IP Library Granted Patent US 8,879,423
Granted Patent B2
US 8,879,423 · App. 13/514,033 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Method, media gateway and mobile switching center emulation for realizing switching by coping topology

Inventors: Meng Sun (Shenzhen, CN); Tianyong Long (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W36/0016H04W4/16
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Patent No.
US 8,879,423
App. No.
13/514,033
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for realizing a handoff by replicating topology, including: a MGW receiving an ADD Command from a MSCe, adding a new Termination to a Context, and establishing a bearer to a target office or a target base station; receiving a MODIFY Command from the MSCe, and modifying properties of the new Termination; and receiving a SUBTRACT Command from the MSCe, removing an original Termination, and according to recorded information about relationship between the new Termination and the original Termination carried by a Handover Package in one Command, playing the Tone of the original Termination to the new Termination continuously and establishing the same topology connection between the new Termination and other Terminations in the Context. The present invention also discloses a system for realizing a handoff by replicating topology, a media gate-way and a mobile switching center emulation. The present invention completes the topology replication.

Claims (23)

1. A method for realizing handoff by replicating topology in a media gate-way (MGW), comprising:

receiving an ADD Command from a mobile switching center emulation, adding a new Termination to a Context, and establishing a bearer to a target office or a target base station;

receiving a MODIFY Command from the mobile switching center emulation, and modifying properties of the new Termination; and

receiving a SUBTRACT Command from the mobile switching center emulation, removing an original Termination, playing the Tone of the original Termination to the new Termination according to a recorded playing tone logic, and establishing the same topology connection between the new Termination and other Terminations in the Context as the topology connection between the original Termination and the other Terminations by making the new Termination topologically connect the other Terminations according to a recorded topology connection relation, so as to complete the topology replication from the original Termination to the new Termination, wherein,

the recorded playing tone logic and the recorded topology connection relation have been recorded in the MGW according to information about the new Termination and the flag for playing tone relay and replicating topology carried by a Handover Package in one of the ADD Command, the MODIFY Command and the SUBTRACT Command.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the Handover Package is sent by the ADD Command, or sent by the MODIFY Command, or sent by the SUBTRACT Command.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the relay relationship between the new Termination and the original Termination is recorded after the Handover Package from the mobile switching center emulation is received.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, the Handover Package sent by the SUBTRACT Command at least comprises information about the new Termination, and the Handover Package sent by the ADD Command or the MODIFY Command at least comprises information about the original Termination.

5. A media gate-way, comprising:

a first receiving unit, adapted for receiving an ADD Command, a MODIFY Command and a SUBTRACT Command from a mobile switching center emulation; and

a first enforcement unit, adapted for, after receiving the ADD Command, adding a new Termination to a Context, and establishing a bearer to a target office or a target base station; after receiving the MODIFY Command, modifying properties of a new Termination; and after receiving the SUBTRACT Command, removing an original Termination, playing the Tone of the original Termination to the new Termination according to a recorded playing tone logic, and establishing the same topology connection between the new Termination and other Terminations in the Context as the topology connection between the original Termination and the other Terminations by making the new Termination topologically connect the other Terminations according to a recorded topology connection relation, so as to complete the topology replication from the original Termination to the new Termination, wherein,

the recorded playing tone logic and the recorded topology connection relation have been recorded in the MGW according to information about the new Termination and the flag for playing tone relay and replicating topology carried by a Handover Package in one of the ADD Command, the MODIFY Command and the SUBTRACT Command.

6. A mobile switching center emulation, comprising:

a second receiving unit, adapted for receiving a handoff required message and a handoff commenced message from a source office or a source base station; and

a second sending unit, adapted for, after receiving the handoff required message, sending an ADD Command to a media gate-way, sending a MODIFY Command to a media gate-way to modify properties of the new Termination, sending a SUBTRACT Command to a media gate-way and removing the original Termination, so that the media gate-way, plays the Tone of an original Termination to the new Termination according to a recorded playing tone logic, and establishes the same topology connection between the new Termination and other Terminations in the Context as the topology connection between the original Termination and the other Terminations by making the new Termination topologically connect the other Terminations according to a recorded topology connection relation, so as to complete the topology replication from the original Termination to the new Termination, wherein,

the recorded playing tone logic and the recorded topology connection relation have been recorded in the MGW according to information about the new Termination and the flag for playing tone relay and replicating topology carried by a Handover Package in one of the ADD Command, the MODIFY Command and the SUBTRACT Command.

7. The mobile switching center emulation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein, the Handover Package is sent to the media gate-way by the ADD Command, or by the MODIFY Command, or by the SUBTRACT Command.

8. A system for realizing a handoff by replicating topology, comprising: a mobile switching center emulation and a media gate-way; wherein,

the mobile switching center emulation is configured to receive a handoff required message and a handoff commenced message from a source office or a source base station, send an ADD Command, a MODIFY Command and a SUBTRACT Command to the media gate-way; and

the media gate-way is configured to receive the ADD Command, the MODIFY Command and the SUBTRACT Command from the mobile switching center emulation; after receiving the ADD Command, add a new Termination to a Context, and establish a bearer to a target office or a target base station; after receiving the MODIFY Command, modify properties of the new Termination; and after receiving the SUBTRACT Command, remove an original Termination, play the Tone of the original Termination to the new Termination according to a recorded playing tone logic, and establish the same topology connection between the new Termination and other Terminations in the Context as the topology connection between the original Termination and the other Terminations by making the new Termination topologically connect the other Terminations according to a recorded topology connection relation, so as to complete the topology replication from the original Termination to the new Termination, wherein,

the recorded playing tone logic and the recorded topology connection relation have been recorded in the MGW according to information about the new Termination and the flag for playing tone relay and replicating topology carried by a Handover Package in one of the ADD Command, the MODIFY Command and the SUBTRACT Command.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein, the Handover Package is sent to the media gate-way by the ADD Command, or by the MODIFY Command, or by the SUBTRACT Command.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein, the Handover Package sent by the SUBTRACT Command at least comprises information about the new Termination, and the Handover Package sent by the ADD Command or the MODIFY Command at least comprises information about the original Termination.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: PATTINGTON IP LLC
Reel/Frame 060777/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2012
From: SUN, MENG; LONG, TIANYONG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028322/0769 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0188697 · Dec 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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