Methods for allocating roaming number and forming visitor location register in mobile network, and mobile network
US7890100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for allocating a roaming number to a subscriber in a mobile network comprising networks elements jointly used by at least two network operators. The invention further relates to a method for forming a visitor location register which allocates roaming numbers in a shared mobile network. The invention also relates to a shared mobile network. The invention is based on the idea of forming, in the visitor location register, roaming numbers of the network operators sharing the mobile network such that when the roaming numbers are being allocated, calls of the subscriber are routed in a desired manner in the networks of the network operators sharing the network.
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