Abstract:
A home agent (103) establishes a first Internet Protocol (IP) tunnel (104) to a foreign agent (107). A first outer IP header is inserted before the datagram's existing IP header. A second IP tunnel (108) is established between the foreign agent (107) and a radio access network (RAN) (114). When the foreign agent (107) receives datagrams addressed to the remote unit (113), the foreign agent (107) tunnels the datagrams to the RAN (114). In particular, the foreign agent (107) strips the first outer IP header from the datagram and replaces the first outer IP header with a second outer IP header. The second outer IP header source and destination address identify the endpoints of the tunnel (foreign agent 107 and RAN 114, respectively). The RAN (114) unencapsulates packets forwarded from the foreign agent (107) in the tunnel and delivers them to the remote unit (113).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for releasing remaining subscriber activities through the use of a service termination command. A home public land mobile network (HPLMN) is informed of remaining activities by visited PLMNs (VPLMN) and interrogating PLMNs (IPLMN). The HPLMN sends a timer to the VPLMNs and IPLMNs in a MAP operation. If upon expiration of the timer the subscriber has remaining activities in the node, then the node sends an alert to the HPLMN. The timer may be based upon a fraud risk of the PLMN and/or of the fraud risk of the subscriber. Accordingly, the HPLMN waits for an alert from a particular node before sending a service termination to the node.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a telecommunications method which enables a visited mobile radio telephone network (VPLMN, VPLMN') to be connected to a subscriber of a home mobile telephone network (HPLMN) without roaming agreements with the home mobile radio telephone network (HPLMN). To this end, a first IMSI number (IMSI1) from a number range of the subscriber's home mobile telephone network (HPLMN) and a second IMSI number (IMSI2) from the number range of a partner network (PPLMN) are assigned to the subscriber. The partner network (PPLMN) can be used via additional roaming agreements, and a common subscriber's number (MSISDN) is assigned to both aforementioned IMSI numbers (IMSI1, IMSI2). Both IMSI numbers (IMSI1, IMSI2) can preferably be stored on a common identification module or on different identification modules.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mobile communication system comprising a mobile services switching centre (MSC2) and a visitor location register (VLR) and a home location register (HLR, HLR2), the information on particular subscriber stations being stored therein, and comprising means for transmitting a cancellation message (S1) to said visitor location register (VLR) for removing the subscriber information on a particular subscriber station from the visitor location register (VLR). To enable the connections of the mobile station to be disconnected, the visitor location register (VLR) comprises disconnection means (2) for transmitting a predetermined disconnection message (S2) to the mobile services switching centre (MCS2), and the mobile services switching centre (MSC2) comprises means for disconnecting an ongoing connection of the mobile station (MS) in response to said disconnection message.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of processing mobile station data in a mobile communication system in which the subscriber data of the mobile station are registered in a visitor location register which corresponds to the mobile services switching centre the coverage area of which the mobile station enters, and in which the subscriber data of the mobile station are deleted from the visitor location register after it has left the coverage area. In order to avoid unecessary deletion and re-registration of the subscriber data, the method comprises the steps of: defining an algorithm in order to determine a storage time for the subscriber data, storing in a memory means information on the entries of the mobile station into the coverage area, determining the storage time with the help of the algorithm and the information stored in the memory means, and after the mobile station has left the area, deleting its subscriber data from the visitor location register after the expiration of the storage time unless the mobile station has re-entered the coverage area.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system constructed according to the present invention assigns mobile units to any of a plurality of mobile switching centers in order to equalize loading. The wireless communication system includes the plurality of mobile switching centers and a base station system which includes a plurality of base station controllers, each of which couples to a plurality of base stations. In one particular construction of the wireless communication system, a dispatching switch couples the base station system to the plurality of mobile switching centers and performs the assignments of the mobile units. In an example of operation, upon attachment of a mobile unit, the dispatching switch determines loading of each of the mobile switching centers. Then, based upon the loading, the dispatching switch assigns the mobile unit to one of the mobile switching centers, the "serving" mobile switching center. During subsequent calls, the dispatching switch establishes a transparent path between a base station controller servicing the call and the serving mobile switching center. Thus, once the serving mobile switching center is determined, operation is transparent to the serving base station controller and the serving mobile switching center. In another particular construction, each of the base station controllers couple to each of the mobile switching centers via a network. In such case, each of the base station controllers and each of the mobile switching centers includes additional equipment which performs at least a portion of the operations of the dispatching switch. The network may be dissimilar to a conventional data structure supported by the wireless communication system.
