CN1957563A

CN1957563A - Message routing method and system

Info

Publication number: CN1957563A
Application number: CNA2005800161163A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D·海瑞尼
Original assignee: Empower Interactive Group Ltd
Current assignee: Empower Interactive Group Ltd
Priority date: 2004-05-18
Filing date: 2005-04-28
Publication date: 2007-05-02
Also published as: WO2005114912A1; GB0411059D0; GB2414364A

Abstract

Disclosed is a message routing method and system in which an identifier of the mobile device in a telecommunications network is used to route messages to a client in another network, for example via a wireless LAN connection. This may enable a user to receive a mobile telecommunications message on another device via another network without requiring multiple identifiers and may enable offloading of telecommunications network bandwidth.

Description

Message route method and system

Technical field

[0001] the present invention relates to the mobile telecommunication field, particularly but nonexcludability relate to that message transmits and route, described message is the message of Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message service (MMS) for example.The message that the present invention can be applicable in the GSM network transmits, and the message that also can be used in other wireless or mobile telecommunications network transmits, for example the cdma network or the third generation (3G) network.

Background technology

[0002] use that is used for the mobile telecommunications network that message (for example message of Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message service (MMS)) transmits has become more prevalent, and its degree makes the mobile subscriber become and depends on these messenger service more.Yet the use of these services often is subject to the mobile device that is particularly suitable for being connected to mobile communications network.When this network is unavailable (for example), perhaps when user's mobile device is worked owing to some reasons (for example running down of battery) are incorrect, sends out a messenger service and will become unavailable because the user is outside nearest base station scope.

[0003] although some limited services provide send message (specifically SMS message) from the computer that is connected to the Internet ability (for example, by the table on the webpage or by the e-mail of addressing to particular server), do not have to interrelate but these services are general with mobile subscriber's regular messenger service.Like this, they generally can not make the user carry out their the regular message task of sending out, particularly when also will be from other receiving short-message of user.And these services are provided by generality ground, thereby power fully respectively.

Summary of the invention

[0004] an object of the present invention is to alleviate in the problems referred to above some, and improved message system is provided.

[0005] therefore, in a first aspect of the present invention, a kind of method is provided, it is used at first network and is connected to route messages between the client computer of second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described method comprises: the identifier allocation of the mobile device that will be associated with described first network is given described client computer; And use the identifier distributed, route messages between described first network and client computer.

[0006] like this, just can provide route system more flexibly, wherein message can be routed to a client computer in the network, but has used the identifier of identity device in another network.Take this message function of sending out of mobile telecommunications network is expanded to second network.

[0007] for more effective message route is provided, preferably in second network by the address designation client computer, and described method further comprises the mapping between the described address of the described identifier of distributing to described client computer and described client computer is stored.For the same reason, described method preferably further comprises from described first network and receives the message that will be used for described mobile device; Use the mapping of being stored to determine the address of described client computer; And use determined address to be sent to described client computer the described message by second network.

[0008] transmitting message to client computer can comprise to the received notice of client computer transmission message; Receive response, whether the message that described response indication is received should be transmitted to client computer; And if the response be sure, then send message to client computer.This can provide the flexibility of increase.For same reason, described method can further comprise if receive the positive response of notice in given time restriction, just sends described message to described client computer.

[0009] preferably, described first network comprises the network node of a plurality of representative mobile device tie points, and described method comprises the interface node of the tie point that the described client computer of representative is provided.Described first network preferably includes location database, and it has write down the information about the network node that is associated with position that the last time of given mobile device learns; Described method preferably further is included as the mobile device that identifier has been assigned to described client computer, and the network node that the position that described interface node replaces with the last time of described mobile device learns is associated is recorded in the described location database.This can make and need not carry out the material change to mobile telecommunications network, just can carry out effective message route.For the same reason, described method preferably further comprises the request of reception to described mobile device routing iinformation, and in response to described request, provides the routing iinformation that is associated with described interface node.

[0010] described location database can provide by attaching position register (HLR) or home subscriber server (HSS).Described network node can be mobile switching centre's (also being referred to as mobile main dispatching centre or MSC sometimes).By this way, described method can be applied to the network of some type, for example the GSM network.

[0011] considers that for efficient interface node preferably provides the interface between described first and second networks.

