Method and apparatus for storing subscriber data
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsMarkus Warsta, Marios Anapliotis, Anette Dölker, Petri Aalto, Juha Rontu
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Abstract
A method of managing subscriber data in a communication network, the method comprising: sending a message associated with a subscriber and including data relating to the identity of said subscriber; routing said message to a first network entity based on identity and routing information stored at a register; subsequent to receiving said message at the first network entity provisioning a second network entity with subscriber data required by said second network entity to be able to service said subscriber; and updating routing information associated with the subscriber at the register to route subsequent signalling to the second network entity.
Claims36
A method, comprising:
- receiving at a routing register a message associated with an inactive subscriber of a communications network and including data relating to the identity of said subscriber;
- based on the identity of said subscriber and on routing information stored at said routing register, selectively routing said message from said routing register to an inactive subscriber register for storing subscriber data for inactive subscribers;
- and
- updating said routing information associated with the subscriber at the routing register to route subsequent signaling associated with the subscriber to an active subscriber register, which after the receipt of said message at the inactive subscriber register is provisioned with subscriber data required by the active subscriber register to service said subscriber.
A system, comprising:
- an active subscriber register;
- an inactive subscriber register comprising,
- a storage configured to store subscriber data for inactive subscribers of a communication network,
- a receiver configured to receive a message identifying an inactive subscriber to be activated, and
- a processor configured to provision the active subscriber register of the communication network with subscriber data associated with the inactive subscriber to be activated based on the received message;
- and
- a routing register comprising
- a storage configured to store routing information relating to the identity of a plurality of subscribers of a communication network, and
- a processor configured to
- route signaling associated with inactive subscribers to an inactive subscriber register, and
- update said routing information for at least one of said inactive subscribers to route signaling to an active subscriber register when said at least one of said inactive subscribers becomes active.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage configured to store subscriber data for inactive subscribers of a communication network;
- a receiver configured to receive a message identifying an inactive subscriber to be activated;
- and
- a processor configured to provision an active subscriber register of the communication network with subscriber data associated with the inactive subscriber to be activated based on the received message.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage configured to store routing information relating to the identity of a plurality of subscribers of a communication network;
- a processor configured to
- route signaling associated with inactive subscribers to an inactive subscriber register, and
- update said routing information for at least one of said inactive subscribers to route signaling to an active subscriber register when said at least one of said inactive subscribers becomes active.
A method, comprising:
- storing subscriber data for inactive subscribers of a communication network at an inactive subscriber register;
- receiving at said inactive subscriber register a message identifying an inactive subscriber to be activated;
- and
- provisioning an active subscriber register of the communication network with subscriber data associated with the inactive subscriber to be activated based on the received message.
The method as claimed in clam 29, comprising sending from the inactive subscriber register to a control centre data for providing the inactive subscriber with a preliminary service.
A service routing register, comprising:
- a storage configured to store routing information relating to the identity of a plurality of subscribers of a communication network;
- a processor configured to
- route signaling associated with inactive subscribers to an inactive subscriber register, and
- update said routing information for at least one of said inactive subscribers to route signaling to an active subscriber register when said at least one of said inactive subscribers becomes active.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.