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Method and system enabling communications between a switched telephone network and a wireless network

  • US 7,463,613 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2004
  • Issued: 12/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A call manager interconnecting a switched telephone network and a broadband packet network, the broadband packet network forte transfer of bearer traffic between a plurality of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) in a wireless network, the call manager comprising:

  • at least one communication interface; and

    a control system associated with the at least one communication interface, the control system adapted to;

    receive a call request for routing a call from the switched telephone network to a selected wireless transceiver in the wireless network; and

    obtain information identifying an MSC currently serving the selected wireless transceiver from a location register adapted to store, in respect of each wireless transceiver in the wireless network, information identifying a one of the plurality of MSCs currently serving the wireless transceiver;

    wherein the information identifying the MSC currently sewing the selected wireless transceiver is transferred from the location register to the call manager without traversing an MSC.

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