Network hub for interconnecting a wireless office environment with a public cellular telephone network
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1. A network hub, comprising:
- means for interconnecting the network hub to a first network to transceive signals via a SS7 protocol;
means for interconnecting the network hub to at least two private wireless networks to transceive signals via a TCP/IP protocol;
a processor for processing received signals to convert the signals between being carried by the SS7 protocol and the TCP/IP protocol;
a translation table used in association with the processor for mapping an SS7 signaling point code of the network hub to IP addresses of the at least two private wireless networks based on a mobile identification number; and
means for automatically updating the translation table in response to contacts involving a particular mobile identification number.
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Abstract
A network hub interconnects a public access cellular telephone network transceiving signals according to a SS7 protocol with a wireless office environment transceiving signals according to a TCP/fP protocol. The wireless office environment comprises a TCP/IP network interconnecting a plurality of private wireless networks. A processor within the hub converts received signals between being carried by the SS7 and TCP/IP protocols. The conversions are assisted by a translation table including active mobile identification numbers and IP addresses within the wireless office environment and a second table listing all signal point codes for nodes within the public access cellular telephone network.
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23 Claims
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1. A network hub, comprising:
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means for interconnecting the network hub to a first network to transceive signals via a SS7 protocol;
means for interconnecting the network hub to at least two private wireless networks to transceive signals via a TCP/IP protocol;
a processor for processing received signals to convert the signals between being carried by the SS7 protocol and the TCP/IP protocol;
a translation table used in association with the processor for mapping an SS7 signaling point code of the network hub to IP addresses of the at least two private wireless networks based on a mobile identification number; and
means for automatically updating the translation table in response to contacts involving a particular mobile identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communications system, comprising:
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a first communications network operating according to a SS7 protocol for transmitting signals;
a second communications network operating according to a TCP/IP protocol for transmitting signals;
a network hub for interconnecting the first communications network with the second communications network, the network hub converting received signals between being carried by the SS7 protocol and the TCP/IP protocol based upon a mobile identification number; and
a plurality of private wireless networks connected with the second communications network, each of the plurality of private wireless networks addressed from the first network via a same destination signaling point code as the network hub. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network hub, comprising:
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means for interconnecting the network hub via a first network to transceive signals via a SS7 protocol;
means for interconnecting the network hub with a second network to transceive signals via a TCP/IP protocol, the second network further connected to a plurality of private wireless networks that are addressed from the first network via a single signaling point code associated with the network hub;
a cellular network addressing table for locating transmission end points within the first network;
a translation table for locating mobile stations served by the private wireless networks connected to the second network, the translation table including mobile identification numbers active within the connected private wireless networks and IP addresses for the private wireless networks where the mobile identification numbers are active; and
a processor for processing received signals to convert the signals for carriage between the SS7 protocol and the TCP/IP protocol, the processor further configured to convert the single signaling point code of the network hub to IP addresses of the private wireless networks based on mobile identification numbers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A network hub, comprising:
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means for interconnecting the network hub to a first network to transceive signals via a SS7 protocol;
means for interconnecting the network hub to a plurality of cellular network nodes to transceive signals via a second protocol, each of the plurality of cellular network nodes addressed from the first network via same signaling point code as the network hub; and
a processor for processing received signals to convert the signals between being carried by the SS7 protocol and the second protocol, the processor further configured to convert the single signaling point code of the network hub to IP addresses of the private wireless networks based on mobile identification numbers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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