Method and system to send SMS messages in a hybrid network
View Patent ↗Embodiments of a method and system are disclosed to pass SMS messages from a mobile operating in a CDMA Radio Access Network to a Hybrid MSC, and to route the SMS message from the Hybrid MSC to a GSM SMS-C in the Core network, the hybrid wireless network having at least one radio access network (RAN) based on CDMA technology and a core network (CN) based on GSM technology.
1. A method to pass short message service SMS messages from a mobile unit operating in a CDMA radio access network to a global system for mobile GSM SMS Center in a GSM core network, the method comprising:
encoding a message into a GSM SMS encoding scheme, wherein the encoding further comprises encoding a destination address and an address for the GSM SMS Center into the GSM SMS message, wherein the address for the GSM SMS Center and a length of the GSM SMS Center address are appended to the destination address;
inserting the encoded message in a CDMA message;
sending the CDMA message to a single hybrid mobile switching center (MSC) in accordance with CDMA protocols, the single hybrid MSC at least composed of a radio access network (RAN) of a first technology and a core network (CN) of a second technology, the second technology being different that the first technology of the RAN, the CN operable to communicate to both the CDMA radio access network and a GSM radio access network through the single hybrid MSC;
receiving the CDMA message at the hybrid MSC;
removing the CDMA header information to retrieve the encoded message by the hybrid MSC;
retrieving an address for the GSM SMS Center from the encoded message; and
sending the SMS message to the GSM SMS Center using the retrieved address in accordance with GSM protocols.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the inserting further comprises embedding the message into the CDMA message as am additional part of a destination address parameter.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the sending the CDMA message further comprises sending a data burst message to a Base Station System.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the encoding the message further includes appending the CDMA destination address with the address of the hybrid MSC.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the address of the hybrid MSC is coded in a Binary Code Decimal format.
6. A telecommunications system comprising:
a CDMA radio access network;
a global system for mobile GSM care network in communication with the CDMA radio access network;
a single hybrid mobile switching center (hybrid MSC) in communication with both the CDMA radio access network and the GSM core network, such that communications between the CDMA radio access network and the GSM core network are routed through the hybrid MSC, wherein the hybrid MSC contains logic for:
receiving a CDMA message in accordance with CDMA protocols, wherein the CDMA message contains an encoding GSM message containing a destination address and an address for a GSM short message service SMS Center, wherein the address for the GSM SMS Center and a length of the GSM SMS Center address are appended to the destination address;
removing CDMA header information to retrieve the encoded GSM message;
retrieving the address for the GSM SMS Center from the encoded message; and
sending the SMS message to the GSM SMS Center using the retrieved address in accordance with GSM protocols.
7. The telecommunications system of claim 6 wherein the retrieving the address further includes retrieving the address of the hybrid MSC where the address of the hybrid MSC is coded in a Binary Code Decimal format.
8. A method to pass short message service SMS messages from a mobile unit operating in a CDMA radio access network to a global system for mobile GSM SMS Center in a GSM core network, the method comprising:
receiving a CDMA message at a hybrid mobile switching center (MSC) in accordance with CDMA protocols, wherein the CDMA message contains an encoding GSM message containing a destination address and an address for the GSM SMS Center, the single hybrid MSC at least composed of a radio access network (RAN) of a first technology and a core network (CN) of a second technology, the second technology being different that the first technology of the RAN, the CN operable to communicate to both the CDMA radio access network and a GSM radio access network through the single hybrid MSC, wherein the address for the GSM SMS Center and a length of the GSM SMS Center address are appended to the destination address;
removing CDMA header information to retrieve the encoded GSM message;
retrieving the address for the GSM SMS Center from the encoded message; and
sending the SMS message to the GSM SMS Center using the retrieved address in accordance with GSM protocols.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the retrieving the address further includes retrieving the address of the hybrid MSC where the address of the hybrid MSC is coded in a Binary Code Decimal Format.