[0012] preferably, described method further comprises the message that should give described first network from described client computer reception by described second network; And send described message to described first network.This makes message to send to first network from client computer.In order to increase flexibility, described method can further comprise receiving represents whether described client computer asks the indication of the transmission report relevant with described message; And write down described indication.Described method also can comprise from described first network receiving with described message whether successfully transmit relevant transmission report, and sends described transmission report to described client computer by described second network.Consider for efficient, send described transmission report between the address that described client computer can comprise that use is stored, as to distribute to described client computer identifier and described client computer mapping, determine the address of described client computer, and use determined address to transmit described transmission report.

[0013] described client computer can comprise one of following or both: client devices and the client applications of carrying out on client devices.By this way, described method can be applied to and use in hardware, software or both systems in conjunction with the client computer that realizes.

[0014] described second network preferably includes based on network Internet protocol (IP).This can make described method to use with multiple network and client devices.Described second network can comprise wireless lan (wlan).This can make message can be routed to wireless device.Therefore, described client computer can comprise WLAN enabler client equipment.

[0015] described identifier comprises international mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI).This has increased fail safe.Replaceability ground or additionally, described identifier can comprise mobile subscriber ISDN number (MSISDN).In order further to strengthen fail safe, described identifier can comprise the combination of IMSI and MSISDN.

[0016] of the present invention one further aspect in, a kind of message application is provided, it uses with the client devices that can be connected to first network by second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, described message application comprises the device that is used to receive Mobile Equipment Identifier, and uses the identifier that is received to transmit the device of message by described second network between described client devices and described first network.

[0017] for the consideration of efficient and fail safe, described receiving system preferably includes the device that is used to be connected to mobile device, and the device that is used for receiving from described mobile device described Mobile Equipment Identifier.Replaceability ground or additionally, described receiving system can comprise and receives user's input () device for example, by keyboard, keypad, touch-screen, pointing device or other input unit, this can improve the flexibility and the availability of application program.

[0018] if described first network comprises the interface node that is used to provide interface between described first and second networks, a then described message application preferably further comprises and being used for by the device that be connected of described second network foundation with described interface node.This can make route messages effectively.Described conveyer preferably includes dispensing device, and it is used for sending message to described first network, and preferably includes receiving system, and it is used for receiving message from described first network.The ground that has superiority, described dispensing device can comprise the device that is used to send transmission report request, and described receiving system can comprise the device that is used to receive the transmission report.This has increased flexibility.

[0019] for the same reason, described receiving system preferably includes the device that is used to receive the notice that message should be transmitted, and the device that responds this notice, described response comprises whether the described message of expression should be transferred to the indication of described message application.This also can use the resource (for example, memory) of client devices and the transfer capability (for example, its bandwidth) of second network more effectively.

[0020] send out message application, it preferably is suitable for carrying out or participating in method as herein described.

[0021] the present invention also provides client devices, and it comprises as herein described message application.

[0022] of the present invention one further aspect in, provide a client devices, it can be connected to first network by second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described client devices comprises and is used to receive the device of Mobile Equipment Identifier and identifier that use received transmit message between described client devices and described first network by described second network device.Described client devices preferably further comprises the feature of as herein described message application, and preferably is suitable for carrying out or participating in method as herein described.

[0023] the present invention further provides and a kind ofly be used at first network and be connected to the equipment of route messages between the client computer of second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described equipment comprises: the described identifier allocation that is used for the mobile device that will be associated with described first network is given the device of described client computer; And the device that is used to use the identifier route messages between described first network and described client computer that is distributed.Described device preferably further comprises the device that is used to carry out methods described herein.

[0024] a kind of computer program or computer program have been the present invention further provides, it is used at first network and is connected to route messages between the client computer of second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described computer program or computer program comprise: the identifier allocation that is used for the mobile device that will be associated with described first network is given the device of described client computer; And the device that is used to use the identifier route messages between described first network and described client computer that is distributed.Described computer program or computer program preferably further comprise: the device that is used to carry out methods described herein.

[0025] described device, computer program or computer program are passable, and for example the form with the message route system provides.

[0026] the present invention further provides a kind of interface node that uses with mobile telecommunications network, described interface node is suitable for carrying out method as herein described; And a kind of message route system, described message route system is suitable for carrying out method as herein described.

