31 results about "Mobile number portability" patented technology

A method for inter-network communication between a first user and a second user. The method includes receiving a first request for a location associated with the second user from a first switching system for a first network. The method processes information associated with the first request and determines a network identifier for a second network related to the location associated with the second user. The method sends to the first switching system a location message, which includes the network identifier for the second network. The method includes receiving a third request for routing information associated with the second user in the second network from a second switching system for the second network. The method determines a location directory in the second network for the second user and receives the roaming information for the second user from the location directory. The method then sends the roaming information to the second switching system.

A scheme is provided for realizing Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by utilizing a signaling flow of prior mobile network standards such that no modification to the main apparatuses, such as VMSC, GMSC, and HLR, and the like, of the prior networks is required; only a NPDB+ apparatus is required and added, that is, a combination of NPDB and NPHLR. A user of Number portability from an original or home network to a second or other network will be a user of Number Portability out (NP out) among the users of the second network. The number section of the user belongs in the network, and it is able to assign a virtual roaming number to identify the situation of Number Portability (NP) of the user. A user of Number Portability from the second network to the home network is a user of Number Portability in (NP in) among the users of the home network. The NPDB+ apparatus is newly built to store the data of MNP mobile users who enter the home network and to accomplish the associated functions without any modification to the structure of the network. The distribution technology is used for storing the data of the NPDB+. The database is of high reliability such that the circuitous voice circuits do not existed, and the metering between the networks is easy. The newly added apparatus NPDB+ is superimposed on the prior networks, when there are less users during an early period, and only small amount of construction is required. The expansion of the capacity of the networks can be completed by adding portions of an apparatus based on the development condition of MNP services. The expansiveness of the networks is excellent, particularly, it is suitable for the mobile operating agents who have very large scale prior networks.

A system, method, and computer product are provided for facilitating mobile number portability. The method includes receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber ported-in in a first network. The method further includes replacing at the SG, a first Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) with an original MSISDN in a registration response message sent upon receipt of the registration message.

The invention provides a method and system for realizing mobile number portability of value-added service. The system comprises a value-added service platform and a mobile number portability support platform, wherein the mobile number portability support platform is used for sending the number information of mobile number portability to the value-added service platform; and the value-added service platform is used for establishing a connection with the mobile number portability support platform, obtaining the number information of mobile number portability, and providing the value-added service to the isomerous-network number of mobile number portability according to the number information of mobile number portability, wherein the number information of mobile number portability comprises the isomerous-network number range information or isomerous-network number information. The method and system for realizing mobile number portability of value-added service provided by the invention can be used for establishing the connection between the value-added service platform and the mobile number portability support platform, automatically obtaining the number information of mobile number portability for configuration, and greatly improving the configuration efficiency and accuracy compared with the manual configuration mode in the prior art.

The invention discloses a method for realizing Internet communication between a first user and a second user. The method includes receiving a first request for a location associated with a second subscriber from a first switching system of the first network; processing information associated with the first request and determining a network identification of the second network corresponding to the location of the second subscriber; Sending a location message carrying the network identifier of the second network to the first switching system; receiving a third request for obtaining relevant routing information of the second user in the second network from the second switching system of the second network; determining that the second user is in the second network and receiving roaming information of the second user from the location directory in the second network; and then sending the roaming information to the second switching system.

The embodiment of the invention provides a cell phone number assignment method and equipment as well as a computer readable storage medium. According to the embodiment of the invention, a block chainnetwork is formed by virtue of an MIIT node and multiple operator nodes, when a user node requires mobile number portability, a target number is selected, and identification information of the user node as well as the target number are broadcast into the block chain network, so that the MIIT node and multiple operator nodes determine whether the target number can be assigned to the user node; andwhen the target number can be assigned to the user node, a target operator after the mobile number portability is selected by virtue of the user node, and a smart contact is signed with the target operator, so that the user node can select the target number and the target operator after the mobile number portability, and development of a mobile number portability service is promoted.

A method for authenticating a Short Message (SM) calling party, including: if a Signal Relay Function for support of Mobile Number Portability (MNP-SRF) module detects a calling party number carried in an SM belongs to its serving network after receiving a Mobile Originated (MO) SM, the MNP_SRF module adds an identifier of the MNP_SRF module's network to the calling party number. A Short Message Serving Center (SMSC) determines whether the SM passes calling party authentication according to the fact that whether the calling party number carries an identifier of the SMSC's network. The invention provides a system for authenticating an SM calling party, including: a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a calling MNP_SRF module, a Number Portability Database (NPDB) and a Short Message Serving Center (SMSC). The invention may avoid a mobile number having subscribed to a new network from using resources of the SMSC of a network to which the subscription has been canceled.

By introducing two parameters which are 'user home network' and 'network access code', and adding a conditional judgment before returning enquiry result by HLR, the invention implements returning the service data enquiry request from user requiring to change network to its current home network to make process so as to ensure that the service request and service process are executed according to the mode of its home network, and further to implement the two value-added services which are the changing network and not changing mobile number and the MNP (mobile number portability).

