Location register and accommodation transfer control method
First Claim
1. A location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each mobile communication network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each defined as a managed object in the system environment, and manager location register information about each location register to manage the subscriber number information, in correspondence to each other;
subscriber data managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each registered as a managed object of the host location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of the subscriber number, in correspondence to each other;
accommodation change determining means for determining whether subscriber management information consisting of the subscriber number information and subscriber data corresponding to the subscriber number information, which is stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be separated and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and
accommodation transfer determining means for, when the accommodation change determining means determines that the subscriber management information is to be separated, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the host location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standard.
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Abstract
HLR installed in an environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, is provided with a whole managed object manager for storing and managing subscriber number IDs and HLR information to manage the subscriber number IDs, in correspondence to each other; a subscriber data manager for storing and managing subscriber number IDs registered as managed objects of the host HLR and subscriber data of the subscriber numbers in correspondence to each other; and a determination controller for determining whether subscriber management information (subscriber number IDs and subscriber data) of managed objects in the host HLR is to be transferred to another HLR, based on criterion information such as current subscriber management information volume and accommodation capacity information, and for, when the transfer is necessary, determining a recipient HLR and subscriber management information of a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each HLR and a predetermined standard.
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1. A location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each mobile communication network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
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whole managed object managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each defined as a managed object in the system environment, and manager location register information about each location register to manage the subscriber number information, in correspondence to each other;
subscriber data managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each registered as a managed object of the host location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of the subscriber number, in correspondence to each other;
accommodation change determining means for determining whether subscriber management information consisting of the subscriber number information and subscriber data corresponding to the subscriber number information, which is stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be separated and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and
accommodation transfer determining means for, when the accommodation change determining means determines that the subscriber management information is to be separated, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the host location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An accommodation transfer control method in a location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each defined as a managed object in the system environment and manager location register information about a location register to manage the subscriber number information, in correspondence to each other; and
subscriber data managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each registered as a managed object of the host location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of the subscriber number, in correspondence to each other, the accommodation transfer control method comprising;
an accommodation change determining step of determining whether subscriber management information consisting of the subscriber number information and subscriber data corresponding to the subscriber number information, stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be separated and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and
an accommodation transfer determining step of, when the subscriber management information is determined to be separated in the accommodation change determining step, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the host location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standard.
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing subscriber number information each defined as a managed object in the system environment and manager location register information about a location register to manage the subscriber number information, in correspondence to each other; and
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