Method for tracing call establishing message

• US 6,473,620 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2000
• Issued: 10/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Transpacific Bluetooth LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
• Inventors: Park, Soo Yong, Cho, Kye Chol, Kang, Dae Koo
• Primary Examiner(s): MAUNG, NAY AUNG
• Application Number:
  US09/497,132
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404, 455/410, 455/411, 455/414, 455/422, 455/423, 455/450, 455/456, 455/457, 455/458, 455/560, 379/227, 379/228, 379/229, 379/230, 370/320, 370/335, 370/342, 370/441
• US Class Current: 455/458
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0087 Network testing or monitoring arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A method for tracing a call establishing message between a specific mobile station and a specific channel element or between the specific channel element and a specific vocoder in a code division multiple access mobile communication system. A base station control processor receives information of a mobile station or channel element to be traced and the type of the call establishing message to be traced, from an operator. When the specific mobile station sends a call establishing request, the processor determines whether the specific mobile station is the mobile station to be traced. The processor sends a traffic channel establishing message to the specific channel element if the specific mobile station is the mobile station to be traced. Alternatively, the processor sends the traffic channel establishing message to the specific channel element if the specific channel element is the channel element to be traced. When the call establishing message to be traced is transmitted and received, the specific channel element sends a trace report message to the processor. Then, the processor sends the traced result of the call establishing message to a terminal of the operator. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize message transmission/reception states of the system upon call establishment, thereby enhancing a communication rate of the mobile station.

Claims

1. A method for tracing a call establishing message between a specific mobile station and a specific channel element in a code division multiple access mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:

a) receiving information of a mobile station to be traced and the type of said call establishing message to be traced, from an operator;

b) determining whether said specific mobile station is said mobile station to be traced, upon receiving a call establishing request from said specific mobile station, and sending a traffic channel establishing message to said specific channel element if said specific mobile station is said mobile station to be traced;

c) receiving a trace report from said specific channel element receiving said traffic channel establishing message, when said call establishing message to be traced is transmitted and received; and

d) sending the traced result of said call establishing message to a terminal of the operator upon receiving said trace report from said specific channel element.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said mobile station information received at said step a) includes a mobile identification number or an electronic serial number of said mobile station.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step b) includes the step of comparing information of said specific mobile station with said mobile station information received at said step a), determining that said specific mobile station is said mobile station to be traced, if the information of said specific mobile station is equal to said mobile station information received at said step a), and determining that said specific mobile station is not said mobile station to be traced, if the information of said specific mobile station is not equal to said mobile station information received at said step a).

4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said traffic channel establishing message sent at said step b) includes:

a trace flag one-to-one corresponding to said specific channel element for indicating whether a tracing function will be performed with respect to said specific channel element; and

a trace message composed of 16 bits for indicating the type of said call establishing message to be traced.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said call establishing request received at said step b) is any one of a call originating request, a call terminating request and a call handoff request.

6. A method for tracing a call establishing message between a specific channel element and a specific vocoder in a code division multiple access mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:

a) receiving information of a channel element to be traced and the type of said call establishing message to be traced, from an operator;

b) assigning said specific channel element upon receiving a call establishing request from a specific mobile station, determining whether said specific channel element is said channel element to be traced and sending a traffic channel establishing message to said specific channel element if said specific channel element is said channel element to be traced;

c) receiving a trace report from said specific channel element receiving said traffic channel establishing message, when said call establishing message to be traced is transmitted and received; and

d) sending the traced result of said call establishing message to a terminal of the operator upon receiving said trace report from said specific channel element.

7. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said channel element information received at said step a) includes an identifier of said channel element or information of a shelf, slot and sub node in which said channel element is located.

8. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said step b) includes the step of comparing information of said specific channel element with said channel element information received at said step a), determining that said specific channel element is said channel element to be traced, if the information of said specific channel element is equal to said channel element information received at said step a), and determining that said specific channel element is not said channel element to be traced, if the information of said specific channel element is not equal to said channel element information received at said step a).

9. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said traffic channel establishing message sent at said step b) includes:

a trace flag one-to-one corresponding to said specific channel element for indicating whether a tracing function will be performed with respect to said specific channel element; and

a trace message composed of 16 bits for indicating the type of said call establishing message to be traced.

10. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said call establishing request received at said step b) is any one of a call originating request, a call terminating request and a call handoff request.