Patent ID: 7054307

Claim:
A method of managing subscriber data in a telecommunications system, wherein said telecommunications system comprises a first switch for providing circuit switching services and a second switch for providing packet switching services, said method comprising the steps of: receiving one or more messages from a mobile station; requesting the subscriber data from a first database, wherein the subscriber data includes circuit switching data and packet switching data and wherein said first database maintains and stores said subscriber data associated with said mobile station and wherein in response to the step of requesting the subscriber data from the first database, communicating one or more messages between the first database and a third database; receiving the subscriber data from the first database; and storing the subscriber data in a second database serving a particular service area currently covering said mobile station, wherein the second database is communicably coupled to the first switch for providing circuit switching services to the mobile station within said service area, and is communicably coupled to the second switch for providing packet switching services to the mobile station within said service area.