System and method for automatic registration notification for over-the-air activation
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- 1無線通信ネットワークの中で移動局を活性化するための方法であって、 電波による活性化プロセッサのためのネットワーク・ルーティング・アドレスに変換可能な情報を含んでいる登録メッセージを 該無線通信ネットワーク内の1つの ノードに ある移動交換センタに おいて受信するステップと、 該移動交換センタに接続されている信号転送ポイントで 該情報を該アドレスに変換するステップと、 該信号転送ポイントから 該電波による活性化プロセッサに該登録メッセージを回送するステップと、 該受信された登録メッセージに応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサにおいて活性化プロセスを起動するステップと、 該活性化プロセスに応答して、 該移動交換センタから 該移動局に活性化パラメータを送信するステップとを含む方法。
- 2該 移動交換センタ が複数の移動局から複数の該登録メッセージを受信し、その複数の各登録メッセージが該アドレスに変換可能な同じ該情報を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 3該アドレスに変換可能な該情報がOTAFのID番号であることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 4該 移動交換センタ が複数の移動局から複数の該登録メッセージを受信し、その複数の各登録メッセージが該アドレスに変換可能な互いに異なる該情報を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 5該アドレスに変換可能な該情報がダミーのMINであることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 6該移動局と活性化センターとの間に音声チャネルを確立するステップと、 該音声チャネルから受信された情報に応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサに対して該活性化センターからオーソライゼーション・データを送信するステップと、 該オーソライゼーション・データに応答して、 該活性化プロセッサが 該活性化プロセスを完了するステップとをさらに含んでいる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 7無線通信ネットワークにおいて移動局を活性化するための方法であって、 電波による活性化プロセッサのためのネットワーク・ルーティング・アドレスを含んでいる登録メッセージを 該無線通信ネットワーク内の1つの ノード にある移動交換センタ において受信するステップと、 該移動交換センタが、該無線通信ネットワーク内で 該登録メッセージを該電波による活性化プロセッサへ回送するステップと、 該受信された登録メッセージに応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサにおいて活性化プロセスを起動するステップと、 該活性化プロセスに応答して、 該移動交換センタから 該移動局に活性化パラメータを送信するステップとを含む方法。
- 8該 移動交換センタ が複数の該登録メッセージを複数の移動局から受信し、その複数の各登録メッセージが同じ該アドレスを含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 9該 移動交換センタ が該複数の登録メッセージを複数の移動局から受信し、複数の各登録メッセージが該アドレスの相互に異なる値を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 10該移動局と活性化センターとの間に音声チャネルを確立するステップと、 該音声チャネルから受信された情報に応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサに対して該活性化センターからオーソライゼーション・データを送信するステップと、 該オーソライゼーション・データに応答して、 該電波による活性化プロセッサが 該活性化プロセスを完了するステップとをさらに含んでいる、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 11無線通信ネットワークにおいて移動局を活性化するためのシステムであって、 ネットワーク内の電波による活性化プロセッサと、 該電波による活性化プロセッサのためのネットワーク・ルーティング・アドレスに変換可能な情報を含んでいる登録メッセージを受信する、該ネットワーク内の1つのノードにある移動交換センタと、 該情報を該アドレスに変換する該ネットワーク内の該移動交換センタに結合されている信号転送ポイントとを含み、 該信号転送ポイントは該登録メッセージを該ネットワーク内の該電波による活性化プロセッサに対して該登録メッセージを回送し、 該電波による活性化プロセッサは該受信された登録メッセージに応答して活性化プロセスを起動し、そして該移動局に対するパラメータの送信を起こさせることを特徴とするシステム。
- 12該移動交換センターが、複数の移動局から複数の該登録メッセージを受信し、その複数の各登録メッセージが該アドレスに変換可能な同じ該情報を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項11に記載のシステム。
- 13該アドレスに変換可能な該情報がOTAFのID番号であることを特徴とする、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 14該移動交換センタが該複数の登録メッセージを複数の移動局から受信し、その複数の各登録メッセージが該アドレスに変換可能な互いに異なる該情報を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項11に記載のシステム。
- 15該アドレスに変換可能な該情報がダミーのMINであることを特徴とする、請求項14に記載のシステム。
- 16該移動局によって確立された音声チャネルを有している該ネットワーク内の活性化センターをさらに含んでいて、 該活性化センターは該音声チャネルから受信された情報に応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサに対してオーソライゼーション・データを送信し、 該オーソライゼーション・データに応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサが該活性化プロセスを完了することを特徴とする、請求項11に記載のシステム。
