Distributed profile storage and management in a telecommunication network
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1. A method comprising:
- associating a subscriber id with a service request;
accessing from a database profile information for a source of a service request;
communicating a copy of the profile information from the database to a network element employed by the source of the service request to access the network, the network element producing updates to the copy of the profile information; and
an HLR communicating a copy of the profile information to an MSC employed by the source of the service request to access the network.
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Abstract
A service request is received and associated with a subscriber id. Profile information is accessed for the source of the service request. A copy of the profile information is stored in a network element employed by the source of the service request to access the network.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating a subscriber id with a service request; accessing from a database profile information for a source of a service request; communicating a copy of the profile information from the database to a network element employed by the source of the service request to access the network, the network element producing updates to the copy of the profile information; and an HLR communicating a copy of the profile information to an MSC employed by the source of the service request to access the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network element comprising:
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profile information for a plurality of subscribers to a network; logic to receive service requests from the plurality of subscribers and to communicate copies of the profile information for the plurality of subscribers to those network elements by which the subscribers access the network; and logic to provide the appearance that the copies of the profile information are stored in a central location;
wherein an HLR communicates a copy of the profile information to an MSC employed by a source of the service request to access the network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A network comprising:
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a plurality of MSCs, each MSC comprising profile information for at least one of those subscribers, users, and terminals accessing the network via the MSC; and at least one of an HLR and HSS comprising logic to include the profile information of each MSC of the plurality of MSCs when forming responses to queries for profile information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving profile information for a roaming subscriber from a home network of the roaming subscriber, the profile information received by a network element by which the subscriber accesses the roaming network; updating the profile information using the network element and with usage information for the subscriber, using an MSC; and communicating the updated profile information to the home network.
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13. A method comprising:
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a first MSC receiving a copy of master profile information from an HLR; the first MSC updating the copy of master profile information with usage statistics for a network subscriber; and the first MSC communicating the updated copy of the profile information to a second MSC when the subscriber begins using the second MSC to access the network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A network element comprising:
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profile information for a plurality of subscribers to a network; logic to receive service requests from the plurality of subscribers and to communicate copies of the profile information for the plurality of subscribers to those network elements by which the subscribers access the network; logic to provide the appearance that the copies of the profile information are stored in a central location; and the profile information and the copies of the profile information comprising XML-style data fields and XML-style relationships between data fields;
wherein an HLR communicates a copy of the profile information to an MSC employed by a source of the service request to access the network.
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