The invention provides a method and a device for mobile number portability, which can continuously provide service for users in a portability process. The method comprises the steps of: sending a transfer-in execution message containing target number information to a transfer-in system; receiving a transfer-in completion message sent by the transfer-in system; sending an attribution change execution message to a third-party system according to the transfer-in completion message, so as to enable the third-party system to perform attribution change operation on target numbers; and sending a transfer-out execution message containing the number information to a transfer-out system according to the transfer-in completion message, so as to enable the transfer-out system to perform transfer-out operation on the target numbers. According to the method and the device, after the transfer-in system completes the transfer-in operation on the numbers, a portability control center can be used for triggering related portability operation messages under the transfer-out system and the third-party system and continuously providing the service for the users in the portability process.

A system and method for mobile number portability service in an asynchronous mobile communication network is provided. The system stores changes in mobile service providers and an address of a Network Provider Database (NPDB) in the service network which is presently providing the mobile subscriber with mobile service. By performing a mobile number portability inquiry only for a mobile subscriber who has changed his mobile service provider can be processed by the NPDB in the service network presently providing the mobile subscriber with mobile service, thus reducing the number of NPDBs required and improving system performance.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a calling method and system. The method includes the following steps: after receiving a calling route request of a user, a Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC) sends a map request message to a Mobile Number Portability (MNP) network element; the map request message includes a calling number, a called number and a calling playback function label; when determining that the calling playback function is enabled based on the map request message, the MNP network element determines the calling playback attribute corresponding to the calling number based on the calling number, and searches based on the called number to obtain the portability attribute corresponding to the called number; the MNP network element sends a map response message to the GMSC, and the map response message carries the portability attribute corresponding to the called number and the calling playback attribute; and the GMSC indicates whether to output a playback prompt message based on the portability attribute corresponding to the called number and the calling playback attribute.

A system, a method, and a computer product are provided for facilitating mobile number portability. The method includes receiving a registration message at a signaling gateway (SG) for an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with a subscriber ported-in in a first network. The method further includes replacing at the SG, a first Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) with an original MSISDN in a registration response message sent upon receipt of the registration message.

The invention discloses a calling method when applying mobile number portable service, comprising that after receiving exchange-in message from other home networks, the gateway mobile switching center obtains routing number information of the called from the exchange-in message, and sends route inquiry information to a mobile number portable signaling relay function / number portable database MNP-SRF / NPDB supported by the local network, wherein the inquiry message is provided with the obtained routing number information of the called; after receiving the routing inquiry information, the MNP-SRF / NPDB finds out the routing number information of the called in the local NPDB, if the routing number information is not in accordance with the routing number information provided in message inquiry, discards the routing inquiry message. The invention is capable of avoiding message cycle generation problem in mobile network while implementing mobile number portable service.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a number portability call and a request for number portability in a VoIP, wherein a VoIP network access to a L-NPDB of each communication carrier to process the number portability call. Especially, to process a number portability call and request for number portability between various types of communication network such as VoIP networks, wired phone network, and mobile network, the apparatus includes an mobile number portability management system comprised of computer systems such as an NPDB, DB system where a VoIP carrier accesses, a router, an NPMS, and the like, a computer system of a VoIP network which can access and search the NPDB to process a phone call in VoIP network or can performs a relay-access of the phone call, and a switch board.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method used for realizing mobile number portability, a device and a system thereof; wherein, the method comprises the steps as follows: a first calling control message carrying the information of called user is received; according to the information of the called user, the number portability information of the called user is gained; a second calling control message is generated on the basis of the number portability information; a calling network transfers the calling to the home network of the called user. The embodiment of the invention can improve the routing efficiency and avoid the waste of network resources between networks.

The invention relates to a message routing method in an LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. The method comprises the steps that an MME (Mobility Management Entity) in a roaming place LTE network sends an access request to an international roaming gateway DRA (Diameter Routing Agent), wherein the access request carries a source user identifier; the DRA positions a first HSS (Home Subscriber Server) according to the source user identifier and sends a request message to the first HSS, wherein the source user identifier, an identifier of whether to support request retry or not and the identifier of whether to support routing optimization or not are carried in the request message; when the first HSS discovers that a user does not exist after searching a database according to the source user identifier, if the identifier of whether to support request retry or not is supporting request retry and the identifier of whether to support routing optimization or not is supporting routing optimization, the first HSS returns an error code to the international roaming gateway DRA and a request retry support mark and a routing optimization support mark are carried in the error code; the DRA analyzes the error code, initiates a search request to EMNP (Evolved Mobile Number Portability), searches corresponding target user identifier and target routing address according to the source user identifier, and redirects to a second HSS through utilization of the target user identifier and the target routing address, thereby initiating the access request.

The disclosure relates to switching mobile service providers using blockchain. An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a mobile service provider, a mobile number portability request from a mobile device connected to a current mobile service provider; fetching mobile device porting data from a blockchain ledger accessible by the mobile service provider and by the current mobile service provider; verifying fetched mobile device porting data; in response to a successful verification, sending a request to the blockchain ledger to update current mobile service provider data; and receiving a notification from the blockchain indicating that a connection between the current mobile service provider and the mobile device is disconnected; porting a mobile device number; and updating the mobile device porting data in the blockchain ledger.