- 17無線通信ネットワークの中で移動局を活性化するためのシステムであって、 ネットワーク内の電波による活性化プロセッサと、 該電波による活性化プロセッサのためのネットワーク・ルーティング・アドレスを含んでいる登録メッセージを受信する、該ネットワーク内のノードにある移動交換センタとを含み、 該移動交換センタは該電波による活性化プロセッサに対して該ネットワーク内で該登録メッセージの回送を発生させ、 該電波による活性化プロセッサは該受信された登録メッセージに応答して活性化プロセッサを起動し、そして該移動局に対してパラメータの送信を起こさせることを特徴とするシステム。
- 18該移動交換センタが該複数の登録メッセージを複数の移動局から受信し、複数の各登録メッセージが同じ該アドレスを含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項17に記載のシステム。
- 19該移動交換センタが複数の該登録メッセージを複数の移動局から受信し、複数の各登録メッセージが相互に異なる該アドレスの値を含んでいることを特徴とする、請求項17に記載のシステム。
- 20該移動局によって確立された音声チャネルを有している該ネットワーク内の活性化センターをさらに含んでいて、 該活性化センターは該音声チャネルから受信された情報に応答して、該電波による活性化プロセッサに対してオーソライゼーション・データを送信し、 該電波による活性化プロセッサは該オーソライゼーション・データに応答して、該活性化プロセスを完了することを特徴とする、請求項17に記載のシステム。
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The present invention relates generally to radio wave activation of mobile radiotelephones, especially to radio wave activation processors in fixed support networks from mobile exchange centers. With respect to methods and devices for providing routine information for sending registration notifications.
[0002] [Problems to be Solved by Conventional Techniques and Inventions] The term "mobile station" used here is a mobile remote that shares a common property of communicating information with a base station in a network by means of electromagnetic waves. Includes a comprehensive collection of communication units. Mobile stations include mobile telephone devices such as mobile radiotelephone sets and cellular telephone sets that are primarily designed to exchange voice information with base stations. The term also includes mobile data communication devices such as pagers, mobile facsimile machines, and global positioning system (GPS) vehicle locator devices that are primarily designed for exchanging data. The term "mobile station" also includes hybrid devices such as Personal Communications Services (PCS) units that have both telephone and facsimile communication capabilities. Communication by mobile stations can be done by radio waves, as is used in cellular telephones. However, mobile stations can communicate on electromagnetic links that include Earth's orbiting satellites, or on alternative electromagnetic links that include optical or infrared radiation.
[0003] When a base station is connected to another communication node in a fixed support network, that network moves the other communication node to allow the other communication node to send information to the mobile station. Requires routing information for the station. Registration is a process used by mobile stations to announce their current location and ensure that incoming and outgoing calls are forwarded to the appropriate base station by a fixed support network. When a mobile station enters the operating range of a new base station, the mobile station must announce its current location. To do this, the mobile station has its own mobile identity. A message with number) (MIN) must be sent to the new base station. MIN is a number assigned to the mobile station by a fixed support network so that the service can be billed to the customer and that the network can forward incoming calls. is there. The MIN must be programmed into the mobile station before the base station is first used by the customer. This process is called "activation".
