Apparatus and method for determining public long code mask in a mobile communications system
US7693172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J13/16
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method of assigning a public long code mask (PLCM) to a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network is provided. The invention comprises assigning a first PLCM type, when the PLCM for the mobile terminal is based on an international mobile station identification number that is based on a mobile identification number (MIN) associated with the mobile terminal and assigning a second PLCM type, when the PLCM for the mobile terminal is provided by a service provider.
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