System, method, and device for providing communications using a distributed mobile architecture

A method of replacing a terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server, the method comprising:

• receiving call data from a first plurality of mobile handsets at a first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server, wherein the first plurality of mobile handsets is associated with the first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server, wherein the first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server comprises a first computer readable medium, a first mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first home locator resource (HLR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first visitor locator resource (VLR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, and a first call detail record (CDR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium;
• and
• receiving call data from a second plurality of mobile handsets at the first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server when a second terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server is inoperable, wherein the second plurality of mobile handsets is associated with the second terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server, wherein the second terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server comprises a second computer readable medium, a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second HLR module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second VLR module embedded in the second computer readable medium, and a second CDR module embedded in the second computer readable medium.

A communication system, comprising:

• a first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server, wherein the first terrestrial DMA server comprises a first computer readable medium, a first mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first home locator resource (HLR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first visitor locator resource (VLR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium, a first call detail record (CDR) module embedded in the first computer readable medium and comprising instructions to store first call billing information, and a first connection to a first wireless transceiver, the first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture server including:
• a power supply;
• and
• a network interface module adapted to:
• send first call data from the first terrestrial DMA server to a second terrestrial DMA server via a first Internet Protocol (IP) network connection, wherein the second terrestrial DMA server comprises a second computer readable medium, a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second HLR module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second VLR module embedded in the second computer readable medium, a second CDR module embedded in the second computer readable medium, and a second connection to a second wireless transceiver;
• establish a second IP network connection between the first terrestrial DMA server and a third terrestrial DMA server, wherein the third terrestrial DMA server comprises a third computer readable medium, a third MSC module embedded in the third computer readable medium, a third BSC module embedded in the third computer readable medium, a third HLR module embedded in the third computer readable medium, a third VLR module embedded in the third computer readable medium, a third CDR module embedded in the third computer readable medium, and a third connection to a third wireless transceiver;
• and
• send second call data from the first terrestrial DMA server to the third terrestrial DMA server via the second IP network connection;
• wherein the first terrestrial DMA server is operable to communicate while the first terrestrial DMA server moves from a first location to a second location.

A communication system, comprising:

• a first terrestrial distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server, comprising:
• a power supply;
• one or more base transceiver stations adapted to receive voice calls via an antenna;
• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable medium, comprising:
• a switching module responsive to the one or more base transceiver stations, the switching module comprising instructions to switch the received voice calls;
• a network interface module comprising instructions to transmit the received and switched voice calls via at least one peer-to-peer Internet Protocol (IP) connection;
• a home locator resource (HLR) module;
• a visitor locator resource (VLR) module;
• and
• a call detail record (CDR) module comprising instructions to store billing information associated with the received and switched voice calls;
• wherein the first terrestrial DMA server is operable to route and communicate the received and switched voice calls to a second terrestrial DMA server over the at least one peer-to-peer IP connection.