Location register and accommodation transfer control method
First Claim
1. A location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each mobile communication network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing a first plurality of subscriber number information which are defined as managed objects in the system environment, and manager location register information about each location register to manage respective ones of the first plurality of subscriber number information, the first plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the manager location register information;
subscriber data managing means for storing and managing a second plurality of subscriber number information which are registered as managed objects of the location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of a respective one of the second plurality of subscriber number information, the second plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the subscriber data;
accommodation change determining means for determining whether subscriber management information consisting of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information and corresponding subscriber data, which is stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be deleted from the location register and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and
accommodation transfer determining means for, when the accommodation change determining means determines that the subscriber management information is to be transferred, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standard,wherein the accommodation transfer determining means determines a total number of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information to be transferred by determining a number band to be transferred, the number band being a range of numbers within the second plurality of subscriber number information which encompasses the determined total number of subscriber number information to be transferred, the determined number band having either a lowest number of the second plurality of subscriber number information being the starting number of the number band or having the highest number of the second plurality of the subscriber number information being the ending number of the number band.
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Abstract
HLR installed in an environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, is provided with a whole managed object manager for storing and managing subscriber number IDs and HLR information to manage the subscriber number IDs, in correspondence to each other; a subscriber data manager for storing and managing subscriber number IDs registered as managed objects of the host HLR and subscriber data of the subscriber numbers in correspondence to each other; and a determination controller for determining whether subscriber management information (subscriber number IDs and subscriber data) of managed objects in the host HLR is to be transferred to another HLR, based on criterion information such as current subscriber management information volume and accommodation capacity information, and for, when the transfer is necessary, determining a recipient HLR and subscriber management information of a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each HLR and a predetermined standard.
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1. A location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each mobile communication network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
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whole managed object managing means for storing and managing a first plurality of subscriber number information which are defined as managed objects in the system environment, and manager location register information about each location register to manage respective ones of the first plurality of subscriber number information, the first plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the manager location register information; subscriber data managing means for storing and managing a second plurality of subscriber number information which are registered as managed objects of the location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of a respective one of the second plurality of subscriber number information, the second plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the subscriber data; accommodation change determining means for determining whether subscriber management information consisting of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information and corresponding subscriber data, which is stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be deleted from the location register and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and accommodation transfer determining means for, when the accommodation change determining means determines that the subscriber management information is to be transferred, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standard, wherein the accommodation transfer determining means determines a total number of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information to be transferred by determining a number band to be transferred, the number band being a range of numbers within the second plurality of subscriber number information which encompasses the determined total number of subscriber number information to be transferred, the determined number band having either a lowest number of the second plurality of subscriber number information being the starting number of the number band or having the highest number of the second plurality of the subscriber number information being the ending number of the number band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An accommodation transfer control method in a location register installed in a system environment in which there are a plurality of mobile communication networks, each network consisting of a plurality of location registers and at least one switching system, said location register belonging to one mobile communication network, and comprising:
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing a first plurality of subscriber number information which are defined as managed objects in the system environment and manager location register information about a location register to manage respective ones of the first plurality of subscriber number information, the first plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the manager location information; and
subscriber data managing means for storing and managing a second plurality of subscriber number information which are registered as managed objects of the location register through management by the whole managed object managing means, and subscriber data about a subscriber of a respective one of the second plurality of subscriber number information, the second plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the subscriber data, the accommodation transfer control method comprising;an accommodation change determining step of determining, at the location register, whether subscriber management information consisting of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information and corresponding subscriber data, stored and managed by the subscriber data managing means, is to be deleted from the location register and transferred to one of other location registers, based on criterion information including a data volume of current subscriber management information and an accommodation capacity of the subscriber data managing means; and an accommodation transfer determining step of, when the subscriber management information is determined to be transferred in the accommodation change determining step, acquiring the criterion information in said other location registers and determining a recipient location register and subscriber management information to be defined as a transferred object, based on the criterion information in each of the location register and said other location registers and based on a predetermined standards, wherein the accommodation transfer determining step includes determining a total number of subscriber number information from the second plurality of subscriber number information to be transferred by determining a number band to be transferred, the number band being a range of numbers within the second plurality of subscriber number information which encompasses the determined total number of subscriber number information to be transferred, the determined number band having either a lowest number of the second plurality of subscriber number information being the starting number of the number band or having the highest number of the second plurality of the subscriber number information being the ending number of the number band.
- whole managed object managing means for storing and managing a first plurality of subscriber number information which are defined as managed objects in the system environment and manager location register information about a location register to manage respective ones of the first plurality of subscriber number information, the first plurality of subscriber number information being stored in correspondence with the manager location information; and
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