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US 7,890,100 B2Granted
Methods for allocating roaming number and forming visitor location register in mobile network, and mobile network
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorJanne Muhonen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for allocating a roaming number to a subscriber in a mobile network comprising networks elements jointly used by at least two network operators. The invention further relates to a method for forming a visitor location register which allocates roaming numbers in a shared mobile network. The invention also relates to a shared mobile network. The invention is based on the idea of forming, in the visitor location register, roaming numbers of the network operators sharing the mobile network such that when the roaming numbers are being allocated, calls of the subscriber are routed in a desired manner in the networks of the network operators sharing the network.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber based on an order for the call of the subscriber;
- allocating, by a processor, the roaming number to the call of the subscriber, associated with the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in a predetermined proportion,
- wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators;
- receiving the request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- allocating the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- transmitting the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber based on an order for the call of the subscriber;
- and
- allocating, by a processor, in a predetermined proportion the roaming number to the call of the subscriber, by selecting the roaming number associated with a network operator from a roaming number group which includes, in a predetermined proportion, roaming numbers of the network operators sharing a mobile network;
- receiving the request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- allocating the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- transmitting the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber such that the allocation is directed at the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in a predetermined proportion, wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators;
- to receive a request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- to allocate the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- to transmit the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a request to allocate a roaming number to call of a subscriber based on an order for the call of the subscriber;
- and
- a processor configured to allocate the roaming number to the call of the subscriber, associated with the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in predetermined proportion, wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators;
- to receive the request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- to allocate the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- to transmit the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a request to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber based on an order for the call of the subscriber;
- and
- allocating means for allocating the roaming number to the call of the subscriber, associated with the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in predetermined proportion, wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators;
- means for receiving the request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- means for allocating the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- means for transmitting the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a request to allocate a roaming number for a call;
- and
- a processor configured to allocate the roaming number on the basis of a proportion with which each network shares the apparatus;
- to receive a request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- to allocate the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- to transmit the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number,
- wherein the apparatus is shared between at least two network operators according to the predetermined proportion.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber based on an order for the call of the subscriber;
- and
- allocating, by a processor, the roaming number to the call of the subscriber, associated with the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in a predetermined proportion, wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators, and
- wherein the sharing of the mobile network and the allocating the roaming number are based on a same proportion;
- receiving the request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- allocating the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- transmitting the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured to allocate a roaming number to a call of a subscriber such that the allocation is directed at the roaming number of each network operator sharing a mobile network in a predetermined proportion, wherein the mobile network comprises elements shared between at least two network operators;
- to receive a request to allocate the roaming number to a mobile-terminated call of the subscriber based on an order for the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber from a home network;
- to allocate the roaming number to the mobile-terminated call of the subscriber;
- and
- to transmit the allocated roaming number to the home network, wherein the home network is configured to route the mobile-terminated call to the subscriber based on the allocated roaming number,
- wherein the sharing of the mobile network and the allocation of the roaming number are based on a same proportion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.