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Patent US7996541 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a serving ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods, systems, and computer program products for determining a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications network are described. One method includes obtaining a subscriber identifier from a query message. An exceptions-based data structure contained in a database is accessed to locate...http://www.google.com/patents/US7996541?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7996541 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications networkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7996541 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/888,907Publication dateAug 9, 2011Filing dateAug 2, 2007Priority dateJun 15, 2007Also published asCN101855921A, EP2165557A2, EP2165557A4, US20080311917, WO2008157213A2, WO2008157213A3Publication number11888907, 888907, US 7996541 B2, US 7996541B2, US-B2-7996541, US7996541 B2, US7996541B2InventorsRohini Marathe, Peter J. MarsicoOriginal AssigneeTekelecExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (157), Referenced by (11), Classifications (8), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications networkUS 7996541 B2Abstract Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications network are described. One method includes obtaining a subscriber identifier from a query message. An exceptions-based data structure contained in a database is accessed to locate a database entry associated with the subscriber identifier. Similarly, a range-based data structure contained in the database is accessed to locate the database entry associated with the subscriber identifier if the exceptions-based data structure does not contain the database entry. The method also includes acquiring serving HSS data corresponding to the located entry from either the exceptions-based data structure or the range-based data structure.
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