[0004] For example, a mobile radiotelephone is typically unable to initiate or complete a radiotelephone call until it has been registered and authorized by the service provider. Mobile radiotelephone service providers require that any new customer bring their mobile radiotelephone to an authorized service center for programming and that the phone will be allowed to service in the network. To do. Information specific to the subscriber of the mobile station and specific to the services required for the set must be entered and stored in the mobile radiotelephone. For example, in a cellular mobile telephone communication service, such information is number assigned. module) (NAM) Called the specified parameter. Examples of NAM parameters that cellular phone service providers currently manually enter into a cellular phone set include system identification, phone number, access overhead class, group identification information, initial paging channel, and security locks. Code, local use flag, A / B system selection, and MIN mark flag. A cellular telephone customer presents a new cellular telephone set to a service provider or representative, and a number is manually entered into the cellular telephone set by the MAN module (consisting of approximately 30 bytes of information). Must be done. There are numerous new customers each year for cellular mobile telephony services. Many service provider employees or sales reps span a wide range of geographic areas and are responsible for manually entering the NAM module into an unprogrammed cellular phone set for new customers. This requires the use of a centralized database to assist service providers in integrating their activation process. Service provider employees typically use workstation computers to enter customer application data. The workstation is remotely connected to a central database and sends the new customer's application data to the database for processing. A centralized database can perform credit checks on its new customers, track available services, phone numbers, network access data and other information, and make MIN a new customer's cellular. Can be assigned to a phone set. The MIN and other NAM parameters are sent back to the service provider's workstation by a centralized database and manually entered by the employee into the cellular phone set. This is a service
[0005] Therefore, there is a need for methods and systems for automatically forwarding activation information by radio waves from a mobile phone set through a fixed support network for radio wave activation processors in the network. To do. In that case, activation parameters for the MAN module can be prepared, automatically downloaded over the network, and transmitted by radio waves to the mobile wireless cellular phone set.
[Means for Solving the Problems] The above needs are satisfied by the present invention. The present invention can allow a radio-controlled activation message to be automatically transmitted from an unprogrammed mobile station to a radio-wave activation process within a fixed support network. The activation message has the usual registration message format, but it is distinguished in the mobile exchange center by containing special information that can be translated into the network address of the radio activation processor. .. The mobile station's electronic serial number is recorded in the visitor location register associated with the mobile exchange center, and the activation message is sent by the mobile exchange center to a signal transfer point in the fixed support network. Will be forwarded. The signal transfer point translates the special information in the activation message into the network address of the processor. In contrast, regular registration messages will be directed by the mobile exchange center to the home location register for that mobile station. From the signal transfer point, the activation message is forwarded to the radio activation processor along with the identity of its mobile exchange center. There, in response to the received activation message, the activation process is initiated. The radio activation processor then sends its activation parameters back to the mobile exchange center, which uses the electronic serial number stored in the associated visitor location register to move it. Transfer activation parameters to the station.
[0007] In one advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the special information in the activation message is the ID number of the radio wave activation function, which is the same for all mobile stations. The radio activation function ID number is programmed in the mobile station at the time of manufacture. Upon conversion by the signal transfer point, the radio wave activation function ID number of a single value is converted to the network address of the radio wave activation processor. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the special information in the activation message is the routing address itself of the radio activated activation processor.
[0008] In another alternative embodiment of the invention, the special information in the activation message is a dummy value, abbreviated as "dummy MIN", which is a serial number in order with respect to the movement identification number. The dummy MIN is different for each mobile station. The dummy MIN is programmed into the mobile station at the time of manufacture. During translation by the signal transfer point, each special dummy MIN is translated to the network address of the radio activated processor. This embodiment is disadvantageous over the embodiment where the special information in the activation message is the radio activation function ID number, as the dummy MIN can be confused with the valid MIN by the signal transfer point. Is.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention is a method and system for activating a mobile station in a wireless communication network. The system includes a radio wave activation process in the network that initiates the activation process in response to receiving a registration message from a mobile exchange center servicing the mobile station requesting activation. This activation process is referred to herein as "OTAF". It is an abbreviation for "over the air activation function".
[0010] Each mobile station includes a unit of information stored at the time of its manufacture so that activation by radio waves can be requested. The unit of information is the network routing address of the OTAF processor, or instead, it is a value that can be translated to that address. There are two alternatives for representing values that can be translated into OTAF processor routing addresses. The first plan is the OTAF ID number stored in each mobile station. The OTAF ID number of the same value is stored in all mobile stations. The second plan is to store a dummy value that is sequentially serialized as the mobile station identification number, that is, a dummy MIN. The dummy MIN is different for each mobile station.
[0011] When a mobile station is first turned on in the network, it cannot have a legitimate communication session with other subscribers because it has not yet been activated in the network. According to the present invention, the mobile station requires radio activation by transmitting a registration command to a local mobile exchange center. The registration directive will include one of the above three alternatives: the OTAF processor's routing address, or the OTAF ID number, or the dummy MIN.
