Method for establishing a call in a cellular radio system depending on whether the a PBX is the home PBX of the requesting mobile subscriber

• US 5,978,687 A
• Filed: 12/22/1995
• Issued: 11/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Maenpaa, Sanna
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCOTT, LINWOOD
• Application Number:
  US08/577,512
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: 455/555, 455/554, 455/433, 455/465, 455/463, 455/414, 455/461
• US Class Current: 455/555
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

A method for call establishment in a cellular radio system including a mobile services switching center and a private branch exchange connected thereto, and a visitor location register for storing subscriber data on subscribers located within the service area of the mobile services switching center. To optimize call establishment, when the private branch exchange receives a connection establishment request from a subscriber located within its service area, the private branch exchange checks whether the private branch exchange is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber that sent the connection establishment request. If the private branch exchange is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber, the private branch exchange performs independently authentication, activation of ciphering procedures and assignment of a temporary subscriber identity and only thereafter sends a connection establishment request to the mobile services switching center. If the first call-related message sent by the private branch exchange to the mobile services switching center is a connection establishment request instead of a service request, the mobile services switching center initiates connection establishment without an interrogation to the visitor location register.

Claims

1. A method for call establishment in a cellular radio system comprising a mobile services switching centre (MSC) and a private branch exchange (PBX) connected thereto, and a visitor location register (VLR) for storing subscriber data on subscribers (CPP) located within the service area of the mobile services switching centre,

the method being characterized in that

when the private branch exchange (PBX) receives a connection establishment request (101) from a subscriber (CPP) located within its service area, it checks whether the private branch exchange (PBX) is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber (CPP) that sent the connection establishment request;

if the private branch exchange is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber, the private branch exchange performs independently authentication (202), activation of ciphering procedures (203) and assignment (201) of a temporary subscriber identity and only thereafter sends a connection establishment request (204) to the mobile services switching center;

if the first call-related message sent by the private branch exchange (PBX) to the mobile services switching center (MSC) is a connection establishment request (204) instead of a service request (102), the mobile services switching centre initiates (205) connection establishment (115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122,

     123) without an interrogation (103) to the visitor location register.

2. The method for call establishment of claim 1, characterized in that

if the private branch exchange (PBX) is not the home private branch exchange of the subscriber;

sending from the mobile services switching centre an access request pertaining to mobility management to the visitor location register if the first message from the private branch exchange is a service request;

the visitor location register initiating assignment of a temporary subscriber identity, the visitor location register performing authentication, and the visitor location register initiating ciphering procedures for the call to be established;

the visitor location register acknowledging the access request pertaining to mobility management to the mobile services switching center;

the private branch exchange acknowledging the connection establishment request received from the subscriber;

the subscriber sending the telephone numbers necessary for establishing the call;

the private branch exchange sending a connection establishment request to the mobile services switching center;

the mobile services switching centre sending an interrogation to the visitor location register;

the visitor location register checking the subscriber data of the subscriber and sending an acknowledgement to the mobile services switching center;

the mobile services switching centre initiating connection establishment;

establishing a connection between the subscriber and the mobile services switching center.

home private branch exchange of the subscriber (CPP), the private branch exchange sends a service request (102) as a first message to the mobile services switching centre;

if the first message from the private branch exchange is a service request (102), the mobile services switching centre (MSC) sends an access request (103) pertaining to mobility management to the visitor location register (VLR);

the visitor location register (VLR) initiates assignment (201) of a temporary subscriber identity, performs authentication (202) and initiates ciphering procedures (203) for the call to be established;

the visitor location register (VLR) acknowledges (107) the access request (103) pertaining to mobility management to the mobile services switching centre (MSC);

the private branch exchange (PBX) acknowledges (108) the connection establishment request (101) received from the subscriber (CPP);

the subscriber (CPP) sends (109) the telephone numbers necessary for establishing the call;

the private branch exchange (PBX) sends a connection establishment request (110) to the mobile services switching centre;

the mobile services switching centre sends (112) an interrogation to the visitor location register (VLR);

the visitor location register checks the subscriber data of the subscriber and sends (113) an acknowledgement to the mobile services switching centre (MSC);

the mobile services switching centre (MSC) initiates (114) connection establishment;

a connection is established (115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122,

     123) between the subscriber and the mobile services switching centre.

3. A method for call establishment in a cellular radio system, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile services switching centre and a private branch exchange connected thereto, and a visitor location register for storing subscriber data on subscribers located within a service area of the mobile services switching center;

maintaining a subscriber register at the private branch exchange for those of the subscribers from whom the private branch exchange is a home private branch exchange;

the private branch exchange receiving a connection establishment request from a subscriber located within the service area of the private branch exchange;

in response to reception by said private branch exchange of said connection establishment request checking in the private branch exchange whether the private branch exchange is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber which sent the connection establishment request;

in response to said checking, if the private branch exchange is the home private branch exchange of the subscriber, independently performing in the private branch exchange an authentication, an activation of ciphering procedures and an assignment of a temporary subscriber identity to the subscriber and only thereafter sending from the private branch exchange a connection establishment request to the mobile services switching centre as a first call-related message; and

in response to reception by said mobile services switching center of said connection establishment request initiating in the mobile services switching center a connection establishment without making an interrogation to the visitor location register if the first call-related message sent by the private branch exchange to the mobile services switching centre is a connection establishment request instead of a service request.

4. The method for call establishment of claim 3, comprising the steps of:

sending from the private branch exchange a service request as a first call-related message to the mobile services switching centre if the private branch exchange which has received said connection establishment request from the subscriber is not the home private branch exchange of the subscriber;

sending from the mobile services switching centre an access request pertaining to mobility management to the visitor location register if the first call-related message from the private branch exchange is a service request;

the visitor location register initiating an assignment of a temporary subscriber identity, the visitor location register performing an authentication, and the visitor location register initiating ciphering procedures for the call to be established;

the visitor location register acknowledging the access request pertaining to mobility management to the mobile services switching center;

the private branch exchange acknowledging the connection establishment request received from the subscriber;

the subscriber sending the telephone numbers necessary for establishing the call;

the private branch exchange sending the connection establishment request to the mobile services switching centre;

the mobile services switching centre sending an interrogation to the visitor location register;

the visitor location register checking the subscriber data of the subscriber and sending an acknowledgement to the mobile services switching centre;

the mobile services switching and centre initiating a connection establishment; and

establishing a connection between the subscriber and the mobile services switching centre.