Systems and methods for forwarding messaging service messages
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first mobile communications network element, a messaging service message of a messaging service message type being a first messaging service message type or a second messaging service message type different from the first messaging service message type, the messaging service message destined for one of a plurality of mobile stations, different forwarding parameters being set for different mobile stations and different types of messaging service messages;
issuing, by the first mobile communications network element, a first request to a home location register (“
HLR”
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receiving from the HLR, by the first mobile communications network element, a response to the first request, the response not including routing information for the messaging service message, the response including a command to forward the received messaging service message, a forwarding destination associated with the message type of the received messaging service message for the one mobile station and an indication of a second mobile communications network element for resolving a location of the forwarding destination;
issuing, by the first mobile communications network element, a second request to the indicated second mobile communications network element to resolve the location of the forwarding destination, responsive to the command to forward the received messaging service message, such that the location of the forwarding destination is resolved by the second mobile communications network element; and
forwarding the received messaging service message through the mobile communications network to the resolved location of the forwarding destination.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for forwarding messaging service messages within a mobile communications network are shown and described. In some instances, upon receipt of a messaging service message a network element responds with a different destination for the received message and a command to resolve the location of the different destination. The resolution may occur by a network element that is different from the receiving network element.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a first mobile communications network element, a messaging service message of a messaging service message type being a first messaging service message type or a second messaging service message type different from the first messaging service message type, the messaging service message destined for one of a plurality of mobile stations, different forwarding parameters being set for different mobile stations and different types of messaging service messages; issuing, by the first mobile communications network element, a first request to a home location register (“
HLR”
) to resolve a location of the one mobile station;receiving from the HLR, by the first mobile communications network element, a response to the first request, the response not including routing information for the messaging service message, the response including a command to forward the received messaging service message, a forwarding destination associated with the message type of the received messaging service message for the one mobile station and an indication of a second mobile communications network element for resolving a location of the forwarding destination; issuing, by the first mobile communications network element, a second request to the indicated second mobile communications network element to resolve the location of the forwarding destination, responsive to the command to forward the received messaging service message, such that the location of the forwarding destination is resolved by the second mobile communications network element; and forwarding the received messaging service message through the mobile communications network to the resolved location of the forwarding destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communications network, comprising:
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a traffic network configured to support communications; and mobile communications network elements in communication with the traffic network, a first mobile communications network element configured to; receive a messaging service message of a messaging service message type being a first messaging service message type or a second messaging service message type different from the first messaging service message type, the messaging service message destined for one of a plurality of mobile stations, different forwarding parameters being set for different mobile stations and different types of messaging service messages; issue a first request to a home location register (“
HLR”
) to resolve a location of the one mobile station;receive, from the HLR, a response to the first request, the response not including routine information for the messaging service message, the response including a command to forward the received messaging service message, a forwarding destination associated with the message type of the received messaging service message for the one mobile station and an indication of a second mobile communications network element for resolving a location of the forwarding destination; issue a second request to the indicated second mobile communications network element to resolve the location of the forwarding destination, responsive to the command to forward the received messaging service message, such that the location of the forwarding destination is resolved by the second mobile communications network element; and wherein the received messaging service message is forwarded through the mobile communications network to the resolved location of the forwarding destination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a non-transitory machine readable storage medium; and executable program instructions embodied in the machine readable storage medium that when executed by a programmable system coupled to a mobile communications network causes the system to perform functions that forward a messaging service message, including functions to; receive, by a first mobile communications element, the messaging service message of a messaging service message type being a first messaging service message type or a second messaging service message type different from the first messaging service message type, the messaging service message destined for one of a plurality of mobile stations, different forwarding parameters being set for different mobile stations and different types of messaging service messages; issue a first request to a home location register (“
HLR”
) to resolve a location of the one mobile station;receive from the HLR, by the first mobile communications network element, a response to the first request, the response not including routing information for the messaging service message, the response including a command to forward the received messaging service message, a forwarding destination associated with the message type of the received messaging service message for the one mobile station and an indication of a second mobile communications network element for resolving a location of the forwarding destination; issue a second request to the indicated second mobile communications network element to resolve the location of the forwarding, responsive to the command to forward the received messaging service message, such that the location of the forwarding destination is resolved by the second mobile communications network element; and forward the received messaging service message through the mobile communications network to the resolved location of the forwarding destination. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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