[0012] The local mobile exchange center receives registration commands from previously activated mobile stations as well as from new mobile stations. If a previously activated mobile station is moved into an area covered by one local mobile exchange center, the mobile station is registered in the new area before it can run a legitimate communication session. Must be a thing. A previously activated mobile station has a valid MIN to send in the registration directive it sends to the local mobile exchange center. The valid MIN is not distinguished by the dummy MIN and the mobile exchange center. In both cases, the mobile exchange center creates a registration notification message containing its MIN and forwards it to a signal forwarding point (STP) in the network.
[0013] According to the present invention, a translation table is constructed in the signal transfer point (STP) to map all dummy MINs to the network routing address of the OTAF processor. There, in response to the OTAF processor receiving the registration notification message, the activation process is initiated for the requesting mobile station. A record is generated in the visitor location register (VLR) at the mobile exchange center so that the resulting activation parameters from the activation process are sent back to the mobile station using a dummy MIN value. Can be.
[0014] Instead, if the MIN in the registration notification message received by the signal transfer point (STP) is a valid MIN, the translation table sends the registration notification message to the home location register (HLR). Map to network routing addresses. The HLR is responsible for processing registration requests from its assigned mobile stations. This request is only for the registration of previously programmed phones in the new local service area, not for the activation of new phones.
[0015] Further, according to the present invention, the mobile exchange center can recognize and distinguish registration commands from mobile stations using the OTAF ID number to request activation. In this case, the mobile exchange center inserts the OTAF ID number in the registration notification message created for transmission to the signal transfer point (STP). Since the OTAF ID number is the same for all mobile stations, the mobile station's electronic serial number (ESN) sent with all registration commands is also a registration notification message sent to that signal transfer point. Included in. At the mobile exchange center, one record may be generated in the visitor location register (VLR) so that the activation parameters resulting from the activation process can be sent back to the mobile station using that ESN. it can.
[0016] According to the present invention, a conversion table is constructed in the signal transfer point (STP) to map the OTAF ID number to the routing address of the OTAF processor. In response to the OTAF processor receiving the registration notification message, the activation process is initiated for the requesting mobile station.
[0017] In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the unit of information stored in the mobile station at the time of manufacture so that it can be requested by radio waves is the network routing address itself of the OTAF processor. is there. In this embodiment, address translation does not need to be performed by a signal transfer point (STP). In this embodiment, the mobile exchange transfers the registration notification message directly to the OTAF processor. The identity of the mobile exchange center and the ESN of the mobile station are included in the registration notification message. At the mobile exchange center, one record may be generated in the visitor location register (VLR) so that the activation parameters resulting from the activation process can be sent back to the mobile station using ESN. it can.
[0018] Further, according to the present invention, a subscriber of a mobile station can use the mobile station to make a voice call to an activation center in the network at the same time. The subscriber can provide credit information to the activation center and the subscriber can specify the type of service function he wants for the mobile station. The activation center then sends authorization data to the OTAF processor in response to information received from the subscriber over the voice channel. The OTAF processor can then complete the activation process in response to its authorization.
[0019] With reference to the figure, FIG. 1 shows a reference model of a network for a radio wave activation function that controls delivery of radio wave activation messages to a mobile station. Mobile station 100 includes a mobile station (MS) and a short message entity (SME). The mobile station 100 communicates with the base mobile station interworking function (BMI) by radio waves. BMI includes base station BS102, mobile exchange center MSC104, and visitor location register VLR106. The base station BS is connected to the mobile exchange center and MSC by the means of link A. In addition, the MSC is connected to the visitor location register, VLR, by means of link B. Figure 1 also shows the home location register, HLR108. The HLR108 is assigned to handle location and business record management for a particular mobile phone 100. The home location register 108 is usually geographically distant from the BMI, which currently services radio communication with the mobile station 100. The HLR is connected to the VLR 106 by means of link D. Figure 1 also shows the radio activation function OTAF110', which is connected to the mobile exchange center 104 by means of link Q2 and also to the home location register 108 by means of link D2. Has been done. The OTAF function 110'executes the activation process in response to a registration command from the previously unactivated mobile station 100 and downloads the activation parameters in the form of NAM parameters to the mobile station 100. Links A, B, D, D2, Q2, and UM shown in Figure 1 are networks defined in the standard TIA IS-41, revised C ANSI voting version, published January 3, 1996. -An interface between entities.
