Patent ID: 6766167
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
A method for storing and accessing a preferred roaming list (PRL) stored in a random access memory, the list being formed of a plurality of variable size records, each of the records including a first fixed size field, each of the records optionally including a second field, wherein at least two of the variable size records in the list include the second field, comprising the steps of:(A) storing the second fields in the plurality of records in a first array, and storing the first fixed size fields in the plurality of system records in a second array; (B) receiving a first index value corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of records to be accessed; (C) evaluating, in response to the first index value, entries in the second array in order to access the first fixed size field associated with the selected record and in order to determine a second index value for locating any second field associated with the selected record in the first array, and (D) accessing, in response to the second index value, any second field associated with the selected record in the first array.