US 12,764,630 B2Granted

Delivering messages to multiple network environments in a wireless communication system

AssigneeBoost SubscriberCo L.L.C.

InventorXiaowen S. Robinson

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Abstract

A system includes a first network environment, a second network environment, and an aggregator. The first network environment is associated with a first plurality of numbers (e.g., MSISDN numbers) and the second network environment is associated with a second plurality of numbers. The first network environment is configured to receive messages associated with any of the first plurality of numbers, and the second network environment is configured to receive messages associated with any of the second plurality of numbers. The aggregator is configured to receive a message and determine whether a number associated with the message is included within the first plurality of numbers or the second plurality of numbers. Conditional upon determining that the number is included within either the first or second plurality of numbers, the aggregator is configured to transmit the message to either the first or second network environment.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a first network environment associated with a first plurality of numbers and comprising a first set of network elements, wherein the first network environment is operated to test a first network environment feature, wherein the first set of network elements is for testing the first network environment feature, and wherein the first network environment is configured to receive messages associated with any of the first plurality of numbers;
a second network environment associated with a second plurality of numbers and comprising a second set of network elements, wherein the second network environment is operated to test a second network environment feature that is distinct from the first network environment feature, wherein the second set of network elements is for testing the second network environment feature, wherein the first set of network elements is different from the second set of network elements, wherein the second set of network elements includes at least one network element that is not present in the first set of network elements, and wherein the second network environment is configured to receive messages associated with any of the second plurality of numbers;
and
an aggregator configured to:
receive a message,
determine whether a number associated with the message is included within the first plurality of numbers or the second plurality of numbers,
conditional upon determining that the number is included within the first plurality of numbers, transmit the message to the first network environment;
and
conditional upon determining that the number is included within the second plurality of numbers, transmit the message to the second network environment to be processed by the at least one network element that is not present in the first set of network elements.

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A method comprising:

receiving a message;
determining whether a number associated with the message is included within a first plurality of numbers or a second plurality of numbers;
configuring a first network environment to comprise a first set of network elements;
operating the first network environment to test a first network environment feature, wherein the first set of network elements is for testing the first network environment feature;
configuring a second network environment to comprise a second set of network elements, wherein the second set of network elements includes at least one network element that is not present in the first set of network elements, wherein the first set of network elements is different from the second set of network elements;
simultaneously operating the second network environment to test a second network environment feature that is distinct from the first network environment feature, wherein the second set of network elements is for testing the second network environment feature;
conditional upon determining that the number is included within the first plurality of numbers, transmitting the message to the first network environment;
and
conditional upon determining that the number is included within the second plurality of numbers, transmitting the message to the second network environment to be processed by the at least one network element that is not present in the first set of network elements.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.