[0027] the present invention further provides route messages method, client devices, send out message application, interface node and message route system, they are as described herein substantially and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

[0028] the present invention also provides a kind of computer program and computer program that is used to realize any method as herein described and/or implements arbitrary apparatus characteristic as herein described, and computer-readable medium, program stored is used to realize any method as herein described and/or implements any apparatus characteristic as herein described on it.

[0029] the invention provides the signal of realizing computer program, the computer product that transmits the method for this signal and have operating system, wherein said signal is used to realize any method as herein described and/or implements any apparatus characteristic as herein described, the computer program that described operating system support is used to realize any method as herein described and/or implements any apparatus characteristic as herein described.

[0030] the present invention expands to method and/or equipment, and it is described with reference to the accompanying drawings as this paper basically.

[0031] but the feature appropriate combination in the scheme of the present invention is applied to other scheme of the present invention.Particularly, the method scheme can be applied to equipment scheme, and vice versa.

Description of drawings

[0032] now will be purely for exemplary purposes, preferred feature of the present invention is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:

[0033] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram, and it illustrates the architecture of message route system; And

[0034] Fig. 2-7 illustrates the intrasystem message flow of Fig. 1 under various the message scenarios.

Embodiment

[0035] as a reference with the following technical specification relevant with realization Short Message Service in the mobile telecommunications network:

● GSM 03.40,4.13.0 version, second stage; The technology of SMS realizes

● GSM 09.02,4.19.1 version, second stage; The MAP specification

● 3GPP TS 23.040,5.6.1 version, UMTS; The technology of SMS realizes

● 3GPP TS 29.002,3.17.0 version, UMTS; The MAP specification

[0036] following table is to abbreviation summaries more used herein:

Abbreviation is described

3GPP third generation partner plan

The outside Short Message Entity of ESME

The GPRS general packet radio service

The GW-MSC GMSC (gateway mobile switching center)

The HLR attaching position register

The HSS home subscriber server

The IMSI international mobile subscriber identifier

The ISDN integrated service digital network

MAP-FSM MAP forward short message

The MAP-SRI-SM MAP sends the routing iinformation of SM

MDIS mobile data intercommunication exchange

MO moves initial

MSC mobile switching centre

MSISDN mobile subscriber (or mobile radio station) ISDN number

The MT Mobile Termination

The PDG packet data gateway

PDU protocol description unit

The SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node

The SM short message

The point-to-point short message of SMPP

The SMS Short Message Service

The SMSC SMS service center

SMS-IWMSC Short Message Service intercommunication mobile switching centre

SM-TL short message transmission layer

The SS7 Signaling System 7(SS-7)

The TCP/IP TCP

The UE subscriber equipment

The UMTS universal mobile telecommunications system

The WLAN WLAN (wireless local area network)

[0037] this paper will use the message of Short Message Service (SMS) transmission to be called short message (SM).These message also are commonly called SMS message or simple text message.

[0038] following description relates to the end user device of two kinds of main types: be connected to the subscriber equipment (WLAN UE) of IP network by WLAN, this paper generally is referred to as wlan device; And the subscriber equipment (UE) that is connected to mobile telecommunications network, for example mobile phone and " smart phone ", this paper generally is referred to as mobile device.Therefore in this article, term " moves " and generally there is no the mobility that expectation is shown equipment, but represents such fact: this equipment and mobile telecommunications network interrelate, and can be connected to mobile telecommunications network and communication with it.

[0039] present, carry out describe, in general terms with reference to the architecture of 1 pair of message route system of figure.

[0040] have the subscriber equipment of mobile device 18 forms, for example mobile phone is connected to SMS service center (SMSC) 10 by mobile telecommunications network, and the purpose of this SMSC is to send and receive short message (SM).Particularly, mobile device 18 is connected to (MSC) 14 of mobile switching centre and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) 16, and it can be by gateway MSC (GW-MSC) or SMS intercommunication mobile switching centre (SMS-IWMSC) 12 and SMSC10 communication.

[0041] gateway MSC (or SMS intercommunication MSC) 12 is connected to home subscriber server (HSS) or attaching position register (HLR) 28, and its canned data for example is last user's position of mobile equipment of learning, predetermined information and service restriction.HSS or HLR 28 are connected to authentication, mandate, (AAA) server 30 that charges, and it carries out authentication, mandate, billing function.

