Method and apparatus of implementing an internet protocol signaling concentrator
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between a plurality of base station controllers and at least one mobile switching center, the method comprising:
- initiating an active process on an active Internet Protocol Signaling Concentrator (IPSC) and a standby process on a redundant (IPSC) configured as a backup to the active (IPSC), the active (IPSC) and the redundant (IPSC) intermediate the plurality of base station controllers and the at least one mobile switching center;
receiving a data message from at least one of the plurality of base station controllers on the active (IPSC);
detecting a communication failure by at least one of the active process and the standby process, in response to the received data message; and
automatically configuring the redundant (IPSC) to become the active (IPSC).
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Abstract
Communication between base station controllers and a mobile switching center may be provided by a consolidating device that operates between the BSCs and the MSCs. One example method of operation may include initiating an active process on an active network device and a standby process on a redundant network device configured as a backup to the active network device. Other operations may include receiving a data message from at least one base station controller on the active network device, and detecting a communication failure by at least one of the active process and the standby process, in response to the received data message. Other operations may include automatically configuring the redundant network device to become the active network device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between a plurality of base station controllers and at least one mobile switching center, the method comprising:
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initiating an active process on an active Internet Protocol Signaling Concentrator (IPSC) and a standby process on a redundant (IPSC) configured as a backup to the active (IPSC), the active (IPSC) and the redundant (IPSC) intermediate the plurality of base station controllers and the at least one mobile switching center; receiving a data message from at least one of the plurality of base station controllers on the active (IPSC); detecting a communication failure by at least one of the active process and the standby process, in response to the received data message; and automatically configuring the redundant (IPSC) to become the active (IPSC). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus configured as an Internet Protocol Signaling Concentrator (IPSC) to communicate between a plurality of base station controllers and at least one mobile switching center, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to initiate an active process on the apparatus and a standby process on a redundant (IPSC) configured as a backup to the apparatus, the apparatus and the redundant (IPSC) intermediate the plurality of base station controllers and the at least one mobile switching center; and a receiver configured to receive a data message from at least one of the plurality of base station controllers, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a communication failure by at least one of the active process and the standby process, in response to the received data message, and automatically configure the redundant (IPSC) to become an active (IPSC). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform communications between a plurality of base station controllers and at least one mobile switching center, the processor being further configured to perform:
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initiating an active process on an active Internet Protocol Signaling Concentrator (IPSC) and a standby process on a redundant (IPSC) configured as a backup to the active (IPSC), the apparatus and the redundant (IPSC) intermediate the plurality of base station controllers and the at least one mobile switching center; receiving a data message from at least one of the plurality of base station controllers on the active (IPSC); detecting a communication failure by at least one of the active process and the standby process, in response to the received data message; and automatically configuring the redundant (IPSC) to become the active (IPSC). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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