Caller line identification in mobile number portability
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1. A method for facilitating mobile number portability, the method comprising:
- receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber, the subscriber being ported-in in a first network and having an original Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) associated with an original network;
assigning a first (MSISDN) associated with the first network to the subscriber;
replacing the first MSISDN with the original MSISDN; and
sending, in response to the registration message, a registration response message containing the original MSISDN.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer product are provided for facilitating mobile number portability. The method includes receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber ported-in in a first network. The method further includes replacing at the SG, a first Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) with an original MSISDN in a registration response message sent upon receipt of the registration message.
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1. A method for facilitating mobile number portability, the method comprising:
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receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber, the subscriber being ported-in in a first network and having an original Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) associated with an original network;
assigning a first (MSISDN) associated with the first network to the subscriber;
replacing the first MSISDN with the original MSISDN; and
sending, in response to the registration message, a registration response message containing the original MSISDN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for facilitating mobile number portability, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber, the subscriber being ported-in in a first network and having an original Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) associated with an original network;
means for assigning a first (MSISDN) associated with the first network to the subscriber;
means for replacing the first MSISDN with the original MSISDN; and
means for sending, in response to the registration message, a registration response message containing the original MSISDN. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to perform mobile communications, the control logic comprising computer readable program code means for:
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receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber, the subscriber being ported-in in a first network and having an original Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) associated with an original network;
assigning a first (MSISDN) associated with the first network to the subscriber;
replacing the first MSISDN with the original MSISDN; and
sending, in response to the registration message, a registration response message containing the original MSISDN. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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