[0042] mobile device 18 can send or receive short message in a usual manner by MSC 14 and SMSC 10.In addition, described system can make short message can be sent to WLAN (WLAN) equipment 24 (being also referred to as WLAN subscriber equipment (WLAN UE)) or be transmitted from wireless LAN device 24, and it is associated with described mobile device 18.

[0043] wlan device 24 is connected to and is used for the gateway MSC (or SMS intercommunication MSC) 12 that communicates with SMSC 10.Communicate based on Internet protocol (IP) and wlan device 24.Therefore, the interface of an IP to SM (short message) is provided with the form of IP-SM gateway (IP-SM-GW) 20.This IP-SM gateway 20 provides interface between mobile long-distance communication network and IP-based wlan network.Wlan device 24 is by packet data gateway (PDG) 22 and 20 communications of IP-SM gateway, and described packet data gateway (PDG) 22 transmits the IP bag between wlan device 24 and IP-SM gateway 20.Wlan device 24 provides a message function by the mode of carrying out SMS client application software on this equipment.

[0044] specifically, in case mobile device 18 has successfully been set up the connection of wlan device 24, then the text message that both can be used as on the WLAN client software of short message receives (direct method), also can be used as notice and receive (Notification Method), this notice shows that the short message that can be sent to wlan device is just waiting to be transmitted.Under latter event, the mobile subscriber responds, to indicate whether and should give the WLAN client software with transmission of messages.

[0045] for the message that sends to or come from wlan device 24, IP-SM gateway 20 has replaced mobile switching centre (MSC) 14.Like this, IP-SM gateway 20 shows as MSC for all the other networks, and will become to be suitable for the IP flow of wlan device 24 with the short message conversion that all the other networks communicate.

[0046] if wlan device 24 is connected to WLAN when its mobile device that interrelates 18 is connected to mobile telecommunications network, which equipment the short message that then just must indicate input should be transferred to.Which equipment above-mentioned indicating is transferred to and can followingly realizes: send indication from client applications to AAA (authentication, authorize, charge) server 30, indicate the required accepting device of short message.For example, when the client applications initial start, can notify aaa server 30 for any short message with wlan device 24 as accepting device.Then, when client applications stopped, it can send further notice, and indication wlan device 24 no longer receives any short message.Replaceability ground or additionally, this selection can directly be made by the user of wlan device.

[0047] when the mobile subscriber is connected to WLAN by wlan device 24, aaa server 30 with regard to connect state with and the accepting device that is preferred for short message (SM) transmission be notified to home subscriber server (HSS) or attaching position register (HLR) 28.

[0048] be under the situation of wlan device 24 at preferred accepting device, HLR/HSS 28 returns the address of IP-SM gateway 20 as to " MAP sends the route messages of SM " (MAP-SRI-SM) response of operation, rather than the address of MSC 14 or SGSN 16.Then, IP-SM gateway 20 is carried out search externally or in the internal database, to be identified for short message is routed to the IP address of wlan device 24.Hereinafter will describe in further detail this processing procedure.

[0049] be under the situation of mobile device 18 at preferred accepting device, short message (that is, in response to the MAP-SRI-SM operation, HLR/HSS 28 returns the address of MSC 14 or SGSN16) in a usual manner is transferred to mobile device.

[0050] therefore wlan device 24 can adopt the identifier of the mobile device 18 that is associated to send and receive message effectively, and takes this to receive the message that should pass to this mobile device.In addition, any message that sends from wlan device 24 will show as and be derived from mobile device 18.

[0051] IMSI and/or the MSISDN by mobile device provides the identifier that wlan device 24 is adopted.For this reason, can use IMSI or MSISDN or both combinations.

[0052] since MSISDN to be the mobile subscriber well-known and be easy to import in the wlan device, so its use may be comparatively simple.On the other hand, adopt IMSI can provide the fail safe of increase as Mobile Equipment Identifier, this is because IMSI mostly just can directly be obtained by mobile device, and general be unknown (different) for other user with MSISDN.The combination of using IMSI and MSISDN can further increase the fail safe of system as Mobile Equipment Identifier, particularly at the authenticated connection of Mobile Equipment Identifier.

[0053] therefore, at this with IMSI or MSISDN as a reference, in suitable, this reference can comprise based on IMSI or MSISDN, perhaps based on both Mobile Equipment Identifier of combination.

