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US 2008/0189248 A1Published application
Multi-site common directory and method for using the multi-site common directory
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorBason Chung
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Abstract
A common directory and method are described herein that maintains and accesses multiple subscriber profiles by using a directory service logic, a search/index database (which contains subscriber search keys for all of the subscribers in a communication network) and a local profile database (which contains the subscriber profiles for only the local subscribers in the communication network).
Claims26
A common directory comprising:
- a directory service logic;
- a search index storage unit adapted to store subscriber search keys of all subscribers in a network;
- and
- a local profile storage unit adapted to store profiles of a portion of all subscribers in the network, the directory service logic being adapted to access subscriber profiles by interfacing with said search index storage unit and with said local profile storage unit, the stored subscriber search keys being automatically replicated at remote search index storage units associated with other common directories, and wherein the stored subscriber profiles are not automatically replicated at remote local profile storage units associated with the other common directories.
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A method for accessing and maintaining a plurality of subscriber profiles, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of subscriber search keys for all subscribers within a search index storage unit, wherein said stored subscriber search keys are automatically replicated at remote search index storage units which are associated with other common directories;
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- storing subscriber profiles for a portion of the subscribers within a local profile storage unit, wherein said stored subscriber profiles are not automatically replicated at remote local profile storage units which are associated with the other common directories.
A multi-site common directory comprising:
- a first common directory including:
- a first directory service logic;
- a first search index storage unit adapted to store subscriber search keys of all subscribers in a network;
- and
- a first local profile storage unit adapted to store profiles of a first portion of all subscribers in the network;
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- a second common directory including:
- a second directory service logic;
- a second search index storage unit adapted to store subscriber search keys of all subscribers in a network;
- and
- a second local profile storage unit adapted to store profiles of a second portion of all subscribers in the network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.