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US5260987A
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Mobile communications
Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US LP
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Filing: 1993-02-02
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Granted: 1993-11-09
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Expires: 2013-02-02
Abstract
Abstract A base station controller (BSC) personal communications network (PCN), which can for example be based on GSM, has associated with it a local PSTN network and is such that local calls between mobile subscribers and the local PSTN network can be made without involving a remote mobile-services switching centers (MSC), thereby permitting a cheap local call tariff to be employed whilst preserving the interfaces e.g. the GSM Abis and A interfaces. The BSC is intelligent and includes a BSC function, a local MSC function and a location register which slaves mobile subscriber location information from the MSC location registers.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy Mauger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/12; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W92/00; H04W92/02; H04W92/04; H04W92/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A mobile communications network comprising at least one base transceiver station (BTS) coupled to a first base station controller (BSC) via a first standard interface, the first BSC being coupled to a first mobile switching centre (MSC) via a second standard interface, which first MSC has an interface for use in coupling the first MSC to other MSCs with respective BSCs and BTSs, and an interface for use in coupling the first MSC to other networks, wherein the first BSC is associated with a local PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) network, wherein for calls between mobile subscribers associated with the first BSC and mobile subscribers associated with a said other MSC, or subscribers associated with said other networks, call processing is handled by at least said first MSC, and wherein the first BSC is such as to handle directly local calls between mobile subscribers associated with said first BSC and the local PSTN without any change to said standard interfaces, and without any communication with the first MSC for call processing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A mobile communications network comprising at least one base transceiver station (BTS) coupled to a first base station controller (BSC) via a first standard interface, the first BSC being coupled to a first mobile switching centre (MSC) via a second standard interface, which first MSC has an interface for use in coupling the first MSC to other MSCs with respective BSCs and BTSs, and an interface for use in coupling the first MSC to other networks, wherein the first BSC is associated with a local PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) network, wherein for calls between mobile subscribers associated with the first BSC and mobile subscribers associated with a said other MSC, or subscribers associated with said other networks, call processing is handled by at least said first MSC, and wherein the first BSC is such as to handle directly local calls between mobile subscribers associated with said first BSC and the local PSTN without any change to said standard interfaces, and without any communication with the first MSC for call processing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A network as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first BSC is capable of recognising said local calls and includes a BSC function, a local MSC function and a location register, the local MSC function directing said local calls between said mobile subscribers and said local PSTN.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A network as claimed in claim 2 wherein in use the location register slaves mobile subscriber location information from location registers associated with the first MSC.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A network as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first and second standard interfaces are GSM (Groupe Special Mobile) Abis and A interfaces respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A network as claimed in claim 1 and such that mobile subscribers which subscribe to different network operators can be accommodated, the first BSC means to distinguish between the different network operators and to route calls as appropriate to a respective MSC associated with each network operator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
A base station controller (BSC) for insertion between the Abis and A interfaces of a GSM (Groupe Special Mobile)-based mobile communications network, said network comprising a base-station system including said BSC and one or more base-station transceiver stations, a mobile switching centre (MSC), a home location register and a visitors location register, which A interface is for connection of said BSC to the MSC in use of said BSC, and which BSC is in use associated with a local PSTN (public switched telephone network) network and serves to handle directly local calls between mobile subscribers associated with said BSC and said local PSTN without any change to said interfaces, and without any communication with said MSC for call processing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A base station controller (BSC) for insertion between the Abis and A interfaces of a GSM (Groupe Special Mobile)-based mobile communications network, said network comprising a base-station system including said BSC and one or more base-station transceiver stations, a mobile switching centre (MSC), a home location register and a visitors location register, which A interface is for connection of said BSC to the MSC in use of said BSC, and which BSC is in use associated with a local PSTN (public switched telephone network) network and serves to handle directly local calls between mobile subscribers associated with said BSC and said local PSTN without any change to said interfaces, and without any communication with said MSC for call processing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A base station controller as claimed in claim 6 which is capable of recognising said local calls and includes a BSC function, a local mobile switching centre (MSC) function and a location register, and wherein in use the location register slaves mobile subscriber location information from location registers associated with the MSC.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A base station controller as claimed in claim 6 and including means to distinguish between mobile subscribers which subscribe to different network operators and to route calls as appropriate to a remote respective mobile switching centre (MSC) associated with each network operator.
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