Patent ID: 9198020
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of routing calls via a communications network, the method comprising: receiving a first call at a first distributed mobile architecture gateway (dMAG) of a plurality of dMAGs, each of the plurality of dMAGs coupled to a dMAG interface of a legacy network, wherein the first call is placed to a called mobile station that is accessible by the dMAG interface via the first dMAG; determining, at the first dMAG, a routing path for the first call based on register data of the first dMAG, wherein the routing path includes at least one component of the first dMAG, at least one component of a first distributed mobile architecture (dMA) node of a first group of a plurality of groups of dMA nodes, each of the plurality of groups of dMA nodes coupled to the legacy network via a different one of the plurality of dMAGs, and at least one component of a private Internet Protocol (IP) network; sending one or more command messages to reserve the at least one component of the first dMAG, the at least one component of the first dMA node, and the at least one component of the private Internet Protocol (IP) network; receiving one or more confirmation messages indicating that the at least one component of the first dMAG, the at least one component of the first dMA node, and the at least one component of the private IP network are reserved to route the first call; and connecting the first call to the called mobile station via the reserved at least one component of the first dMAG, the reserved at least one component of the first dMA node, and the reserved at least one component of the private IP network; wherein the register data includes first data identifying dMA nodes local to the first dMAG, second data identifying dMA nodes visiting the first dMAG, third data including calling information for each mobile station local to one of the dMA nodes identified by the second data, and fourth data including calling information for each mobile station visiting one of the dMA nodes identified by the second data, wherein the first dMA node is indicated by the second data and calling information for the called mobile station is indicated by the third data or the fourth data, and wherein the routing path is determined based in part on the calling information for the called mobile station.