Patent ID: 9154944
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handling subscription data in a telecommunications network having first, third, and fifth network entities, the first network entity providing the functions of at least one of a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and a Home Location Register (HLR), the third network entity providing the functions of at least one of a Visitor Location Register (VLR) and a Mobile Management Entity (MME), and the fifth network entity providing routing functionality, the method comprising: storing first subscription data, wherein the first subscription data is provisional subscription data of a provisional subscriber not yet active in the telecommunications network; receiving, by the fifth network entity, a first message with regard to the subscriber, wherein the first message is sent by the third network entity and is directed to the first network entity; and sending, by the fifth network entity, a second message to the first network entity, the second message comprising an indication that a subscription of the subscriber is a provisional subscription; wherein the first network entity comprises default profile information that is not specific to the subscriber for provisioning the subscriber to become an active subscriber; wherein the telecommunications network further has a second network entity and a fourth network entity, the second network entity providing a subscription management function, and the fourth network entity providing the functions of a Service Node providing a service, wherein the method further comprises: sending, by the first network entity, a fifth message to the second network entity; sending, by the second network entity, a sixth message to the fourth network entity, the sixth message comprising the first subscription data to enable the service provided by the fourth network entity for the subscriber.