[0054] two types of SM related communications that carry out with wlan device have been distinguished in Xia Mian description: the IP termination messages that is called as that receives short message at the wlan device place transmits; And transmit from the IP start message that is called as that wlan device sends SMS message.

Wlan device

[0055] wlan device 24 normally (but not being inevitable) himself can not with the equipment of mobile telecommunications network communication, but wlan device 24 can interrelate with the mobile device such as mobile phone or analog.Wlan device can communicate with mobile device on the one hand (and communicate by this mobile device and mobile telecommunications network), communicates with WLAN on the other hand.

[0056] common instance of this equipment is that WLAN enables PDA(Personal Digital Assistant).PDA can be connected to the Internet by WLAN (for example use the relevant wlan standard of IEEE802.11, it is also referred to as " Wi-Fi " usually) in the zone that the WLAN access point can be used.PDA can further (for example communicate with mobile device, by bluetooth (TM) or infrared link), to exchange data by mobile telecommunications network such as telephone directory or calendar (calendarentry), and the data, services of visit such as the Internet, particularly in the disabled position of WLAN access point.

[0057] in order to receive short message from IP-SM gateway 20 (by packet data gateway 22), provide client applications on wlan device 24, it has imitated the behavior that sends and receive the second stage mobile radio station of short message.For simple application, client applications can decode the text message of the user data area of SM transport layer (SM-TL) freely, and the SM transport layer is defined among the GSM 03.40.Client applications is additionally gone back the message of other type of decodable code, for example commercial card or business card, the tinkle of bells, graphical messages etc.

[0058] when mobile device 18 during, starts client applications, and on preallocated port numbers, be established to the connection of IP-SM gateway 20 by TCP/IP to wlan device 24 registration.The MSISDN and/or the IMSI numeral of the IP address of client applications transmission wlan device, the mobile device of service, and the selected transmission method of mobile subscriber (directly transmission or notification transmission).Although in this example, client applications is only served an independent mobile device in any given moment, and in other embodiments, it can expand to a plurality of mobile devices that are connected to wlan device of service.

[0059] for the transmission of IP start message, client applications provides such ability: it asks a transmission report alternatively, is transferred to its desirable recipient with acknowledge message.

The IP-SM gateway

[0060] IP-SM gateway 20 is accepted and sets up TCP/IP to connect from the client applications that resides on the wlan device 24.

[0061] connection request comprises the IP address of wlan device 24, the IMSI and/or the MSISDN numeral of mobile device 18 that it is just being served, and preferred transmission method (directly transmission or notification transmission).IP-SM gateway 20 response connection requests are successfully set up with acknowledgement channel.

[0062] IP-SM gateway 20 IMSI (and/or MSISDN) numeral of in inner IMSI/IP address mapping table, having stored the IP address of wlan device 24 and having interrelated with it, and write down indicated transmission method.

[0063] in case set up connection between wlan device 24 and the IP-SM gateway 20, wlan device just can receive and send SMS message by described mode hereinafter.

[0064] a) IP termination messages transmission

[0065] in case accepted with should be by (MAP-FSM) message of relevant " the MAP forward short message " of the short message that mobile device 18 is accepted, IP-SM gateway 20 is just inquired about its inner IMSI/IP address mapping table, to determine the IP address of the wlan device 24 that mobile device 18 is connected.

[0066] if this mapping table successful inquiring returned the IP address of wlan device 24, IP-SM gateway 20 is just with SM transport layer (SM-TL) the part packing of MAP-FSM operation, and its form with the TCP/IP bag is sent to wlan device.For simple application, only SMS transmission PDU can be transferred to wlan device.Perhaps, can defined other SM-TL PDU type among the GSM 03.40 will be supported to expand to.

[0067] if the address of wlan device 24 is not returned in this mapping table inquiry, for example, because client applications disconnects with IP-SM gateway 20, then IP-SM gateway 20 just returns MAP-FSM response, and it has as defined in GSM 09.02 " UnidentifiedSubscriber (not clear user) " and returns mistake.

[0068] or, when to the bust this of wlan device 24, the IP-SM gateway can be attempted with normal mode (by MSC 14 or SGSN 16) to mobile device 18 message that will transmit of route again.

[0069] IP start message transmission b).

[0070] in case IP-SM gateway 20 has been accepted the message transfer request from wlan device 24, it just sends confirmation signal (" ack ") to wlan device.Need to prove that this signal only successfully has been transferred to IP-SM gateway 20 to the wlan device Indication message, but do not transmit to the target mobile user acknowledge message.

