Patent ID: 8694009
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handling a mobile terminating call in a mobile communications network having a plurality of Mobile Switching Centres, wherein a first Mobile Switching Centre receives a request for setting up the call and sends a Mobile Application Part (MAP) Send Routing information (SRI) message toward a Home Location Register (HLR) to obtain routing information for the call, and another of the Mobile Switching Centres, different from the first Mobile Switching Centre, is a dedicated Mobile Switching Centre arranged for providing a service for said call, said method comprising the steps of: an Intercepting Means intercepting the MAP SRI message sent from the first Mobile Switching Centre to the HLR, thereby preventing the MAP SRI from reaching the HLR; said Intercepting Means determining from call-associated information associated with the call that routing said call to said dedicated Mobile Switching Centre is required for providing said service; and said Intercepting Means sending a routing message to said first Mobile Switching Centre, said routing message comprising routing information for routing said call to said dedicated Mobile Switching Centre.