Patent ID: 9344866
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of handling calls in a mobile communication network, the method comprising: in a first node of a home network, receiving a request message, requesting call set-up to a called terminal, wherein the called terminal is roaming in a visited network; sending a message to a second node of the home network to obtain an address of a mobile switching centre where the called terminal is located, wherein the second node stores a call forwarding number, and wherein the visited network does not store the call forwarding number when the call forwarding number is equal to a predetermined number; on receiving a reply from the second node, initiating a missed call notification service when it is determined that the called terminal is in a visited network; initiating a call set-up to the called terminal; on being notified that the call has been released, with no call forwarding having taken place when a call forwarding number was not stored in the visited network, notifying the missed call notification service that the call has been released, wherein the missed call notification service causes a message to be sent to the called terminal notifying that terminal of the missed call.