Patent ID: 9363660
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing data in a telecommunications network, the method comprising: receiving, by a node, from a network node in a cluster of network nodes, a subscriber configuration data request, wherein the subscriber configuration data request includes a request for subscriber configuration data for a subscriber device, wherein the subscriber device is one of a plurality of subscriber devices; in response to receiving the subscriber configuration data request, determining, by the node, that a shared cache store does not contain subscriber configuration data for the subscriber device, wherein the shared cache store includes a cache of subscription configuration data for the plurality of subscriber devices; in response to the determining, retrieving, by the node, subscriber configuration data for the subscriber device from a subscriber configuration network node, wherein the subscriber configuration network node is responsible for storing subscriber configuration data for the plurality of subscriber devices; and transmitting, by the node, the subscriber configuration data for the subscriber device retrieved from the subscriber configuration network node to the network node, wherein the cluster of network nodes are responsible for at least one of conducting registration procedures for subscriber devices and processing routing data relating to communication sessions conducted in the network, and wherein the shared cache store is accessible by each of the network nodes in the cluster of network nodes.