# US 2010/0166167 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Managing Subscriber Profile Information

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- Number: US 2010/0166167 A1
- Document ID: US20100166167A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/910,703
- Filed: 2006-03-28
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2005-04-04
- Assignees: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
- Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi; Farrokh Mohammadzadeh Kouchri
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100166167A1

## CPC

- H04L 69/329: in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for managing subscriber profile information. The method provides a database containing a global subscriber profile, wherein the global subscriber profile includes the subscriber profile information. A network element serving a subscriber terminal requests information from the global subscriber profile associated with a subscriber identity presented by the subscriber terminal. The method then determines if all global subscriber profile information required for performing a function of the network element is compatible with the network element and transforms incompatible information into information compatible with the network element.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-9. (canceled)

### Claim 10

A method for managing subscriber profile information in a telecommunications network, which comprises the steps of:
providing a database containing a global subscriber profile, the global subscriber profile including the subscriber profile information;
requesting, via a network element serving a subscriber terminal, information from the global subscriber profile associated with a subscriber identity provided by the subscriber terminal;
determining if all the subscriber profile information required for performing a function of the network element is compatible with the network element; and
transforming incompatible information into information compatible with the network element.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the transforming incompatible information step includes transforming feature access codes.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein the transforming incompatible information step includes transforming dialing plan information.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein the transforming incompatible information step includes transforming service access codes.

### Claim 14

A network element for a telecommunications network, the network element comprising:
receiving means for receiving a subscriber identity from a subscriber terminal;
means for requesting information associated with the subscriber identity from a database containing a global subscriber profile, the global subscriber profile containing subscriber profile information; and
means for determining if all the subscriber profile information required for performing a function is compatible with the network element and transforming incompatible information into information compatible with the network element.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The network element according to claim 14, wherein said network element contains a soft-switch.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The network element according to claim 14, further comprising means for transforming feature access codes.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The network element according to claim 14, further comprising means for transforming dialing plan information.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The network element according to claim 14, further comprising means for transforming service codes.