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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Karl Heinz Nenner, Bornheim, DE;
Dieter Jacobsohn, Bonn, DE;
Inventors:
Karl Heinz Nenner, Bornheim, DE;
Dieter Jacobsohn, Bonn, DE;
Assignee:
Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A core network is provided for transmission of short messages in an Evolved Packet System (EPS) mobile communication network. The core network provides SMS over SGs functionality and includes: a Mobility Management Entity (MME); a Short Message Service Center (SMSC); and a unit providing an Interworking, Function (IWF) for handling of short messages; wherein the MME and the SMSC are in direct communication via the IWF with respect to communication of a short message with respect to a User Equipment (UE) having a data connection to the EPS mobile communication network.