EP0651586A2
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Procedure for performing operations of supervision, maintenance and control in fixed cellular networks and means for carrying this out
Assignee: Nokia Spain SA
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Filing: 1994-08-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-08-25
Abstract
Abstract Of special application in cellular networks based on the GSM standard for carrying out the supervision, maintenance and control of fixed cellular terminals. This procedure is applied to a cellular network based on a fixed part (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and a mobile part which comprises cellular terminals (TCF, TCM) that communicate with the preceding fixed part of the network and in which this cellular network has a short message service channel for transmitting information between terminals of the mobile part and a service centre (SC). The aforementioned GSM short message service channel is used to transmit messages for supervision, maintenance and control between the fixed cellular terminals (TCF) and the maintenance and control centre (OMC).
Inventors
- 👤 José Maria Garcia Aguilera
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W24/00; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
PROCEDURE FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS based on a fixed part (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and a mobile part that comprises cellular terminals (TCF, TCM) that communicate, by radio, with the fixed part previously mentioned (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and in which these cellular networks have a short message service channel (SMS) for transmitting general information between the service centre and the terminals of the mobile part, characterised in that this short message service channel (SMS) is used to transmit supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) between the fixed part of the network and each of the fixed cellular terminals (TCF).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
PROCEDURE according to claim 1 characterised in that it comprises the stages of: - generation of supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) by the operation and maintenance centre (OMC), - transmission of these messages by the base stations (BS), using for this the short message service channel (SMS), - reception of these supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) by the fixed cellular terminals (TCF), - transmission of supervision, maintenance and control response messages (RSMC) by the fixed cellular terminals (TCF) over the short message service channel (SMS), and - reception, by the base stations (BS), of the aforementioned supervision, maintenance and control response messages (RSMC) over the short message service channel (SMS).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
137 words
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS based on a fixed part (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and a mobile part that comprises cellular terminals (TCF, TCM) that communicate, by radio, with the fixed part previously mentioned (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and in which these cellular networks have a short message service channel (SMS) for transmitting general information between the service centre and the terminals of the mobile part, characterised in that the base stations (BS) comprise: - means (MTBS) for transmitting supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) to the cellular terminals (TCF, TCM) using for this the short message service channel (SMS), and - means (MRBS) for receiving supervision, maintenance and control response messages (RSMC) coming from the fixed cellular terminals (TCF) over the short message service channel (SMS).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
139 words
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS based on a fixed part (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and a mobile part that comprises cellular terminals (TCF, TCM) that communicate, by radio, with the fixed part previously mentioned (MSC, BSC, BS, OMC, SC) and in which these cellular networks have a short message service channel (SMS) for transmitting general information between the service centre and the terminals of the mobile part, characterised in that the fixed cellular terminals comprise: - means (MTTF) for transmitting supervision, maintenance and control response messages (RSMC) towards the operation and maintenance centre (OMC) using for this the short message service channel (SMS), and - means (MRTF) for receiving supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) coming from the operation and maintenance centre (OMC) over the short message service channel (SMS).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS according to claim 4, characterised in that the fixed cellular terminals (TCF) also comprise: - means (MTTP) for forwarding the supervision, maintenance and control messages (SMC) generated in a service centre (SC) to a public terminal (TP) connected to its corresponding fixed cellular terminal (TCF) in order to perform in the latter, among other things, functions of validation as well as of charging and/or authentication of payment cards used in the public terminal, - means (MRTP) for forwarding the supervision, maintenance and control response messages (RMSC) generated by the public terminal (TP) mentioned to the service centre (SC) or to the operation and maintenance centre (OMC).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS according to claim 5, characterised in that the service centre (SC) communicates with the fixed cellular terminals (TCF) to provide these or a public terminal (TP) connected to it, functions of validation, charging and/or authentication both of terminals and of the means of payment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS OF SUPERVISION, MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL IN FIXED CELLULAR NETWORKS according to claim 5, characterised in that the service centre (SC) communicates, in like manner, instead of with a public terminal (TP), with an alarm system (AS) through the fixed cellular terminal (TCF) in order to perform functions of transmission of alarms, enabling/inhibiting and authentication and control of these.
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