Global Patent Index - EP 0909523 A1

EP 0909523 A1 19990421 - A GATEWAY UNIT

Title (en)

A GATEWAY UNIT

Title (de)

NETZÜBERGANGSEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

UNITE PASSERELLE

Publication

EP 0909523 A1 19990421 (EN)

Application

EP 97934096 A 19970710

Priority

  • US 9712020 W 19970710
  • US 2149096 P 19960710
  • US 2549596 P 19960912
  • US 3005196 P 19961106
  • US 83573597 A 19970410

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9802011A1] A gateway unit (90) which provides interoperability between disparate mobile communication networks by providing the necessary protocol conversions between the different mobile networks. The gateway unit can be a stand-alone unit or co-located with a mobile switching center (MSC 33) within North America or in a foreign country. In either case, the gateway unit serves as an interconnection point between two or more networks and comprises the elements of a processor, software, and memory. All of which could be provided on a circuit board or in a conventional personal computer. Preferably the conversions are performed through the use of a series of look-up tables stored in memory. Once the incoming messages received (37) from a first communications network have been converted, they are subsequently forwarded (69) to their destination in the second communications network.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 7/38

IPC 8 full level

H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04W 92/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9802011 A1 19980115; AU 3723497 A 19980202; CA 2260108 A1 19980115; EP 0909523 A1 19990421; EP 0909523 A4 20010117

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9712020 W 19970710; AU 3723497 A 19970710; CA 2260108 A 19970710; EP 97934096 A 19970710