Ericsson Gmbh

Nauman Shakil

Martin Reichelt

Inayat Syed

Vladimir Alperovich

Lee Davidson

Stefan Petersson

Yapping Zhu

Shri Balachandran

Johan Sannero

The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for providing multiple quality of service classes to subscribers in a network by determining a subscriber's quality of service information by using a database containing quality of service information for each subscriber that has subscribed to one of the multiple quality of service classes, and storing the subscriber's quality of service information in a visitor location register where the subscriber is currently registered.

Method, apparatus and system for providing multiple quality of service classes to subscribers in a network

Within a wireless telecommunications network, a method and system of transferring information from a Mobile Station (MS) in the network transparently to a Post Processing Subsystem (PPSS) outside the network . The PPSS requests information about the MS by transmitting a request to the network via an external node coupling the PPSS to the network . An element in the network then receives the request from the PPSS and identifies the type of external node from which the request was received. Information is collected about the MS that is responsive to the request. Finally, the information is transmitted in a network message format to the PPSS through the identified external node from which the request was received.

Method and system for transferring information to a post processing subsystem outside the wireless network

Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a mobile communications network to determine an appropriate tariff for a mobile station accessing the capabilities of a mobile communications network having a coverage area that extends over a plurality of time-zone, borders, and/or other cost/service-sensitive regions. A time stamp is used, which includes an offset value associated with the location of the mobile station accessing the mobile communication services, to more precisely and efficiently determine an appropriate tariff to be charged, and/or service to be rendered to the subscriber associated with the mobile station. The methods and arrangements are particularly useful in mobile communication networks having satellite nodes.

Methods and arrangements for use in mobile communication networks spanning multiple time-zones

A method, system, and apparatus enables a subscriber to be warned via the mobile terminal (MT) when the MT has moved into an invalid area during a call. The network monitors the location/position of the MT during a call. When the MT enters a region (e.g., a cell) that is invalid because it is located within an invalid area, the network sends a message to the MT. The message may be, for example, a novel cause code in a Direct Transfer Application Part (DTAP) message that triggers a warning action by the MT when the network does not have access to the transmission reaching the MT. The message may alternatively be an announcement or tone sent directly to the MT when the network does have direct access to the transmission reaching the MT. The network also begins a timer. If the MT is returned to a valid area before the is timer expires, the call may be continued (and a message so indicating may optionally be sent to the MT from the network). Otherwise, the network disconnects the call at the expiration of the timer.

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