System and method of updating radio network data
First Claim
1. In a radio telecommunications network, a method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in a Base Station (BS) in the network, said method comprising the steps of:
- interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network;
assigning the BS an IP address;
sending device update data from the MSC to the BS in an IP message; and
simultaneously updating the plurality of devices by the BS.
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Abstract
A system and method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in Base Stations (BSs) in a radio telecommunications network. Each BS is interfaced with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network. Device update data is sent in an IP message from the MSC to the BS where the plurality of devices are simultaneously updated. Device updates can be performed at the cell level, the location area level, or the exchange level. In one embodiment, the BS joins a multicast group, and the device update data is sent in an IP multicast message. In another embodiment, the BSs monitor predefined User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports for particular types of device update data, and the device update data is sent in an IP broadcast message.
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26 Claims
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1. In a radio telecommunications network, a method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in a Base Station (BS) in the network, said method comprising the steps of:
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interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network;
assigning the BS an IP address;
sending device update data from the MSC to the BS in an IP message; and
simultaneously updating the plurality of devices by the BS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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14. In a radio telecommunications network, a method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) in the network, said method comprising the steps of:
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interfacing the BSs with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network;
joining each BS in a multicast group;
sending device update data from the MSC to the multicast group in an IP multicast message; and
simultaneously updating the plurality of devices by each of the BSs.
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17. A system in a radio telecommunications network for updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in a Base Station (BS) in the network, said system comprising:
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an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network for interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC);
an IP message transmitter in the MSC for sending device update data from the MSC to the BS in an IP message; and
means within the BS for simultaneously updating the plurality of devices.
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21. An Internet Protocol (IP) Base Station (BS) in a radio telecommunications network, said BS comprising:
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a plurality of radio network devices;
a signaling mechanism for receiving IP messages containing device update data from a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an IP packet data network; and
means within the BS for simultaneously updating the plurality of devices with the device update data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26)
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24. In a radio telecommunications network, a method of updating radio network data in a plurality of devices deployed in a Base Station (BS) in the network, said method comprising the steps of:
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interfacing the BS with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) through an Internet Protocol (IP) packet data network;
assigning each of the plurality of devices an IP address; and
sending device update data from the MSC to each of the plurality of devices in an IP message.
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