Patent ID: 8155621
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating mobile communication between a calling party and a called party, the calling party making a request for mobile communication with the called party to a service node, the calling party having a calling party number and the called party having a called party number, the method comprising: establishing, via the service node, mobile communication between the calling party and the called party upon receiving a response to the request from the called party; and facilitating, via the service node, charging the called party for the established mobile communication, wherein the mobile communication is established by initiating a first Mobile Originated (MO) call by the service node to the calling party and a second MO call by the service node to the called party, and wherein establishing the first MO call further comprises: initiating, at the service node, an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP) Initial Address Message (IAM) call to a Gateway Mobile Switching Centre (GMSC)/Service Switching Function (SSF), associated with a Home Public Mobile Network (HPMN) of the calling party, with Called Party Address (CdPA) as the calling party number and Calling Party Address (CgPA) as the called party number; receiving, at the service node, an Initial Destination Point (IDP) message from the GMSC/SSF; obtaining, at the service node, a Mobile Station Routing Number (MSRN) associated with the calling party; issuing, at the service node, an IDP message to a prepaid Service Control Point (SCP), associated with the HPMN, with CdPA as the MSRN and CgPA as the called party number, when the called party is a prepaid subscriber; initiating, at the service node, a connect message to the GMSC/SSF with CdPA as the MSRN and CgPA as the called party number; and receiving, at the service node, an answer message indicating completion of the first MO call.