Updating radio network data in an IP base station using an IP message
First Claim
1. A method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed within a Base Station (BS), the BS being located in a radio telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:
- interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network;
assigning the BS an IP address valid on the IP packet data network;
sending device update data from the MSC to the BS in an IP message with the IP address over the IP packet data network;
receiving the IP message at the BS from the MSC; and
updating at least one of the plurality of devices by the BS using the device update data from the IP message wherein the at least one of the plurality of devices is identified by means of the IP message.
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Abstract
A system and method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in Base Stations (BSs) in a radio telecommunications network. Each BS is interfaced with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network. Device update data is sent in an IP message from the MSC to the BS where the plurality of devices are simultaneously updated. Device updates can be performed at the cell level, the location area level, or the exchange level. In one embodiment, the BS joins a multicast group, and the device update data is sent in an IP multicast message. In another embodiment, the BSs monitor predefined User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports for particular types of device update data, and the device update data is sent in an IP broadcast message.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed within a Base Station (BS), the BS being located in a radio telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network; assigning the BS an IP address valid on the IP packet data network; sending device update data from the MSC to the BS in an IP message with the IP address over the IP packet data network; receiving the IP message at the BS from the MSC; and updating at least one of the plurality of devices by the BS using the device update data from the IP message wherein the at least one of the plurality of devices is identified by means of the IP message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An Internet Protocol (IP) Base Station (BS) in a radio telecommunications network, said BS comprising:
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a plurality of radio network devices deployed therewithin; a signaling mechanism for receiving IP messages containing an IP address assigned to the BSC and containing device update data from a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an IP packet data network; and means within the BS for updating at least one of the plurality of devices with the device update data wherein the at least one of the plurality of devices is identified by means of the IP messages. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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