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System and method for restricting mobility of subscribers assigned to fixed subscription areas in a cellular telecommunications network

US6073010A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1997
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of restricting an on-going call of a fixed subscriber to a fixed subscription area (FSA) in a cellular telecommunication system having a plurality of cells and a plurality of subscribers. The plurality of subscribers includes at least one fixed subscriber assigned to the FSA and engaged in an on-going call in a serving cell. The system and method detect when the fixed subscriber is crossing a cell border between the serving cell and a neighbor cell, determine whether the neighbor cell is located in the FSA, and drop the on-going call of the fixed subscriber upon determining that the neighbor cell is located outside the FSA.

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