Wireless emergency services protocols translator between ANSI-41 and VoIP emergency services protocols

• US 9,167,403 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Poremba, Todd, Hines, Gordon J., Burton, Victor
• Primary Examiner(s): KASSIM, KHALED M
• Application Number:
  US14/633,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20150172898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 235 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A protocol converter or translator between ANSI-41 ORREQs and VoIP V2 messaging. The protocol converter may alternatively (or also) provide conversion between GMS MAP and VoIP V2 messaging. Interaction of VSPs with a Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) or a Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) is permitted, as is interaction of wireless carriers with a Voice Positioning Center (VPC). In this way existing GMLCs or MPCs may be used to service VoIP 9-1-1 calls. Moreover, operators of Voice Positioning Centers (VPCs) who implement wireless offerings can re-use their existing VPCs to service wireless 9-1-1 calls.

Claims

1. Apparatus to translate emergency services protocol call setup information from GSM MAP SLR to Voice Over Interent Protocol (VoIP), comprising:

a receiver to receive, from a mobile switching (MSC), a GSM MAP SLR containing at least one of a call back number (CBN) and emergency service routing digits (ESRD);

a converter to convert said at least one of a CBN and an ESRD to a VoIP request;

a transmitter to send, to a VoIP positioning center (VPC), said VoIP request;

a VoIP receiver to receive, from said VoIP positioning center (VPC), said VoIP request including at least one of an emergency service query key (ESQK) and an emergency service routing number (ESRN) inserted therein; and

converting, with said at least one of an ESQK and an ESRN, said received VoIP request to an SLR with an na-ESRK;

whereby said SLR permits setup of an emergency services call over at least one of an ISDN User Part (ISUP) and Multi-Frequency (MF) signaling.

2. The apparatus to translate emergency services protocol call setup information from GSM MAP SLR to VoIP according to claim 1,

comprising:

wherein a numbering plan area (NPA) of said ESRN has a same value as that of a numbering plan area (NPA) of said ESQK.

3. A method to translate emergency services protocol call setup information from GSM MAP SLR to Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), comprising:

receiving, from a mobile switching center (MSC), a GSM MAP SLR containing at least one of a call back number (CBN) and emergency service routing digits (ESRD);

converting said at least one of a CBN and an ESRD to a VoIP request;

sending, to a VoIP positioning center (VPC), said VoIP request;

receiving, from said VoIP positioning center (VPC), said VoIP request including at least one of an emergency service query key (ESQK) and an emergency service routing number (ESRN) inserted therein; and

converting, with said at least one of an ESQK and an ESRN, said received back VoIP request to an SLR with an na-ESRK;

whereby said SLR permits setup of an emergency services call over at least one of ISDN User Part (ISUP) and Multi-Frequency (MF) signaling.