Hierarchical protocol classification

US9730261B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9730261-B2
Application numberUS-77085310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 30, 2010
Priority dateJan 18, 2010
Publication dateAug 8, 2017
Grant dateAug 8, 2017

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A hierarchical protocol classification and signaling method specifies the interworking protocols used to send circuit-switched signaling messages to and from a mobile terminal in a packet-switched network. A set of possible interworking protocols are divided into two more classes that correspond to different types of interworking protocols. Within each class, different versions of the interworking protocol are specified by a revision value. The versions of the interworking protocols within a given class are may be denominated such that the versions with a higher revision value are backward compatible with versions having a lower value. When a circuit services domain message is sent from a sending device to a receiving device, an interworking option specifying the class/revision of the interworking protocol is transmitted along with circuit services domain messages. The interworking option may be inserted into the header of a tunneling packet containing the circuit services domain message.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of interworking between a packet-switched network and a circuit-switched network, said method comprising: generating a tunneling packet encapsulating a circuit services domain message; sending said tunneling packet with said circuit services domain message from a sending device in one of the circuit-switched or packet-switched networks to a receiving device in the other one of the circuit-switched and packet switched networks; and including an i…

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What does patent US9730261B2 cover?
A hierarchical protocol classification and signaling method specifies the interworking protocols used to send circuit-switched signaling messages to and from a mobile terminal in a packet-switched network. A set of possible interworking protocols are divided into two more classes that correspond to different types of interworking protocols. Within each class, different versions of the interwork…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
De Franca Lima Octavio Jose, Jang Ke-Chi, ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M (publ)
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W76/026. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 08 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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