| US 7,522,632 B2 | ||
| Multiple-protocol home location register and method of use | ||
| Thomas F. La Porta, Holmdel, N.J. (US); Kazutaka Murakami, Freehold, N.J. (US); Krishan Kumar Sabnani, Westfield, N.J. (US); and Robert Shaw Sellinger, Naperville, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 19, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/813,016. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0167906 A1, Nov. 14, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—466 [455/433] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A multiple-protocol home location register comprising:
a receiver for receiving, from a requesting network of at least two requesting networks, a network request according to one
of at least two network protocols;
a processor, within the multiple-protocol home location register, for processing the network request utilizing a common source
of data and common control procedures for the at least two network protocols to obtain information requested by the network
request;
a transmitter, operably coupled to the processor, for relaying the requested information to the requesting network;
a standalone HLR for each wireless network of the at least two requesting networks;
a server for each wireline network of the at least two requesting networks;
wherein the processor comprises a provisioning gateway configured to distribute user data between the standalone HLR and the
server within the multiple-protocol home location register;
wherein the processor comprises a mediation device coupled to the provisioning gateway, the standalone HLR, and the server;
wherein the mediation device is configured to one or more of generate network messages, translate network messages, and emulate
one or more of gateway mobile switching centers, visited mobile switching centers, and message centers.
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