[0071] if wlan device 24 request transmission report that then IP-SM gateway 20 just is provided with an inner marker,, will transmit report and send to this wlan device 24 to guarantee after the SS7 message transmission attempt.

[0072] then, IP-SM gateway 20 (MAP-SRI-SM) is asked to HLR/HSS 28 transmissions " route messages that MAP sends SMS message ".In case IP-SM gateway 20 has been accepted the response to MAP-SRI-SM from HLR/HSS 28, it is just packed message waiting for transmission with the MAP-FSM operation, and sends it to the MSC address of being returned in the MAP-SRI-SM response.

[0073] is requested if transmit in the message transfer request that is reported in from wlan device, then IP-SM gateway 20 is just carried out the IMSI search in the IMSI/IP address mapping table, to obtain the IP address of this wlan device 24, and send (with direct method) transmission report (indicate successfully or fail), as illustrated, to wlan device by GSM 03.40.

[0074] if transmission of messages failure, i.e. error situation is returned in MAP-SRI-SM or MAP-FSM response, then IP-SM gateway 20 is optionally stored this message and is used for transmitting after a while.

[0075] below and will the message flow example that occur under the various environment be described in conjunction with Fig. 2-7.IP termination messages stream

[0076] this section has been described message sight possible when the IP termination messages is transferred to wlan device 24.

[0077] Fig. 2 illustrates the relevant step of using direct transmission method successfully to transmit short message.

1. mobile device 18 is set up be connected (being called " tunnel ") with wlan device 24.

In a single day 2. successfully set up the tunnel of mobile device and wlan device, just started the client applications that is positioned on the wlan device 24, and request is by the channel connection to IP-SM gateway 20 of TCP/IP.It sends following information:

● the IP address of wlan device 24

● the IMSI numeral of connected mobile device 18

● transmission method is " Direct Delivery (directly transmission) " in this example

IP-SM gateway 20 stores the map addresses of IMSI to IP in its inner IMSI/IP address mapping table into together with selected transmission method.

3.AAA server 30 is the WLAN connection status of this equipment notice HLR 28, and HLR 28 is the service MSC that is used for mobile device 18 with the address setting of IP-SM gateway.

4. short message arrives SMS service center (SMSC) 10.

5.SMSC 10 send to HLR 28 with MAP-SRI request.HLR 28 returns the address of IP-SM gateway and the IMSI numeral of mobile device.

6.SMSC 10 send to IP-SM gateway 20 with MAP-FSM operation with short message.

7.IP-SM gateway 20 is carried out the IMSI search in IMSI to the IP address mapping table of portion within it, and finds out the respective entries of the IP address that indicates wlan device 24.It is Direct Delivery that these clauses and subclauses have also indicated the transmission method that is used, so its whole SMS hop that will be included in the MAP-FSM operation sends to wlan device.

8.WLAN the device client application program is from IP-SM gateway 20 receiving data streams, and assembles this message.In case successfully assembled this message, it just returns the SMS acknowledge to the IP-SM gateway.

9. in a single day receive the affirmation of success, IP-SM gateway 20 returns MAP-FSM response, Indication message transmission success.

[0078] Fig. 3 illustrates with using Notification Method and successfully transmits the relevant step of short message.

In a single day 2. successfully set up the tunnel of mobile device, just started the client applications that resides on the wlan device 24, and request is by the channel connection to IP-SM gateway 20 of TCP/IP to wlan device.It sends following information:

● the IP address of wlan device 24

● be connected to the IMSI numeral of mobile device 18

● transmission method is " Notification Delivery (notification transmission) " in this example

4. short message arrives SMS service center (SMSC) 10.

6.SMSC 10 send to IP-SM gateway 20 with MAP-FSM operation with short message.

7.IP-SM gateway 20 is carried out the IMSI search in IMSI to the IP address mapping table of portion within it, and finds out the respective entries of the IP address that indicates wlan device 24.It is Notification Delivery that these clauses and subclauses have also indicated the transmission method that is used, thereby its notice wlan device 24 1 message are just waiting to be transmittedly, and request answers, to determine whether this message should be transferred to wlan device.A configurable timer is configured to indicate the second number of IP-SM gateway 20 wait-for-responses.

