ENTERPRISE MOBILE NETWORK FOR PROVIDING CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICE USING LICENSED RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM AND SUPPORTING MULTIPLE-DEVICE RING FOR INCOMING CALLS
First Claim
1. An enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum, the enterprise mobile network comprising:
- a base station subsystem (BSS) deployed on a premises of the enterprise to provide wireless capacity within the coverage area using the licensed radio frequency spectrum;
a mobile switching subsystem (MSS) communicatively coupled to the BSS using an Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the MSS is also communicatively coupled to a public land mobile network; and
an IP private branch exchange (PBX) that is communicatively coupled to the MSS using the IP network;
wherein the enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof;
wherein at least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number and a PBX extension number; and
wherein for said at least one local subscriber, when an attempt by a calling party to set-up a call made to that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number is received at the MSS,the MSS causes a mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number, the call is set up between the calling party and the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number; and
the MSS causes a device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number, the call is set up between the calling party and the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to an enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum. The enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof. At least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number and one or more other numbers (such as a PBX extension number, a public mobile phone number, and a Unified Communications end point). The enterprise mobile network is configured so that the local mobile phone number and one or more of the other numbers ring in response to incoming calls made to the local mobile phone number or the other numbers.
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1. An enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum, the enterprise mobile network comprising:
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a base station subsystem (BSS) deployed on a premises of the enterprise to provide wireless capacity within the coverage area using the licensed radio frequency spectrum; a mobile switching subsystem (MSS) communicatively coupled to the BSS using an Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the MSS is also communicatively coupled to a public land mobile network; and an IP private branch exchange (PBX) that is communicatively coupled to the MSS using the IP network; wherein the enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof; wherein at least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number and a PBX extension number; and wherein for said at least one local subscriber, when an attempt by a calling party to set-up a call made to that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number is received at the MSS, the MSS causes a mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number, the call is set up between the calling party and the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number; and the MSS causes a device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number, the call is set up between the calling party and the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum, the enterprise mobile network comprising:
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a base station subsystem (BSS) deployed on a premises of the enterprise to provide wireless capacity within the coverage area using the licensed radio frequency spectrum; a mobile switching subsystem (MSS) communicatively coupled to the BSS using an Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the MSS is also communicatively coupled to a public land mobile network; and an IP private branch exchange (PBX) that is communicatively coupled to the MSS using the IP network; wherein the enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof; and wherein at least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number and a PBX extension number; and wherein for said at least one local subscriber, when an attempt by a calling party to set-up a call made to that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number is received at the IP PBX, the IP PBX causes a mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number, the call is set up between the calling party and the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number; and the IP PBX causes a device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number, the call is set up between the calling party and the device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum, the enterprise mobile network comprising:
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a base station subsystem (BSS) deployed on a premises of the enterprise to provide wireless capacity within the coverage area using the licensed radio frequency spectrum; a mobile switching subsystem (MSS) communicatively coupled to the BSS using an Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the MSS is also communicatively coupled to a public land mobile network; and a unified communications (UC) server configured to handle synchronous communications, the UC server communicatively coupled to the MSS and IP PBX using the IP network; wherein the enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof; wherein at least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number and a UC end point; and wherein for said at least one local subscriber, when an attempt by a calling party to set-up a call made to that local subscriber'"'"'s UC end point number is received at the UC server, the UC server causes the UC end point associated with that local subscriber to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the UC end point associated with that local subscriber, the call is set up between the calling party and the UC end point associated with that local subscriber; the UC server causes a mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number to indicate that an incoming call is being made, wherein if that local subscriber answers the call using the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number, the call is set up between the calling party and the mobile device associated with that local subscriber'"'"'s local mobile phone number. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A communication system comprising:
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an enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum, the enterprise mobile network comprising a base station subsystem (BSS) deployed on a premises of the enterprise to provide wireless capacity within the coverage area using the licensed radio frequency spectrum; wherein the enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof; and wherein the communication system further comprises a private branch exchange (PBX) that is communicatively coupled to a public switched telephone network (PSTN); wherein at least one local subscriber has assigned thereto a local mobile phone number, a public mobile phone number assigned by a public land mobile network (PLMN), and a PBX extension number; wherein for said at least one local subscriber, the PLMN is configured to forward calls directed to that local subscriber'"'"'s public mobile phone number to that local subscriber'"'"'s PBX extension number while the that local subscriber is camped on to the enterprise mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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