Abstract:
Method for maintaining the location of a mobile station (MS) in a packet radio network (1, 2) comprising at least two support nodes (SGSN) and at least one home location register (HLR/GR). As the mobile station (MS) logs on the packet radio network (1, 2) information on the support node (SGSN) serving the mobile station (MS) is transmitted to the home location register (HLR/GR). In the invention, at least one intermediate register (IRSN) is installed in the packet radio network (1, 2), the function of the register being to maintain information on the support node (SGSN) serving the mobile station (MS). As the mobile station (MS) roams from the area of a first support node (SGSN1) to the area of a second support node (SGSN2), the information on the change of support nodes (SGSN1, SGSN2) is stored in said intermediate register (IRSN), whereby the information need not be transmitted to the home location register (HLR/GR). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a second intermediate register (IBSN) is also installed so as to store information on the support nodes (SGSN) serving mobile stations (MS) that are not in the area of their home networks.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system includes at least one mobile switching center ("MSC"), at least one base station coupled to each MSC, a visitor location register ("VLR") and a visitor location register manager ("VLRM"). Each MSC couples to at least one base system controller ("BSC") which couples to at least one base transceiver station ("BTS"). Each BTS provides wireless communication within at least one respective cell, each of the plurality of mobile terminals communicating through a corresponding BTS, BSC and MSC when resident within a cell. The VLR corresponds to one of the MSCs and stores subscriber information for mobile terminals that are active in corresponding cells. The VLRM downloads, from a home location register, subscriber information for mobile terminals becoming active within one of a plurality of cells corresponding to the VLR and stores the subscriber information as a VLR record in the VLR. In accordance with the present invention, the VLRM selectively retains VLR records when corresponding mobile terminals becomes inactive within the cells corresponding to the VLR. The VLRM organizes the VLR records based upon a selected priority. In one embodiment, the VLR is organized as a linked list based upon the priority of VLR records. Stored on the basis of priority, the VLRM may delete VLR records on the same priority basis. In one embodiment of the present invention, a selected priority relates to the time stamp of last activity within any cell respective to the VLR.
Abstract:
The registration notification signal (104) sent to the home cellular system (12) when an internationally roaming cellular mobile station (16(1)) registers in a foreign cellular system (32) includes an identification of the currently serving switching node (34). Upon subsequent receipt of an incoming call dialed to the roaming mobile station home directory number, the home cellular system signals (206) the serving cellular system and a temporary local directory number is assigned (208) and returned to the home cellular system. The switching node identification is then processed to identify the proper international dialing digits (212) for calling the country where the serving switching node is located. The returned temporary local directory number (210) is then appended to the identified international dialing digits to form an international telephone number (214) which is used by the home cellular system to route the received call to the currently serving cellular system for delivery to the called internationally roaming mobile station.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a location updating method and a mobile communication system. The system comprises visitor location registers (VLR1, VLR2), each of which maintains the subscriber and location data of mobile subscribers visiting its service area, and (VLR1, VLR2). In addition, there are sub-location registers (subVLR) for a particular sub-area of the service area of a visitor location register. A sub-location register is arranged to forward the first location updating of a mobile station arriving into said sub-area to the visitor location register (VLR) to the service area of which said sub-area belongs, in order to update the location data of the visitor location register and to copy the necessary subscriber data from the visitor location register to the sub-location register. The sub-location register is also arranged to independently handle the subsequent location updatings of the mobile station in said sub-area in such a manner that the location of the mobile station is updated only in the sub-location register.