Enhancements to wireless networks to support short message service (sms) communication in the packet switched domain
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsPUNEET K. JAIN, VIVEK GUPTA
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Abstract
Technology for communicating a short message service (SMS) communication in a packet switched (PS) domain of a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node SGSN in a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). In one embodiment, a PS support module is configured to receive a request message from a mobile station (MS), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is to support a PS based short messaging service (SMS).
Claims24
A mobile station (MS) to communicate in a wireless network with a packet switched (PS) based short messaging service (SMS), the MS comprising:
- a processor operably coupled to a nonvolatile memory wherein the processor is operable to configure the MS to send a request message to a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is configured to support the PS based SMS.
A method for adapting a wireless network for a packet switched (PS) based short messaging service (SMS), the method comprising:
- sending a request message from a mobile station (MS) to a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is to support the PS based SMS.
A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in a method for adapting a wireless network for a packet switched (PS) based short message service (SMS), wherein the instructions result in:
- sending a request message from a mobile station (MS) to a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is to support the PS based SMS.
A serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN) to perform short messaging service (SMS) only service provisioning in a wireless network, the SGSN comprising:
- a Packet Switched (PS) support module implemented as a hardware circuit, wherein the PS support module is configured to receive a request message from a mobile station (MS), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is to support a PS based short messaging service (SMS).
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