Method and apparatus for concurrent registration of voice and data subscribers
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1. A multimode mobile station registration method comprising:
- receiving an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) query from an external server at a RADIUS server process on a unified subscriber data server control function platform;
forwarding the AAA query to a AAA control function application on the control function platform;
requesting data relating to the AAA query from a data function application on a unified subscriber data server data function platform;
receiving data relating to the AAA query from the data function application;
returning a response to the AAA query to the RADIUS server process;
forwarding the response to the AAA query to the external server.
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Abstract
This invention provides an innovative way of providing voice and data registration of multimode (voice and data) handset subscribers at a common place. The unified subscriber data server provides a flexible mechanism to provide concurrent registration for voice and data on the same platform, to store the subscription data (for voice and data subscribers) at a common place, and to perform call-processing either on the same box where the data is stored.
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1. A multimode mobile station registration method comprising:
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receiving an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) query from an external server at a RADIUS server process on a unified subscriber data server control function platform; forwarding the AAA query to a AAA control function application on the control function platform; requesting data relating to the AAA query from a data function application on a unified subscriber data server data function platform; receiving data relating to the AAA query from the data function application; returning a response to the AAA query to the RADIUS server process; forwarding the response to the AAA query to the external server. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An apparatus for registration of a multimode mobile station, the apparatus comprising:
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a unified subscriber data server control function platform including a RADIUS server process, a RADIUS server platform monitor process, and a RADIUS control function application; and a unified subscriber data server data function platform including a data function application and a database. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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