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Call forwarding in a mobile communication system
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1995-07-05
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Granted: 1999-02-02
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Expires: 2015-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A digital cellular communication system supports call forwarding with better speech quality by avoiding unnecessary speech decoding when a call is forwarded from one network or exchange to another. A new information element that contains the network code of an originating mobile services switching center (MSC) is added in an initial address message, so that the address of the originating MSC can be properly determined by a terminating MSC or, if call forwarding has been initiated, by a forwarded-to MSC. A structured dialog is used for sending a speech coding request to the originating MSC in which a return result signal acknowledging the request is sent to the correct receiver in the terminating MSC or, if call forwarding has been initiated, in the forwarded-to MSC.
Inventors
- 👤 S. Jorgen Lantto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/16; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/54; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for setting up a call between an originating subscriber roaming in a region served by a first Mobile services Switching Center (MSC) and a terminating subscriber roaming in a region served by a second, the terminating subscriber having forwarded calls to a forwarded-to subscriber roaming in a region served by a third MSC, comprising the steps of: sending a message to the second MSC from the first MSC, the message identifying a network to which the originating subscriber belongs and a call reference identifying the call in the first MSC; passing the message to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber from the second MSC; p1 sending a request to the first MSC from the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the request requesting setup of speech coding and channel coding; and sending a return signal from the first MSC to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the return signal acknowledging the request.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for setting up a call between an originating subscriber roaming in a region served by a first Mobile services Switching Center (MSC) and a terminating subscriber roaming in a region served by a second, the terminating subscriber having forwarded calls to a forwarded-to subscriber roaming in a region served by a third MSC, comprising the steps of: sending a message to the second MSC from the first MSC, the message identifying a network to which the originating subscriber belongs and a call reference identifying the call in the first MSC; passing the message to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber from the second MSC; p1 sending a request to the first MSC from the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the request requesting setup of speech coding and channel coding; and sending a return signal from the first MSC to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the return signal acknowledging the request.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1, further including the steps of: speech coding and channel coding data for transmission from the originating subscriber; and channel decoding and speech decoding data received from the originating subscriber by the terminating subscriber; wherein the step of channel decoding and speech decoding data is performed only once for the call.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of sending a request and sending a return signal are performed as a structured TCAP-dialog.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of sending a request and sending a return signal are performed as unstructured TCAP-dialogs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 4, wherein in each of the unstructured TCAP-dialogs for requesting and sending a return signal a field is included, which field indicates the identity of the call.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
170 words
An apparatus for setting up a call between an originating subscriber roaming in a region served by a first Mobile services Switching Center (MSC) and a terminating subscriber roaming in a region served by a second MSC, the terminating subscriber having forwarded calls to a forwarded-to subscriber roaming in a region served by a third MSC, comprising: means for sending a message to the second MSC from the first MSC, the message identifying a network to which the originating subscriber belongs and a call reference identifying the call in the first MSC; means for passing the message to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber from the second MSC; means for sending a request to the first MSC from the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the request requesting setup of speech coding and channel coding; and means for sending a return signal from the first MSC to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the return signal acknowledging the request.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
170 words
An apparatus for setting up a call between an originating subscriber roaming in a region served by a first Mobile services Switching Center (MSC) and a terminating subscriber roaming in a region served by a second MSC, the terminating subscriber having forwarded calls to a forwarded-to subscriber roaming in a region served by a third MSC, comprising: means for sending a message to the second MSC from the first MSC, the message identifying a network to which the originating subscriber belongs and a call reference identifying the call in the first MSC; means for passing the message to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber from the second MSC; means for sending a request to the first MSC from the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the request requesting setup of speech coding and channel coding; and means for sending a return signal from the first MSC to the third MSC serving the region of the forwarded-to subscriber, the return signal acknowledging the request.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the request sending means and the return signal sending means carry out a structured TCAP-dialog.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the request sending means and the return signal sending means carry out unstructured TCAP-dialogs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the unstructured TCAP-dialogs carried out by the request sending means and the return signal sending means include a field which indicates the identity of the call.
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