FIG. 2 shows the physical architecture of radio activation. Mobile station 100 uses the IS-136 standard to communicate with local base station 102 by radio waves. This standard is described in TIA IS-136 Revised Edition A, published March 21, 1996. The base station 102, the mobile exchange center 102, and the visitor location register 106 usually coexist in the local base station complex. The MSC104 communicates with the signal transfer point, STP114, on a fixed support network. The STP 114 forwards the message from the MSC 104 to either the home location register, the HLR108, or the radio activation function processor, the OTAF processor 110. The VLR106 in the base station complex also has direct access to specific HLR108s in a fixed support network. Figure 2 also shows the activation center 112, which includes business and billing systems, connected to a fixed support network for the OTAF processor 110 and for the HLR 108.
[0021] In the activation function by radio waves, it is necessary to send a notification from the MSC104 to the OTAF processor 110. This registration notification is via an IS-41 message on the Signaling System 7 (SS7) network. Fixed support networks require routing information to be able to send registration notifications from the MSC104 to the appropriate network node. That network node is, in this case, the OTAF processor 110. According to the present invention, information is pre-programmed at the time of manufacture of the mobile station 100 so that activation by radio waves can be required. The unit of information being programmed is either the network routing address of the OTAF processor 110, or a value that can be translated to that address instead. When the unactivated mobile station 100 is powered up on the network, the mobile station is pre-programmed with one of three of the OTAF processor 110's routing address or OTAF ID number, or dummy MIN value. By transmitting a registration command including the information to the local mobile exchange center 104, activation by radio waves is requested. The MSC104 then transfers this information to the radio activation function processor 110 over the network.
In a previously activated mobile station 100, i.e., it is a mobile station 100 programmed with a valid mobile identification number MIN, but the registration command transmitted by radio waves is the mobile station's MIN, IS. -136 Contains the MIN of the mobile station encoded by the mobile station ID (MSID) (see standard TIA ID 136 version A issued March 21, 1996). The IS-136 standard provides rules for coding MIN into MSID. The MSID is sent within Layer 2 of the Registration Directive described in the IS-41 standard. Normally this behavior is registered within the area covered by the previously activated mobile station 100 and within the area covered by the local mobile exchange center 104 and before a legitimate communication session can be conducted. Must be a cover. Registration notices are carried within the SS7 Transport's mobile application part (MAP) layer, as specified in the IS-41 standard.
[0023] The network of cellular telephones uses Global Title Translation (GTT) on the MIN at signal transfer point 114 in a fixed support network to home-locate IS-41 messages in a legitimate communication session. Forward to the register, HLR108. For Global Title Conversion (GTT), standards ANSI T1.112-1992, SS7, "Signaling Connection Control" It is described in Part (SCCP). Global title specifier type 2 with a conversion type value of 3 is used in STP114 to specify the conversion from "MIN to HLR". The field of global title address information contains a 10-digit (BCD code) MIN. For example, MSC104 and VLR106 send registration notifications to signal transfer point 114, which performs GTT conversion on the MIN and HLR in the form of point codes and subsystem numbers in a fixed support network. Get information on the routing for. Therefore, in a legitimate communication session, registration notifications are forwarded from the MSC104 and VLR106 to the HLR108 in response to the specified MIN from the requesting mobile station 100.
If mobile station 100 was not previously activated, the NAM parameters are not loaded for that mobile station and in which HLR108 in the fixed support network for that mobile station. There is no HLR record that also supports it. The unactivated mobile station 100 does not remember a valid MIN. If the unactivated mobile station 100 attempts to register, there is no corresponding HLR108 associated with that mobile station. Global title conversion cannot be performed at signal transfer point 114 in a fixed support network because there is no valid MIN in that mobile station 100. This usually prevents activation by radio waves. This is because it is not possible with conventional technology to communicate a radio wave activation request from the mobile station 100 to the OTAF processor 110 in a fixed support network. Therefore, it is not possible to download NAM activation parameters from the OTAF processor 110 to its mobile station 100. During the radio activation process, the OTAF processor 110 must deliver the NAM parameters to the mobile station 100. To do this, the radio activation function processor 110 must know the address of the serviced MSC104, and in addition the mobile station has the registration information in the VLR106 of the serviced MSC104. Must be. According to the present invention, the mobile station 100 is pre-programmed at the time of manufacture with information that allows them to request activation by radio waves. The unit of information is either the network routing address of the OTAF processor 110, or a value that can be translated to that address instead. There are two alternatives for representing values that can be translated into routing addresses for the OTAF processor 110. One of them is the OTAF ID number stored in each mobile station 100. ID number of OTAF with the same value The issue is stored in all mobile stations 100. The second alternative is to store dummy values that are serially numbered in order for the mobile station identification number. This dummy MIN is different for each mobile station 100.
