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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Heikki Lindholm, Espoo, FI;
Heikki Lindholm, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A mobile communications network comprises a network manager for managing a plurality of mobile stations in the network, a first database holding subscriber information for mobile station subscribers in the network and in communication with the network manager via a signalling interface over which information is conveyed using one of a plurality of signalling protocols, at least one second database for communication with a packet data network via a packet data interface over which information is conveyed using one of a plurality of packet transmission protocols, said second database holding subscriber information for subscribers connected via said packet data network, and a protocol converter in communication with the at least one second database via a packet data interface and with the network manager via a signalling interface, and operable to convert between a signalling protocol used on the signalling interface and a packet transmission protocol used on the packet data interface.