SMS transport resource control
US8711775B2 · kind B2 · utility
1Cited by
0References
8Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides for a method of controlling release of SMS transport resources between User Equipment and a MME of a communications network, wherein the release is permitted subsequent to a Control Protocol Acknowledge signal at a Mobile Switching Centre of the network, and in particular a method wherein the release is initiated by the MME responsive to receipt of a release signal, and further provides for a SGs Interface, and MME arranged to be employed with such a control method.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.