[0025] In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the OTAF ID number is stored in each mobile station 100. The OTAF ID number is a 10-digit E.164 phone number that uses BCD coding. Its format follows the standard IS-41 digit coding (as used in IS-41 sender identification numbers). For this standard format, see CCITT's Blue Book, Volume II-Fascicle II.2 Telephone Networks and ISDN-Operation Numbering, Routing and Mobile Services, Recommendation E.164; "For the ISDN Era. It is described in detail in "Numbering Plan". The OTAF ID number is an address that appears as a directory number for the OTAF processor 110, but is used only for routing and is a non-dialable number that does not support audio circuits. The registration directive in the IS-136 standard is modified to include the OTAF ID number in the radio interface message. In addition, mobile station 100 must supply the value of MSID in the message to uniquely identify the mobile station sending the message. The value of this MSID is made using the electronic serial number (ESN) of mobile station 100, which is specified in the IS-136 standard . This standard specifies how an MSID should be created if the mobile station does not have a valid MIN.
[0026] Upon receiving the radio wave interface registration command, the MSC104 and VLR106 use the information supplied in the radio wave interface registration command from the mobile station 100 to create an IS-41 registration notification message. The MSC104 recognizes that the mobile station 100 has provided the OTAF ID number, so the MIN field is not included in the registration notification message. The OTAF ID number is contained within the mobile application part (MAP) Signaling Connection Control Point (SCCP) layer of the IS-41 message. Its SCCP layer is the published standard ANSI T1.112 Described in Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) -Signaling System Control Point (SCCP). The MSC104 and VLR106 then send their registration notification message to the signal transfer point 114 in the fixed support network. VLR106 uses the MSID for ESN and its mobile station 100 to generate a record for mobile station 100.
[0027] STP114 receives the registration notification message and recognizes that a global title translation (GTT) should be performed on the OTAF ID number to obtain the address of the OTAF 110's fixed support network. To do. A new conversion type must be used for the "OTAF ID number to OTAF processor" conversion. The STP114 translates the OTAF ID number into routing address information (PC / SSN) for the OTAF processor 110 in the fixed support network, and the registration notification message is forwarded to the OTAF processor 110.
[0028] By this routing mechanism according to the present invention, the registration notification message can be routineized without the need to have the mobile identification number MIN in the mobile station 100.
[0029] The information flow diagram of FIG. 3 shows the flow of radio wave activation registration for activation registration using global title conversion for the OTAF ID number. This figure shows the vertical axis representing time and mobile station 100 (labeled MS), mobile exchange center 104 (labeled MSC), signal transfer point 114 (labeled STP). ), And the horizontal axis representing the message passing between the OTAF processor 110 (labeled OTAF). When the subscriber powers on the mobile station MS, the mobile station enters the collection phase to obtain channel allocation from the base station, which is shown as the system overhead in Figure 3. The mobile station MS then sends an IS-136 registration command (message A) to the MSC104 that contains the OTAF ID number (shown as the "OTAF ID" in Figure 3).
[0030] The MSC104 then receives a registration command (message A) from the air interface and formats the IS-41 registration notice (message B) identified as "REGNOT" in FIG. MSC104 sends its REGNOT to STP114 for routing.
Next, the STP 114 performs global title conversion on the OTAF ID number (OTAF ID) and forwards the REGNOT (message C) to the OTAF processor 110. The OTAF processor 110 processes REGNOT and returns the returned result of REGNOT (message D) to MSC104.
FIG. 3 also shows an MS transmission attempt by a mobile station MS to make a voice connection to a fixed support network. Simultaneous voice transmission attempts and registration commands occur in the four-step sequence of messages E, F, G, and H shown in Figure 3. Each is the same as the four-step sequence of messages A, B, C, and D previously described for Figure 3.
