Patent ID: 6289214
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of deactivating a cellular radiotelephone system including a Cellular Radio Exchange (CRE) and a plurality of radio heads, wherein the CRE communicates with a cellular operator system using a short message service (SMS) communications protocol, the cellular operator system including a central service node, a cellular message center that communicates with the central service node via a TCP/IP communications protocol and a cellular home location register that communicates with the cellular message center via the SMS communications protocol, the method comprising the step of:sending the email including the deactivation message to the CRE via the SMS communications protocol, such that the CRE deactivates the cellular radiotelephone system in response to receipt of the email including the deactivation message; the sending step comprising the steps of:sending an email including a deactivation message from the central service node to the cellular message center via TCP/IP communications protocol;converting the email including the deactivation message from TCP/IP communications protocol to SMS communications protocol;sending the email including the deactivation message from the cellular message center to the cellular home location register via the SMS communications protocol; andsending the email including the deactivation message from the cellular home location register to the CRE via the SMS communications protocol.