US6675208B1
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Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1998-08-24
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Granted: 2004-01-06
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Expires: 2018-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A coupled data network with a system for registering end systems is disclosed. A foreign network includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station. The foreign mobile switching center includes a serving registration server, the foreign base station includes a foreign access hub, and the foreign access hub includes a proxy registration agent. A home network includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server. A first end system subscribes to the home network and operates within the foreign network. The end system includes an end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server, and the serving registration server being coupled to the home registration server.
Inventors
- 👤 Girish Rai
- 👤 Philip M. Parsons
- 👤 Mooi Chuah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/24; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/46; H04L12/4633; H04L63/00; H04L63/02; H04L63/0281; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W12/00; H04W12/02; H04W12/03; H04W12/033; H04W12/06; H04L2212/00; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0011; H04W36/0033; H04W36/0038; H04W8/00; H04W8/02; H04W8/08; H04W8/12; H04W80/00; H04W80/04; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/182
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A coupled data network comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network; a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; and a first end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, the end system including an end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A coupled data network comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network; a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; and a first end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, the end system including an end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the foreign network is authorized to host the first end system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the first end system is authorized to receive services of the home network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein the serving registration server includes a module to authenticate that the first end system is a subscriber of the home network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein: the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the foreign network is authorized to host the first end system; the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the first end system is authorized to receive services of the home network; and the serving registration server includes a module to authenticate that the first end system is a subscriber of the home network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein: the foreign access hub including a first serving inter-working function, said home network further comprises a first home inter-working function, and a first message being transportable between the first end system and a first communications server directly through the first home inter-working function and through the first serving inter-working function of the foreign access hub in the foreign base station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The network of claim 6 , wherein the first message is transportable from the first end system through the first home inter-working function to the first communications server.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The network of claim 6 , wherein the first end system includes a wireless modem coupleable to the foreign access hub.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The network of claim 6 , wherein the first home inter-working function is included in the home mobile switching center.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
The network of claim 6 , further comprising: a second end system subscribed to the home network and operating as a fixed end system within the home network; and a home base station that includes a home access hub with a second home inter-working function, a second message being transportable between the second end system and a second communications server through the second home inter-working function.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
97 words
The network of claim 6 , further comprising: a second end system subscribed to the home network and operating as a mobile end system within the home network; the home mobile switching center having a second home inter-working function, the first home inter-working function being included in the home mobile switching center; and a home base station that includes a home access hub with a second serving inter-working function, a second message being transportable between the second end system and a second communications server through the second serving inter-working function and through the second home inter-working function.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The network of claim 6 , wherein the first home inter-working function includes a home accounting collection module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first home inter-working function.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The network of claim 12 , wherein: the home mobile switching center includes a home accounting server; and the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to a home accounting server.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The network of claim 13 , wherein: the home network further includes a home billing processor; and the home accounting server includes a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the home accounting server.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
117 words
The network of claim 14 , wherein: the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the first serving inter-working function includes a foreign accounting collection module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
126 words
The network of claim 6 , wherein: the home network further includes a home billing processor; the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the first serving inter-working function includes a foreign accounting collection module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
99 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein: the foreign access hub including a serving inter-working function, the serving inter-working function including a foreign accounting collection module; said home mobile switching center further comprising a home inter-working function, the home inter-working function including a home accounting collection module; and said first end system subscribing to the wireless data network and coupleable to the foreign access hub, the home and serving accounting collection modules collecting accounting data on message traffic transported between the first end system and a communications server through the home inter-working function and through the serving inter-working function.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The network of claim 17 , wherein the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported from the first end system through the home inter-working function to the communications server.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
The network of claim 17 , wherein: the foreign mobile switching center includes a foreign accounting server; and the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
The network of claim 17 , wherein: the home mobile switching center includes a home accounting server; the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the home accounting server.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
54 words
The network of claim 20 , wherein: the home network further includes a home billing processor, and the home accounting server includes a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module, to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the home accounting server.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
115 words
The network of claim 21 , wherein: the foreign, network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module further including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
115 words
The network of claim 17 , wherein: the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module further including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
64 words
The network of claim 17 , wherein: the foreign mobile switching center includes a foreign accounting server; the home mobile switching center includes a home accounting server; the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to a foreign accounting server; and the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting, reports to a home accounting server.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
58 words
The network of claim 1 , wherein the foreign access hub further includes a serving inter-working function, the home mobile switching center including a home inter-working function; and a message being transportable between the first end system and the home inter-working function through the serving inter-working function using a protocol that ensures in sequence delivery of data packets.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
146 words
A data network coupled to a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network, the data network comprising: a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; a first mobile end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, the first mobile end system including an end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
146 words
A data network coupled to a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network, the data network comprising: a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; a first mobile end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, the first mobile end system including an end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
28 words
The network of claim 26 , wherein the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the foreign network is authorized to host the first end system.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The network of claim 26 , wherein the home registration server includes a module to authenticate that the first end system is authorized to receive services of the home network.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
56 words