FIG. 4A shows a flowchart of a sequence of operation steps for performing radio wave activation using the OTAF ID number. Step 402 is initiated by programming the new mobile station 100 with a radio function ID number at the time of manufacture.
[0034] Step 404 in FIG. 4A shows the mobile station 100 powered on for the first time in the network. Next, in step 406, mobile station 100 creates a registration command message to include the OTAF ID number and ESN. Next, in step 408, the mobile station 100 transmits a registration command by radio waves to the base station and the mobile exchange center.
In step 410 of FIG. 4A, the mobile exchange center 104 detects its OTAF ID number, inserts it with the ESN in the registration notification message, and inserts it into the STP 114 in the SS7 network. Send. The MSC104 also puts its ESN in the VLR record in the VLR106.
Next, step 412 in FIG. 4A shows the STP 114 that translates the OTAF ID number into the routing address of its OTAF processor 110. The STP sends the registration notification message to the OTAF processor 110 in the network.
[0037] In step 414 of FIG. 4A, the OTAF processor 110 initiates an activation process for the mobile station 100. In step 416, the OTAF processor 110 sends the activation parameters in the form of NAM parameters for the mobile station back to the mobile exchange center 104.
[0038] Then, in step 418 of FIG. 4A, the mobile exchange center 104 and the base station 102 use the VLR record in the VLR 106 to transmit radio activation parameters to the mobile station 100, which mobile station 100 is active. Identify if you intend to receive the conversion parameters.
[0039] FIG. 4B is a flow chart of variations of the method shown in FIG. 4A, in which in step 414', the OTAF processor 110 initiates the activation process for mobile station 100, then in FIG. Wait for authorization from the indicated Business Office Revitalization Center 112.
[0040] In step 415 of FIG. 4B, the voice path is established by radio waves by the subscriber of the mobile station. Mobile station subscribers use special dial numbers such as "1-800-ACTIVATE" to simultaneously make radio calls to the carrier's Business Office Activation Center 112. The subscriber can provide credit information to the Business Office Activation Center 112 and can specify the type of service function required for that mobile station. The Business Office Activation Center 112 then sends the authorization data to the OTAF processor 110.
In step 416'in FIG. 4B, the OTAF processor 110 completes the activation process and sends the activation parameters for its mobile station back to the mobile exchange center 104. Next, in step 418 of FIG. 4B, the mobile exchange center 104 and the base station 102 transmit radio wave activation parameters to the mobile station 100.
FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of a sequence of operation steps for an alternative embodiment of the present invention. Among them, each new mobile station 100 is programmed with a dummy MIN mobile station ID number serially numbered at the time of manufacture. This is shown in step 502 of FIG. In step 504, mobile station 100 powers on the unit for the first time in the network. In step 506, mobile station 100 creates a registration command message to include a dummy MIN. In step 508, the mobile station 100 transmits a radio wave registration command to the base station and the mobile exchange center 104.
[0043] In step 510 of FIG. 5, the MSC104 creates a registration notification message with a dummy MIN. The mobile exchange center 104 distinguishes between a dummy MIN and a valid MIN, just as its mobile station 100 requires formal registration for a previously activated mobile station. I can't. The mobile exchange center 104 then sends a registration notification message to STP114 in the SS7 network. The MSC104 puts a dummy MIN in the VLR record inside the VLR106. In step 512, the STP 114 translates all dummy MINs into the routing addresses of the OTAF processor 110. All of the sequentially numbered dummy MIN values are translated by STP114 into addresses within the fixed support network of a single OTAF processor. The STP 114 then sends a registration notification message to the OTAF processor 110.
Next, in step 514 of FIG. 5, the OTAF processor 110 activates the activation process for the mobile station 100. In step 514, the OTAF processor 110 sends the activation parameters for its mobile station back to the MSC104.
[0045] Then, in step 518, the MSC 104 and the base station 102 use the VLR record in the VLR 106 to transmit a radio activation parameter to the mobile station 100 and the dummy MIN for that activation parameter. Identify the mobile station 100 that is intended to be the recipient.
[0046] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a sequence of operation steps for a previously activated mobile station 100 having a valid MIN seeking registration within a new service area.
