SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20090271491A1
• Filed: 04/23/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Inventors: Pan, Shaowei
• Granted Patent: US 8,046,420 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A method of controlling wireless communications is provided. A first call is received at a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server from a first mobile communication device. The first DMA server communicates with the first mobile communication device via a first wireless communication protocol. A second call is received at the first DMA server from a second mobile communication device. The first DMA server communicates with the second mobile communication device via a second wireless communication protocol. Voice information associated with the first call is converted to first packet data and voice information associated with the second call to second packet data. The first packet data and the second packet data are routed via a private Internet Protocol (IP) network to at least one second DMA device, where the first call is accessible to a first destination device and the second call is accessible to a second destination device via the at least one second DMA device.

Claims

1. A communication method, comprising:

receiving a first call at a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server from a first mobile communication device, wherein the first DMA server communicates with the first mobile communication device via a first wireless communication protocol;

receiving a second call at the first DMA server from a second mobile communication device, wherein the first DMA server communicates with the second mobile communication device via a second wireless communication protocol;

converting voice information associated with the first call to first packet data;

converting voice information associated with the second call to second packet data;

routing the first packet data and the second packet data via a private Internet Protocol (IP) network to at least one second DMA device, wherein the first call is accessible to a first destination device and the second call is accessible to a second destination device via the at least one second DMA device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first call and the second call are received via a wireless transceiver integrated with the first DMA server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that a second DMA server communicates with at least one of the first destination device and the second DMA device based on registration data stored at the first DMA server, wherein the at least one second DMA device includes the second DMA server.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising routing the first packet data to the second DMA server via a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG), wherein registration data indicating that the second DMA server communicates with the first destination device is stored at the DMAG.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one second DMA device includes a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) communicating with a plurality of legacy communication networks.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first DMAG is adapted to manage signaling associated with the at least one second DMA device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one second DMA device includes a second DMAG adapted to manage voice traffic and data traffic associated with the at least one second DMA device.

8. A communication method, comprising:

receiving first packet data associated with a first call at a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) from a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server via a private Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the first call is communicated from a first mobile communication device to the first DMA server via a first wireless communication protocol;

receiving second packet data associated with a second call at the DMAG from a second DMA server via the private IP network, wherein the second call is communicated from a second mobile communication device to the second DMA server via a second wireless communication protocol;

identifying a first destination device associated with the first call and a first legacy voice communication network to communicate with the first destination device;

identifying a second destination device associated with the second call and a third DMA server to communicate with the second destination device;

converting the first packet data to voice information and routing the voice information to the first destination device via the first legacy voice communication network; and

routing the second packet data to the third DMA server via the private Internet Protocol (IP) network, wherein the call is accessible to the second destination device via the third DMA server.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving third voice information associated with a third call at the DMAG via a second legacy voice communication network;

identifying a third destination device associated with the third call and another DMA server communicating with the third destination device via a third wireless communication protocol;

converting the third voice information to third packet data; and

routing the third packet data to the other DMA server via the private IP network, wherein the third call is accessible to the third destination device via the other DMA server.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the second destination device and the third destination device is identified based on data of a community location register stored at the DMAG, wherein the community location register includes data related to a plurality of mobile communication devices associated with at least one of a plurality of DMA servers communicating with the DMAG via the private IP network.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the second destination device and the third destination device is identified based on data of a visitor location register stored at the DMAG, wherein the visitor location register includes data related to a plurality of mobile communication devices associated with at least one visitor DMA server temporarily communicating with the DMAG via the private IP network.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing first registration data at the DMAG to control a first plurality of DMA servers, wherein the DMAG is a primary controller to control the first plurality of servers, and wherein the first plurality of servers includes the first DMA server, the second DMA server, and the third DMA server.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing second registration data at the DMAG, the second registration data identifying a second DMAG as a primary controller to control a second plurality of DMA servers.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a notification of a failure of the second DMAG; and

modifying the second registration data to identify the DMAG as the primary controller of the second plurality of DMA servers.

15. A communication system, comprising:

a distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server having a signal gateway, wherein the signal gateway includes a first interface adapted to communicate with a first mobile communication device via a first wireless communication protocol and a second interface adapted to communicate with a second mobile communication device via a second wireless communication protocol; and

wherein the signal gateway is adapted to;

convert first voice information associated with a call received from the first wireless communication device to first packet data,

convert second voice information associated with a second call received from the second wireless communication device to second packet data, and

route the first packet data and the second packet data via an Internet Protocol (IP) network to at least one other distributed mobile architecture device, wherein the first call and the second call are accessible to a first destination device and a second destination device via the at least one other distributed mobile architecture device.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

at least one wireless transceiver; and

a base transceiver system to communicate with the wireless transceiver, wherein the base transceiver system is adapted to provide mobile communication coverage to the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device via the at least one wireless transceiver.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the signal gateway is adapted to:

receive third packet data associated with a third call via the private IP network;

identify a third mobile communication device associated with the third call and a third wireless communication protocol associated with the third mobile communication device;

convert the packet data to voice information adapted to be sent via the third wireless communication protocol; and

route the voice information to the third mobile communication device.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the DMAG communicates with the plurality of communication networks via a general packet radio service (GPRS) gateway support node (GGSN) interface, a packet data server node (PDSN) interface, an integrated services digital network (ISDN) interface, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) interface, a Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) interface, a wireless communication network, or any combination thereof.

25. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the destination device is a first mobile communication device and the call originates from a second mobile communication device, and wherein the call is communicated from the second mobile communication device to the second DMA server via a second wireless communication protocol that is different than the first wireless communication protocol.

18. A network communication system, comprising:

a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) having;

a plurality of network interfaces, wherein each of the plurality of network interfaces is adapted to communicate with one of a plurality of communication networks;

a data network interface coupled to a private Internet protocol (IP) network; and

a signal gateway adapted to convert voice information associated with calls received via the plurality of communication networks to a plurality of packet data streams and to route each of the packet data streams to one of a plurality of DMA servers via the private IP network, wherein one of the calls is accessible to a mobile communication device via one of the plurality of DMA servers.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising a data store to store a first registration data to control a first plurality of distributed mobile architecture (DMA) servers.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the signal gateway is adapted to receive packet data received from each of the plurality of DMA servers via the private IP network and to convert the packet data to voice information for communication to a destination device via one of the communication networks.

22. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising operational instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive packet data corresponding to a call at a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server from a second distributed mobile architecture device via a private Internet Protocol (IP) network;

identify a destination device for the call and a first wireless communication protocol associated with the destination device, wherein the first DMA server communicates with a plurality of mobile communication devices via a plurality of wireless communication protocols;

convert the packet data to voice information; and

communicate the voice information to the destination device via the first wireless communication protocol.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the second distributed mobile architecture device is a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) communicating with a plurality of DMA servers via the private IP network.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the second distributed mobile architecture device is a second DMA server.