Patent ID: 8467794
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications system, comprising: a first interface at a network switching node configured to receive a first call origination message from a mobile communication device, wherein the first interface comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) air interface, wherein the first call origination message comprises a request for a call according to a CDMA air interface format, including a telephone number and a separate identifier comprising a DIGIT_MODE field or a NUMBER_TYPE field, wherein the separate identifier indicates an absence of a required international prefix, and wherein the separate identifier is formatted according to the CDMA format and is generated by the mobile communication device based on a received indicator having a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) format; a message translator configured to: a second interface, comprising the GSM communication interface, configured to transmit the second call origination message from the network switching node to the core network according to a core network format for completing the requested call.