Mobile switching center acting as a short message service gateway
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsDevaki Chandramouli, Rainer Liebhart, Curt Wong
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Abstract
Communications systems, such as the evolved packet system, may benefit from configurations and methods for a mobile switching center. For example, a mobile switching center may be configured to act as a short message service gateway. A method can include communicating, by a mobility management entity, regarding a user equipment with a home subscriber server of the user equipment. The method can also include determining whether a mobility management entity communicates with a short message service gateway mobile switching center regarding the user equipment based on communication with the home subscriber server.
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A method, comprising:
- operating a mobile switching center in a core network;
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- configuring the mobile switching center to act as a short message service gateway.
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A method, comprising:
- communicating, by a mobility management entity, regarding a user equipment with a home subscriber server of the user equipment;
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- determining whether to communicate with a short message service gateway mobile switching center regarding the user equipment based on communication with the home subscriber server.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one memory including computer program code;
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- at least one processor,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- operate a mobile switching center in a core network;
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- configure the mobile switching center to act as a short message service gateway,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least not to perform setup or release of user plane connection using the mobile switching center.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- and
- at least one processor,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- communicate, by a mobility management entity, regarding a user equipment with a home subscriber server of the user equipment;
- and
- determine whether to communicate with a short message service gateway mobile switching center regarding the user equipment based on communication with a home subscriber server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.