The invention provides a port-out method, a port-out system and a port-out device of a mobile number. The method mainly includes that after a home location register (HLR) deletes local user information according to a command of a business operation supporting system (BOSS), a forcible setting command dispatched by the BOSS are received, wherein the forcible setting command carries a specified mobile switching center (MSC) identification, so that after the HLR finishes a basic service re-signed locally aiming at a user, the HLR serves the MSC corresponding to the specified MSC identification carried in the forcible setting command as an end office of the user, the problem that due to the fact that set end office information for porting out the user possibly is not set in the HLR locally, the port-out failure occurs is effectively solved, and the port-out success rate of the mobile number is improved.

A method for realizing mobile number portability (MNP) comprises the following steps: confirming the current HLR (Home Location Register) belonged by data message receiver user after mobile number portability; data message sender service system confirming the address of the data message receiver service system according to the HLR GT (Global Title) beared by SCCP (Signal Connection Control Protocol) layer original address in the response message sent by the HLR; the said sender service system transmitting the data message being sent to the receiver user to receiver service system according to the receiver service system address. Under the circumstances that user can not communicate normally, the invention can realize confirming the receiver service address exactly, thereby transmitting the data message to avoid data message transmitting relay and defeat.

The invention discloses a calling method when applying mobile number portable service, comprising that after receiving exchange-in message from other home networks, the gateway mobile switching center obtains routing number information of the called from the exchange-in message, and sends route inquiry information to a mobile number portable signaling relay function / number portable database MNP-SRF / NPDB supported by the local network, wherein the inquiry message is provided with the obtained routing number information of the called; after receiving the routing inquiry information, the MNP-SRF / NPDB finds out the routing number information of the called in the local NPDB, if the routing number information is not in accordance with the routing number information provided in message inquiry, discards the routing inquiry message. The invention is capable of avoiding message cycle generation problem in mobile network while implementing mobile number portable service.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method used for realizing mobile number portability, a device and a system thereof; wherein, the method comprises the steps as follows: a first calling control message carrying the information of called user is received; according to the information of the called user, the number portability information of the called user is gained; a second calling control message is generated on the basis of the number portability information; a calling network transfers the calling to the home network of the called user. The embodiment of the invention can improve the routing efficiency and avoid the waste of network resources between networks.

A method for authenticating a Short Message (SM) calling party, including: if a Signal Relay Function for support of Mobile Number Portability (MNP-SRF) module detects a calling party number carried in an SM belongs to its serving network after receiving a Mobile Originated (MO) SM, the MNP_SRF module adds an identifier of the MNP_SRF module's network to the calling party number. A Short Message Serving Center (SMSC) determines whether the SM passes calling party authentication according to the fact that whether the calling party number carries an identifier of the SMSC's network. The invention provides a system for authenticating an SM calling party, including: a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a calling MNP_SRF module, a Number Portability Database (NPDB) and a Short Message Serving Center (SMSC). The invention may avoid a mobile number having subscribed to a new network from using resources of the SMSC of a network to which the subscription has been canceled.

A method of effectively managing a database system for mobile number portability (MNP) including constructing a database associated with the MNP of a neutral organization including a first database connected to number portability management systems of a plurality of wired or wireless telecommunications service providers and a second database connected to subscriber managements systems of the wireless telecommunications service providers; transmitting data required for number portability call processing to the first database after the number portability processing for the wired telecommunications service providers has been completed by the second database; and allocating associated information to the wired or wireless telecommunications service providers requiring the number portability call processing by the first database based on the data. Accordingly, a conventional database management system can be modified, and a specific packet structure can be employed to detect errors that occur during transmission and reception of customer information for the number portability processing. Therefore, it is possible to construct effective subscriber management systems for mobile number portability.

This disclosure relates to switching mobile service providers using blockchain. Example operations may include one or more of: receiving, by the mobile service provider, a mobile number portability request from a mobile device connected to the current mobile service provider; Extract mobile device migration data from the blockchain ledger; verify the extracted mobile device migration data; in response to successful verification, send a request to the blockchain ledger to update the current mobile service provider data; and receive from the blockchain indicating the current mobile service provider Notification of disconnection between the service provider and the mobile device; porting of the mobile device number; and updating of the mobile device porting data in the blockchain ledger.

The invention discloses a device, a system and a method for the service statistics based on mobile number portability service. The method comprises the steps of: respectively determining the respective current home operator network of a sender and a receiver of a service according to the configuration information of the MNP (Mobile Number Portability) service and / or an NPDB (Number Portability Database) when a service statistics device receives a service message, and carrying out corresponding service statistics in the service process. In the invention, service statistics can be carried out correctly by respectively determining the home networks of the sender and the receiver of the service in a network environment of carrying out MNP services, and a network operator not only can obtain detailed service data in the owned operator network, but also can obtain detailed service data of service interworking among different operator networks so as to provide a guarantee for better carrying out services based on MNP.