control node, a second call control node, a directory and a home location register, the method comprising:
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receiving a registration message from a mobile station to a first call control node, said registration message comprising a logical name referring to said mobile station;
mapping said logical name to an International Mobile Subscriber Identity referring to said mobile station in a directory at the request of said first call control node;
updating a location of said mobile station to a home location register at a request of said first call control node, said request of said first call control node comprising said International Mobile Subscriber Identity;
receiving a call set-up request message in a second call control node, said call set-up request message comprising at least a called party number;
sending an inquiry message from said second call control node to said home location register, said inquiry message comprising at least said called party number;
allocating a roaming number from said first call control node at a request of said home location register;
sending an inquiry response message from said home location register to said second call control node comprising at least said roaming number;
sending the call set-up request message from said second call control node to said first call control node; and
mapping said called party number to said logical name referring to said mobile station in said directory at a second request of said first call control node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising at least a mobile station, a first call control node, a second call control node, a directory and a home location register, the system further comprising:
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a mobility entity in said first call control node configured to receive a registration message from said mobile station, said registration message comprising a logical name referring to said mobile station, to request a mapping of said logical name to an International Mobile Subscriber Identity referring to said mobile station from said directory, and to request updating of a location of said mobile station from said home location register by specifying said International Mobile Subscriber Identity;
a call control entity in said second call control node configured to receive a call set-up request message, said call set-up request message comprising at least a called party number, to send an inquiry message from said second call control node to said home location register, said inquiry message comprising at least said called party number, to receive an inquiry response message from said home location register comprising at least a roaming number, and to send a call set-up request message to said first call control node; and
a call control entity in said first call control node configured to request a mapping of said called party number to said logical name referring to said mobile station from said directory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A call control node comprising:
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a mobility entity configured to receive a registration message from a mobile station, said registration message comprising a logical name referring to said mobile station, to request a mapping of said logical name to an International Mobile Subscriber Identity referring to said mobile station from a directory, and to request updating of a location of said mobile station from a home location register by specifying said International Mobile Subscriber Identity; and
a call control entity configured to receive a call set-up request message, said call set-up request message comprising at least a called party number, to send an inquiry message to said home location register, said inquiry message comprising at least said called party number, to receive an inquiry response message from said home location register comprising at least a roaming number, to send a call set-up request message to a second call control node, and to request a mapping of said called party number to said logical name referring to said mobile station from said directory.
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22. A computer program embodied within a computer readable medium, the computer program being configured to perform the steps of:
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receiving a registration message from a mobile station, said registration message comprising a logical name referring to said mobile station;
requesting a mapping of said logical name to an International Mobile Subscriber Identity referring to said mobile station from a directory;
requesting an update of a location of said mobile station from a home location register, said request comprising said International Mobile Subscriber Identity;
receiving a call set-up request message, said call set-up request message comprising at least a called party number;
sending an inquiry message to said home location register, said inquiry message comprising at least said called party number;
receiving an inquiry response message from said home location register comprising at least a roaming number;
sending a call set-up request message to another call control node; and
requesting a mapping of said called party number to said logical name referring to said mobile station from said directory. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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