Event notification in a hybrid network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsVibhor Julka, Erik Colban
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Abstract
When a mobile station requests circuit services notifications through a packet switched network, a mobile switching center sets a forwarding indicator. When the MSC detects an event indicative of a change in the status of the mobile station, the MSC sends an event notification to the packet switched network if the forwarding indicator is set to true. In the packet switched network, the base station can use the event notifications to manage communication resources used for packet data communications with the mobile station.
Claims19
An event notification method implemented in a hybrid network including a circuit switched network and a packet switched network, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a mobile station is operating in the packet switched network;
- detecting an event in the circuit switched network indicative of a change in the status of the mobile station;
- sending an event notification indicative of the status of the mobile station from the circuit switched network to the packet switched network responsive to said event.
A mobile switching center for a circuit switched network comprising:
- a signaling processor supporting call control and mobility management functions;
- said signaling processor configured to:
- receive an indication that a mobile station is operating in the packet switched network;
- detect an event in the circuit switched network indicative of a change in the status of the mobile station;
- and
- send an event notification from the circuit switched network to the packet switched network responsive to said event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.