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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Yi Zhou, Lisle, IL (US);
Jean Chang, Ames, IA (US);
Frances Mu-fen Chin, Naperville, IL (US);
Seongwoon Kim, Napereville, IL (US);
Ismael Lopez, Jr., Berwyn, IL (US);
Yu Yin, Aurora, IL (US);
Yi Zhou, Lisle, IL (US);
Jean Chang, Ames, IA (US);
Frances Mu-Fen Chin, Naperville, IL (US);
Seongwoon Kim, Napereville, IL (US);
Ismael Lopez, Jr., Berwyn, IL (US);
Yu Yin, Aurora, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention implements specialized resource functions (SRFs) associated with wireless intelligent network (WIN) in a mobile switch center (MSC) of a wireless network. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for handling SRFs associated with WIN in an MSC of a wireless network. In another embodiment of the method, the invention provides a method for handling SRFs in an MSC of a wireless network, wherein the wireless network includes the MSC and a service control point (SCP) in communication with the MSC. In still another aspect, the invention provides an MSC for a wireless network that includes: a switch service function (SSF) process, an SRF process, an SSF/SRF interface, and an SCP interface.