SCP database migration
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1. A communications system, comprising:
- a plurality of telephonic devices coupled to a switching network; and
a service network for providing information responsive to requests for subscriber information from said switching network, comprising;
database circuitry for maintaining a database of subscriber information, said database circuitry comprising a plurality of service control points, each service control point responsible for maintaining a portion of the database; and
circuitry for dynamically migrating data from a first service control point to a second service control point while continuing to provide responses to said requests from said switching network.
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Abstract
AIN services include multiple SCP pairs, which can be expanded to meet increased demand. The expansion can occur without cessation in services by migrating records between SCP pairs while maintaining redundancy between the pairs. A centralized GTT maintains the GTTs distributed between multiple subsystems in the AIN system. Synchronization between mate SCPs within a pair occurs at high speed as the subscriber database is split into multiple files, each file having a separate synchronization process.
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16 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of telephonic devices coupled to a switching network; and a service network for providing information responsive to requests for subscriber information from said switching network, comprising; database circuitry for maintaining a database of subscriber information, said database circuitry comprising a plurality of service control points, each service control point responsible for maintaining a portion of the database; and circuitry for dynamically migrating data from a first service control point to a second service control point while continuing to provide responses to said requests from said switching network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method providing information responsive to requests for subscriber information from a switching network, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database of subscriber information in a plurality of service control points, each service control point responsible for maintaining a portion of the database; dynamically migrating data from a first service control point to a second service control point while continuing to provide responses to requests from the switching network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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