System and method of communicating operating capabilities in a telecommunication network
US7031703B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method of communicating operating capabilities in a telecommunication network or networks. The present invention stems from the realisation that mobile telecommunication network resources can be utilised with greater efficiency by maintaining mobile station attributes or operating capabilities at a network node associated with the mobile station. Preferably, the network node is a Visitor Location Register VLR. Additionally, the network node may be a Home Location Register HLR, a Mobile Switching Centre MSC or a Gateway Mobile Switching Centre GMSC. In particular, the invention may provide the creation of a list of operating capabilities at a network node upstream from the mobile station. Having done this, a comparison of this list with another list received from a remote telecommunication element to negotiate operating capabilities at a call set up is achieved without involving communication resources between the mobile station and the network node.
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