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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Erik Kosar, Richardson, TX (US);
Erik Kosar, Richardson, TX (US);
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system for managing services for a mobile station by a network service provider includes receiving a first registration request associated with the mobile station at a registration node, registering a first switching node as a first serving node for access by the mobile station to a first network, receiving a second registration request associated with the mobile station at the registration node, and registering a second switching node as a second serving node for access by the mobile station to a second network. The first serving node and the second serving node are concurrently maintained. The method further includes receiving a service request for providing a network service to the mobile station, and routing the service request to either the first switching node or the second switching node in accordance with routing rules associated with the mobile station configured by the network service provider.