[0047] In step 602, the previously activated mobile station 100 seeks registration within the new service area. In step 604, the mobile station 100 powers on the unit in the network. In step 606, mobile station 100 creates a registration command message to include a valid mobile identification number (MIN). In step 608, mobile station 100 transmits its registration command to base station 102 and MSC 104 by radio waves. At step 610, MSC104 creates a registration notification message with a valid MIN and sends it to STP114 on the SS7 network. The MSC also puts a valid MIN in the VLR record in the VLR106. In step 612, STP114 translates its valid MIN into the routine address of HLR108 assigned to mobile station 100. STP114 sends the registration notification message to HLR108. At step 614, the HLR 108 initiates a registration process for the mobile station for the new service area. In step 616, HLR108 sends back new registration information for MS100 to MCS104. At step 618, the VLR 106 updates its new registration information and uses the VLR record to initiate a local service to its mobile station 100.
FIG. 7 shows STP 114 and its conversion table 700, showing how multiple dummy MINs with different values, serially numbered in sequence, are translated into a single OTAF address in translation 702. ing. Figure 7 shows an example of translating some of the input expressions in the form of dialed numbers into the network address of Signaling System 7 (SS7). For example, the dialed number "911" entered in the translation table 700 is translated into the SS7 network address for emergency services. As another example, the dialed number "1-800-ACTIVATE" input to translation table 700 is translated to the SS7 network address of Business Office Activation Center 112 shown in Figure 2. As another example, the format of the dialed number for a valid MIN "VALID MIN-5" input to translation table 700 is translated to the SS7 network address of the HLR-5's home location register for that MIN. .. As another example, a valid MIN "VALID" to conversion table 700 The format of the dialed number for the "MIN-6" input is translated to the SS7 network address of the home location register of the different HLR-6 for that different valid MIN. According to the present invention, all dummy MINs are translated into the network address of the OTAF processor 110 by translation 702 in translation table 700. Further, according to the present invention, the OTAF ID number is translated into the SS7 network address of the OTAF processor 110 by the translation table 700.
FIG. 8A shows a schematic of a mobile station 100 having a pre-programmed OTAF ID number 810 or a pre-programmed dummy MIN 832. Mobile station 100 includes high frequency transmit and receive circuits, digital circuits, and audio circuits. The mobile station 100 also includes a RAM memory 806 that stores the NAM parameters in the NAM registers after being downloaded by radio waves from the OTAF processor 110. Mobile station 100 also includes programmable read-only memory (ROM) 808 programmed by ESN and OTAF ID number 810 at the time of manufacture. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mobile station 100 is instead programmed by ESN at the time of manufacture and by a serially numbered dummy MIN832, programmable ROM 830 (dotted in FIG. 8A). (Indicated by) is included instead.
FIG. 8B shows how all of the mobile stations 100, 100'and 100 are preprogrammed with the same OTAF ID number 810.
FIG. 8C shows how multiple mobile stations 100, 100', and 100 "in alternative embodiments are preprogrammed with different dummy MIN values 832, 832', and 832'. There is.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network reference model according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the physical architecture of a radio wave activation network.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of information for activation registration by radio waves according to the present invention.
FIG. 4A shows the flow of a method for one advantageous embodiment of the invention for radio activation using an OTAF ID number.
FIG. 4B is a modification of the flowchart of FIG. 4A, showing that a step is added to simultaneously provide a voice path by radio waves to a carrier's business office.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method for an alternative embodiment of the present invention, showing that dummy MINs, which are serially numbered in order, are used in the radio wave activation process.
FIG. 6 illustrates the flow of the method of the invention for a previously activated mobile station seeking registration in a new service area.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a network signal transfer point according to the present invention in blocks.
FIG. 8A is a diagram showing a functional block of a mobile station.
FIG. 8B shows a plurality of mobile stations, each of which stores the same OTAF ID number.
FIG. 8C shows a plurality of mobile stations, each storing a different dummy MIN.
[Code Description] 100 Mobile Station 102 Base Station 104 Mobile Conversion Center 106 Visitor Location Register 108 Home Location Register 110 OTAF Processor
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Titles2
- Japanese
- 電波による活性化のための自動登録通知のためのシステムおよび方法
- English
- System and method for automatic registration notification for activation by radio waves
Classification
- CPC, 8
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- H04W12/35
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- IPC, 6
- H04Q7 38
- H04Q7 34
- H04W8 26
- H04W12 06
- H04W88 18
- H04W92 24