8.WLAN the user at equipment 24 places is in the cycle of configurable timer, request is transmitted this SM by client applications.

9.IP-SM the whole SMS hop that gateway 20 will be included among the MAP-FSM sends to wlan device 24.

10.WLAN the device client application program is from IP-SM gateway 20 receiving data streams, and assembles this message.In case successfully assembled this message, it just returns the SMS acknowledge to the IP-SM gateway.

11. in case receive the affirmation of success, IP-SM gateway 20 returns MAP-FSM response, Indication message transmission success.

[0079] step of Fig. 4 graphic extension is relevant with use Notification Method transmission short message, but does not wherein ask to transmit this message.

[0080] step 1-7 is with above described identical with reference to figure 3.In step 8, the user at wlan device 24 places is not transmitted this message by the client applications request in the cycle of timer.In step 9, IP-SM gateway 20 will send the MAP-FSM response, indication SMS bust this.

[0081] or, replace step 8, the user may not respond by the notice that sends in 20 pairs of steps 7 of IP-SM gateway in timer period.When notifying expiry timer period, IP-SM gateway 20 just sends the MAP-FSM response, indication SMS bust this.

[0082] step of Fig. 5 graphic extension is relevant with use Notification Method transmission short message, but wherein success of the transmission of message.

[0083] step 1-6 is with above described identical with reference to figure 3, and just transmission method wherein may be Direct Delivery or may be Notification Delivery.

[0084] in step 7, IP-SM gateway 20 is carried out the IMSI search in the IMSI/IP of the portion address mapping table within it, but does not find the IMSI clauses and subclauses of coupling.IP-SM gateway 20 returns the MAP-FSM response, and indication Unidentified Subscriber returns mistake (in the GSM network, when MSC that returns or SGSN address service, can return this mistake in the mobile subscriber is no longer responded by MAP-SRI).

[0085] in the error situations of a replaceability, in step 7, IP-SM gateway 20 is carried out the IMSI search in the IMSI/IP address mapping table of portion within it, and finds out respective entries.Then, IP-SM gateway 20 is attempted notifying wlan device 24 with this transmission of messages to wlan device 24 or trial, but for example because socket is unusual, can not finish aforesaid operations.Return the MAP-FSM response, with misdirection SMS Delivery Failure (SMS bust this).

IP start message stream

Possible message scenarios when [0086] this section has been described the IP start message is transferred to mobile radio station.

[0087] to originate in the short message of wlan device 24 relevant for the step of Fig. 6 graphic extension and successful transmission.

● the IP address of wlan device 24

● be connected to the IMSI numeral of mobile device 18

● transmission method, (Direct Delivery or Notification Delivery)

4.WLAN equipment 24 (passing through client applications) is submitted the short message that is used to transmit to, indicates whether request transmission report

5.IP-SM gateway 20 returns confirmation signal (" ack "), to confirm to receive short message.

6.IP-SM gateway 20 sends the MAP-SRI request to the HLR of target mobile user.

7.IP-SM gateway 20 receives successful MAP-SRI response, it has indicated the address of target IMSI and service MSC or SGSN.

8.IP-SM gateway 20 is packed the short message among the MAP-FSM, and it is dealt into service MSC or SGSN.

9.IP-SM gateway 20 receives the MAP-FSM response of indicating successfully transmission.

10. if asked the transmission report, IP-SM gateway 20 just sends the SMS message transfer according to GSM 03.40 to wlan device 24, indicates this short message successfully to be transmitted.

11.WLAN equipment 24 confirms to receive this SMS message transfer.

[0088] should be noted that

step

10 and 11 only is requested when transmission is reported in the step 4, and be transferred under the situation of IP-SM gateway 20, just be performed.

[0089] step of Fig. 7 graphic extension is relevant with the short message that transmission originates in wlan device 24, but wherein not success of the transmission of this message.

[0090] step 1-5 is with above described identical with reference to figure 6.

[0091] in step 6, IP-SM gateway 20 is attempted the transmission short message, but receives the SS7 error situation of response MAP-SRI-SM operation or MAP-FSM operation.

[0092] if asked the transmission report, then in step 7, IP-SM gateway 20 is dealt into wlan device 24 according to GSM 03.40 with the SMS message transfer, and the indication short message is successfully transmission not.In step 8, wlan device 24 confirms to have received the SMS message transfer.

