System and method to control wireless communications

• US 8,340,667 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Inventors: Pan, ShaoWei
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, WESLEY LEO
• Application Number:
  US12/146,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,643 Days
• Field of Search: 455/445, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/433, 455/560, 370/328, 370/338, 370/351, 370/401
• US Class Current: 455/433
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Methods and systems to control wireless communications are provided. A particular network communication system includes a plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways. Each distributed mobile architecture gateway includes at least one interface to communicate with one or more legacy communication networks and each distributed mobile architecture gateway also includes a data network connection. The data network connection is adapted to connect to at least one other distributed mobile architecture gateway of the plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways. Additionally, the system includes a private Internet Protocol (IP) network connecting each distributed mobile architecture gateway to a respective set of distributed mobile architecture (DMA) servers. Each DMA server is coupled to a respective base transceiver station, and the private IP network also connects each DMA server in a particular set of DMA servers to the DMA servers in the other sets of DMA servers.

Claims

1. A network communication system, comprising:

a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) including;

a first interface to communicate with at least one legacy communication network;

a second interface to communicate with a private internet protocol (IP) network; and

logic to forward voice traffic received via the first interface to a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server via the private IP network, wherein the voice traffic is directed to a wireless communication device associated with the first DMA server and the first DMA server is one of a first plurality of DMA servers designated by a communications service provider to communicate via the first DMAG;

a community distributed mobile architecture location register, the community distributed mobile architecture location register including information related to each of a second plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via a second DMAG;

a home distributed mobile architecture location register comprising information related to each of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG; and

a visitor distributed mobile architecture location register including information related to visitor DMA location that are temporarily registered with the first DMAG and that are designated to communicate via at least the second DMAG.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG further includes logic to determine that the voice traffic is directed to the wireless communication device associated with the first DMA server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG includes a home location register database, the home location register database including a particular home location register for each of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG and each particular home location register including information related to one or more wireless communication devices designated to communicate via the respective DMA server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG includes a community location register database, the community location register database including a particular home location register for each of the second plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the second DMAG and each particular home location register including information related to one or more wireless communication devices designated to communicate via the respective DMA server.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG includes a visitor location register database, the visitor location register database including a particular visitor location register for each of the first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG and each particular visitor location register including information related to one or more wireless communication devices that are temporarily registered to communicate via the respective DMA server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one legacy communication network includes an IP network and the call is a voice-over IP (VoIP) call.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one legacy communication network includes a wireless data network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG includes a visitor location register gateway comprising information related to a visitor location register at each of the plurality of DMA servers.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first DMAG includes a global title (GT) to determine a carrier of a roaming wireless communication device based on at least one of a network address of the roaming wireless communication device and an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of the roaming wireless communication device.

10. A method of routing calls via a communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a call at a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) via a legacy communication network;

identifying that a first wireless communication device is adapted to communicate via a first DMA server based on wireless communication device registration data stored at the first DMAG, wherein the first DMA server is one of a plurality of DMA servers designated by a communications service provider to communicate via the first DMAG, wherein the first mobile communication device is designated to communicate via a second DMA server and is temporarily registered to communicate via the first DMA server, and wherein the second DMA server is one of the first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

registering the first wireless communication device in a home location register associated with the second DMA server, wherein the home location register associated with the second DMA server is stored at the first DMAG;

registering the first wireless communication device in a visitor location register associated with the first DMA server, wherein the visitor location register associated with the first DMA server is stored at the first DMAG; and

routing the call from the first DMAG to the first DMA server via a private Internet Protocol (IP) network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first wireless communication device is designated to communicate via the first DMA server.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising identifying that the first DMA server is temporarily registered to communicate via a second DMAG and routing the call from the first DMAG to the first DMA server via the second DMAG, wherein a second plurality of DMA servers is assigned to communicate via the second DMAG.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the first DMAG is adapted to communicate with the second DMAG via a data network connection.

14. A network communication system, comprising:

a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) including;

a first interface to communicate with one or more legacy communication networks;

a second interface to communicate with a private internet protocol (IP) network;

logic to forward voice traffic received via the first interface to a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server via the private IP network, wherein the voice traffic is directed to a wireless communication device associated with the first DMA server and the first DMA server is one of a first plurality of DMA servers designated by a communications service provider to communicate via the first DMAG;

a home distributed mobile architecture server register comprising information related to each of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

a visitor distributed mobile architecture server register including information related to visitor DMA servers that are temporarily registered with the first DMAG and that are designated to communicate via a second DMAG; and

at least one of;

a home location register database that includes a plurality of home location registers, wherein each of the plurality of home location registers corresponds to one of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG, and wherein each of the plurality of home location registers includes information related to one or more wireless communication devices designated to communicate via a corresponding DMA server;

a community distributed mobile architecture register that includes information related to each of a second plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the second DMAG;

a community location register database that includes a plurality of home location registers, wherein each of the plurality of home location registers corresponds to one of the second plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the second DMAG, and wherein each particular home location register includes information related to one or more wireless communication devices designated to communicate via a corresponding DMA server; and

a visitor location register database that includes a plurality of visitor location registers, wherein each of the visitor location registers corresponds to one of the first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG, and wherein each particular visitor location register includes information related to one or more wireless communication devices designated to communicate via a corresponding DMA server.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more legacy communication networks include an internet protocol (IP) network, a wireless voice network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a wireless data network, or any combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the first DMAG includes the home location register database.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the first DMAG includes the community distributed mobile architecture register.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the first DMAG includes the community location register database.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the first DMAG includes the visitor location register database.

20. A network communication system, comprising:

a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) including;

a first interface to communicate with one or more legacy communication networks;

a second interface to communicate with a private internet protocol (IP) network;

logic to forward voice traffic received via the first interface to a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server via the private IP network, wherein the voice traffic is directed to a wireless communication device associated with the first DMA server and the first DMA server is one of a first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

a home distributed mobile architecture server register comprising information related to each of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

a visitor distributed mobile architecture server register including information related to visitor DMA servers that are temporarily registered with the first DMAG and that are designated to communicate via at least a second DMAG; and

a community distributed mobile architecture register that includes information related to each of a second plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the second DMAG.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the first DMAG includes at least one of a home location register database, a community location register database, and a visitor location register database.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more legacy communication networks include a data network, a wireless voice network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a wireless data network, or any combination thereof.

23. A network communication system, comprising:

a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) including;

a first interface to communicate with a legacy communication network;

a second interface to communicate with a private internet protocol (IP) network;

logic to forward voice traffic received via the first interface to a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server via the private IP network, wherein the voice traffic is directed to a wireless communication device associated with the first DMA server and the first DMA server is one of a first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

a home distributed mobile architecture server register comprising information related to each of the plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG;

a visitor distributed mobile architecture server register including information related to visitor DMA servers that are temporarily registered with the first DMAG and that are designated to communicate via at least a second DMAG; and

a visitor location register database that includes a particular visitor location register for each of the first plurality of DMA servers designated to communicate via the first DMAG, wherein each particular visitor location register includes information related to one or more wireless communication devices that are temporarily registered to communicate via one of the first plurality of DMA servers.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the first DMAG includes at least one of a home location register database, a community distributed mobile architecture register, and a community location register database.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the legacy communication network is one of a data network, a wireless voice network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and a wireless data network.