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US 7,689,214 B2Granted
Efficient sharing of mobile equipment identifiers
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorErik Colban
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Abstract
In a mobile communication network, the base station is configured to query the mobile station for its mobile equipment identifier if not provided by the mobile switching center before traffic channel setup. The base station may send the mobile equipment identifier to the mobile switching center during call setup.
Claims15
A call setup method implemented by a base station in a mobile communication network, said method comprising:
- setting up a traffic channel with the mobile station responsive to a call setup message;
- conditionally sending a request message to said mobile station to request a mobile equipment identifier if not provided to the base station by a mobile switching center in a call setup message received at the base station before traffic channel setup,
- receiving a response message including said mobile equipment identifier from said mobile station in reply to said request message;
- and
- forwarding said mobile equipment identifier to said a mobile switching center.
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A base station for a mobile communication network, comprising:
- one or more transceivers for communicating with mobile stations;
- and
- a base station controller to control said transceivers and configured to:
- set up a traffic channel with the mobile station responsive to receipt of a call setup message;
- conditionally sending a request message to said mobile station to request a mobile equipment identifier if not provided to the base station by a mobile switching center before traffic channel setup,
- receive a response message from said mobile station including said mobile equipment identifier in reply to said request message;
- and
- forward said mobile equipment identifier to said a mobile switching center.
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A call setup method implemented by a base station in a cdma2000 network, said method comprising:
- setting up a traffic channel with the mobile station responsive to a call setup message;
- conditionally sending a Status Request Message to said mobile station to request a mobile equipment identifier if not provided to the base station by a mobile switching center in either a Paging Request message or an Assignment Request message,
- receiving a Status Response Message or Extended Status Response Message including said mobile equipment identifier from said mobile station in reply to said Status Request Message;
- and
- forwarding said mobile equipment identifier to said a mobile switching center in an Assignment Complete message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.