The network of claim 26 , wherein: the home network includes a first home inter-working function; and a first message being transportable between the first end system and a fast communications server through the I first home inter-working function and through a first serving inter-working function of the foreign access hub in the foreign base station.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
The network of claim 29 , wherein the first message is transportable from the first end system through the first home inter-working function to the first communications server.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The network of claim 29 , wherein the first home inter-working function is included in the home mobile switching center.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
66 words
The network of claim 29 , further comprising: a second end system subscribed to the home network and operating as a fixed end system within the home network; and a home base station that includes a home access hub with a second home inter-working function, a second message being transportable between the second end system and a second communications server through the second home inter-working function.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
97 words
The network of claim 29 , further comprising: a second end system subscribed to the home network and operating as a mobile end system within the home network; the home mobile switching center having a second home inter-working function, the first home inter-working function being included in the home mobile switching center; and a home base station that includes a home access hub with a second serving inter-working function, a second message being transportable between the second end system and a second communications server through the second serving inter-working function and through the second home inter-working function.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
32 words
The network of claim 29 , wherein the first home inter-working function includes a home accounting collection module, to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first home inter-working function.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
37 words
The network of claim 34 , wherein: the home mobile switching center that includes a home accounting server; and the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to a home accounting server.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
51 words
The network of claim 35 , wherein: the home network further includes a billing processor; and the home accounting server includes a module to send accounting reports to the billing processor, the billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the home accounting server.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
117 words
The network of claim 36 , wherein: the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the first serving inter-working function includes a foreign accounting collection module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills, based on the accounting reports, from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
126 words
The network of claim 29 , wherein: the home network further includes a home billing processor; the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the first serving inter-working function includes a foreign accounting collection module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
100 words
The network of claim 26 , wherein the foreign access hub includes a serving inter-working function, the serving inter-working function including a serving accounting collection module; the home mobile switching center further comprising a home inter working function, the home inter-working function including a home accounting collection module; and the first end system subscribing to the wireless data network and coupleable to the foreign access hub, the home and serving accounting collection modules collecting accounting data on message traffic transported between the first end system and a communications server through the home inter-working function and through the serving inter-working function.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
37 words
The network of claim 39 , wherein the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to collect accounting dam on message traffic transported from the first end system through the home inter-working function to the communications server.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
35 words
The network of claim 39 , wherein: the home mobile switching center includes a home accounting server; the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module, to periodically send accounting reports to the home accounting server.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
54 words
The network of claim 41 , wherein: the home network further includes a home billing processor; and the home accounting server includes a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor; the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the home accounting server.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
114 words
The network of claim 42 , wherein: the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the foreign accounting collection includes a sub-module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module further including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
115 words
The network of claim 39 , wherein: the foreign network further includes a foreign accounting server and a foreign billing processor; the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to collect accounting data on message traffic transported through the first serving inter-working function, the foreign accounting collection module further including a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to the foreign accounting server, the foreign accounting server including a module to send accounting reports to the foreign billing processor, the foreign billing processor including a module to send accounting reports to the home billing processor, the home billing processor including a module to prepare customer bills based on the accounting reports from the foreign billing processor.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
64 words
The network of claim 39 , wherein: the foreign mobile switching center includes a foreign accounting server; the home mobile switching center includes a home accounting server; the foreign accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to a foreign accounting server; and the home accounting collection module includes a sub-module to periodically send accounting reports to a home accounting server.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
57 words
The network of claim 26 , wherein the foreign access hub includes a serving inter-working function, the home mobile switching center including a home inter-working function; and a message being transportable between the first end system and the home inter-working function through the serving inter-working function using a protocol that ensures in sequence delivery of data packets.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
149 words
A coupled data network comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network; and a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; said home network having a first end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, said proxy registration agent receiving a request for mobile service from an end registration agent of the first end system, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
149 words
A coupled data network comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network; and a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; said home network having a first end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network, said proxy registration agent receiving a request for mobile service from an end registration agent of the first end system, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the home registration server using an XTunnel protocol.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
142 words
A data network coupled to a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network, the data network comprising: a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; said home network having a first mobile end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network; said home registration server being directly to a serving registration server using an XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the proxy registrations agent which receives a request for mobile service from the first mobile end system.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
142 words
A data network coupled to a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the network, the data network comprising: a home network that includes a home mobile switching center with a home registration server; said home network having a first mobile end system subscribed to the home network and operating within the foreign network; said home registration server being directly to a serving registration server using an XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to the proxy registrations agent which receives a request for mobile service from the first mobile end system.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
129 words
A coupled data network, comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the data network, said foreign network operating with a first end system; said proxy registration agent receiving a request for mobile service from an end registration agent of the first end system, the proxy registration agent being directly coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to a home registration server in a home network using the XTunnel protocol.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
129 words
A coupled data network, comprising: a foreign network that includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station linked together using an XTunnel protocol, the foreign mobile switching center including a serving registration server, the foreign base station including a foreign access hub, the foreign access hub including a proxy registration agent for discovering a point of attachment to the data network, said foreign network operating with a first end system; said proxy registration agent receiving a request for mobile service from an end registration agent of the first end system, the proxy registration agent being directly coupled to the serving registration server using the XTunnel protocol, the serving registration server being directly coupled to a home registration server in a home network using the XTunnel protocol.
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