Routing a data signal to a mobile station within a telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving subscriber information associated with a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register (HLR) to a particular HLR, said particular HLR storing said subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to an incoming signal, transmitting a first signal identifying a mobile station identification number from a gateway node to a centralized database, said first signal requesting said subscriber information;
determining, by said centralized database, a network address representing said particular HLR by indexing on said mobile station identification number;
rerouting said first signal from said centralized database to said particular HLR using said determined network address;
retrieving said subscriber information in response to a reception of said first signal by said particular HLR; and
transmitting a second signal from said particular HLR to said gateway node, said second signal including said retrieved subscriber information, and said second signal being addressed to said gateway node.
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Abstract
Incoming calls or messages for a mobile station that has been ported from a first HLR to a second HLR are first received by a gateway node. The gateway node, in turn, transmits a signal requesting routing instruction to a centralized database connected to a gateway node. Utilizing the received Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN) number, the centralized database determines the network address of the new HLR currently serving the ported mobile station. The received signal requesting routing information is then routed to the new HLR. The new HLR retrieves the requested information and transmits it back to the gateway node. The gateway node, utilizing the received routing information received from the new HLR, accordingly routes the incoming calls or messages to the ported mobile station.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for retrieving subscriber information associated with a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register (HLR) to a particular HLR, said particular HLR storing said subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to an incoming signal, transmitting a first signal identifying a mobile station identification number from a gateway node to a centralized database, said first signal requesting said subscriber information; determining, by said centralized database, a network address representing said particular HLR by indexing on said mobile station identification number; rerouting said first signal from said centralized database to said particular HLR using said determined network address; retrieving said subscriber information in response to a reception of said first signal by said particular HLR; and transmitting a second signal from said particular HLR to said gateway node, said second signal including said retrieved subscriber information, and said second signal being addressed to said gateway node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for routing an incoming signal to a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register (HLR) to a particular HLR, said particular HLR storing subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said system comprising:
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a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station, said particular HLR storing said subscriber information identifying said MSC; a gateway node for receiving said incoming signal and transmitting a first signal requesting said subscriber information; a centralized database for receiving said first signal and determining a network address of said particular HLR and rerouting said first signal using said network address from said centralized database to said particular HLR; wherein said particular HLR retrieves said subscriber information and transmits a second signal including said subscriber information to said gateway node, said second signal being addressed to said gateway node; and wherein said gateway node responds to said network information received in said second signal by routing said incoming signal to said MSC as indicated by said subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for retrieving subscriber information associated with a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register to a particular home location register (HLR), said particular HLR storing said subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said system comprising:
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responsive to an incoming signal, means for transmitting a first signal identifying a mobile station identification number from a gateway node to a centralized database, said first signal requesting said subscriber information; means for determining, by said centralized database, a network address representing said particular HLR using said mobile station identification number; means for rerouting said first signal from said centralized database to said particular HLR using said determined network address; means for retrieving said subscriber information in response to a reception of said first signal by said particular HLR; and means for transmitting a second signal from said particular HLR to said gateway node, said second signal including said retrieved subscriber information, and said second signal being addressed to said gateway node. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for retrieving subscriber information associated with a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register (HLR) to a particular HLR, said particular HLR storing said subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to an incoming signal, transmitting a first signal identifying a mobile station identification number from a gateway node to a centralized database, said first signal requesting said subscriber information, and said first signal having an originating address comprising an address for said gateway node and a destination address comprising an address for said centralized database; determining, by said centralized database, a network address representing said particular HLR by indexing on said mobile station identification number; forwarding said first signal from said centralized database to said particular HLR by replacing in said destination address of said first signal said network address of said particular HLR and maintaining said address for said gateway node as said originating address; retrieving said subscriber information from said particular HLR; and transmitting a second signal from said particular HLR to said gateway node, said second signal including said retrieved subscriber information, and said second signal having an originating address comprising said network address of said particular HLR and a destination address comprising said address of said gateway node as extracted from said originating address of said first signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for routing an incoming signal to a mobile station, said mobile station being ported from an original home location register (HLR) to a particular HLR, said particular HLR storing subscriber information associated with said mobile station, said system comprising:
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a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station, said particular HLR storing said subscriber information identifying said MSC; a gateway node for receiving said incoming signal and transmitting a first signal requesting said subscriber information; a centralized database for receiving said first signal and determining a network address of said particular HLR and forwarding said first signal using said network address from said centralized database to said particular HLR; wherein said first signal has an originating address comprising an address for said gateway node and a destination address comprising an address for said centralized database; wherein said centralized database forwards said first signal to said particular HLR by replacing in said destination address of said first signal said network address of said particular HLR and maintaining said address for said gateway node as said originating address; wherein said particular HLR retrieves said subscriber information and transmits a second signal including said subscriber information to said gateway node, said second signal having an originating address comprising said network address of said particular HLR and a destination address comprising said address of said gateway node as extracted from said originating address of said first signal; and wherein said gateway node responds to said subscriber information received in said second signal by routing said incoming signal to said MSC as indicated by said subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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