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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
Johan Rune, Linding{haeck over (o)}, SE;
Yun Chao Hu, Yokohama, JP;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Response-timer problems due to optional features in communication networks are addressed by having a node such as an MSC/VLR that uses the optional feature promptly respond to another node's request for information with a message indicating that the node has implemented the optional feature. This indication can be implemented either as a new message or as a suitable information element in a message already usually sent from one node to the other. Upon receiving such a prompt response, the node would adjust its response-monitoring timer to a value appropriate for the optional feature. Nodes in the communication network may also generate messages indicating that they implement the optional feature.