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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1998
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scaling a wireless telecommunications network having an architecture based upon subscriber distribution includes providing a base station subsystem (BSS) and a pool of mobile switching centers (MSCs) interconnected with one another. The mobile switching centers include visitor location registers (VLRs). Lastly, a dispatcher mobile switching center (DMSC) is provided, the dispatcher mobile switching center being coupled between the base station subsystem (BSS) and the pool of mobile switching centers (MSCs) for establishing communication between the base station subsystem (BSS) and the pool of mobile switching centers (MSCs). The dispatcher mobile switching center (DMSC) further provides for distributing mobile station subscribers and call related work among the pool of mobile switching centers (MSCs).