[0093] it shall yet further be noted that

step

7 and 8 only is requested when transmission is reported in the step 4, and be transferred under the situation of IP-SM gateway 20, just be performed.

[0094] it should be understood that above the description of this invention is for example purposes purely, can make amendment to details without departing from the present invention.

[0095] for example, during using a message system, wlan device 24 needn't keep being connected with mobile device 18.On the contrary, wlan device 24 can only temporarily be connected to mobile device 18 to obtain the IMSI/MSISDN identification information.In case wlan device 24 and the client software that interrelates have adopted the identifier (as given by IMSI/MSISDN) of mobile device 18 effectively, just no longer need the connection to this mobile device.Then, this mobile device is disconnected or turn-offs.Perhaps, wlan device can obtain the identifier of its mobile device by some alternate manner, and does not require any connection to actual mobile device, for example passes through the direct input of identifying information.In addition, in case wlan device has write down this identifying information, it just can be used to replace uncertain mobile device to send out the purpose of message, and does not require and connect this mobile device once more or import this identifying information once more.Then, this wlan device can be used as the substitute of this mobile device, and (for example, because running down of battery) seemed particularly useful when this can not use at mobile device.

[0096] for the purpose that increases flexibility, system mentioned above provides wlan device has been arrived in direct transmission of short message and notification transmission.Yet this system also can provide one of above-mentioned transmission method simply.

[0097] in described system, in order to send and receive short message, wlan device is used to be connected to the IP-SM gateway by WLAN.Yet, also can use the means of communication except WLAN.For example, other the IP-based equipment and the means of communication can be used as alternative.For example, client applications can be carried out on the personal computer that is connected to the Internet (for example by dialing or broadband connection).Then, the client applications on personal computer is by the Internet and 20 communications of IP-SM gateway, and transmission and reception short message, as mentioned before.By this way, the mobile subscriber can be chosen in they personal computer rather than their mobile phone on receive short message, and can send message from their personal computer, these message seem similarly to be that mobile phone from them sends.

[0098] and, presenting the mobile device that the equipment of Mobile Equipment Identifier and its identifier be used must not be physically separated equipment.For example, some personal digital assistants and smart phone provide function of cellular phone and WLAN linkage function simultaneously.In this case, the user of PDA can select by WLAN (or other IP network) and use client applications to send and receive message, rather than sends and receive message by mobile telecommunications network.This inserts available at WLAN, but when unavailable, is useful to the access of mobile telecommunications network.For example, in some aircrafts, provide the WLAN that is used for the Internet access in-flight to insert, and during flying, generally do not allowed to use mobile phone.

[0099] replaces short message (or except short message), IP-SM gateway 20 IP-based network also can be provided and be used for the message of other form and the mobile telecommunications network of communication between interface, the message of described other form and communication be Multimedia Message (MMS) or speech communication for example.Under latter event, the IP-SM gateway can be packed from the speech data that mobile telecommunications network receives, and sends it to subscriber equipment (for example, above-described wlan device or personal computer) by the IP network that subscriber equipment connected.The IP-SM gateway also receives speech data from subscriber equipment, and by mobile telecommunications network it is passed to the desirable mobile radio station of accepting.

[0100] exchange of the mobile data intercommunication by being had on the SS7 network and be used as " SMS Interworking " MSC (MDIS) can be partly or the function of IP-SM gateway 20 is provided fully.The example of MDIS has been described in WO 03/001819 (PCT/GB02/02885).Virtual mobile redirector (VMR) has been described in described application, and it has comprised virtual mobile switching centre (VMSC).The VMSC of WO 03/001819 is the example of the current MDIS that mentions.

[0101] MDIS (or VMSC) can receive message from SMSC, and make these message terminate in the application program (it is called as outside Short Message Entity or ESME) that connects by TCP/IP, and it can receive message and by the SS7 network they are transferred to cell phone from ESME.

[0102] transmission of messages that stops for EMSE, MDIS and SS7 network and EMSE be interface as follows:

● receive MAP-(MT)-FSM operation from SMSC

● MAP-(the MT)-FSM that sends for message transmission attempt to SMSC responds

● receive SMPP Bind_Receiver PDU from ESME

● send SMPP Bind_Receiver Responses PDU to ESME

● by SMPP Deliver_SMPDU to the ESME message transfer

● receive Deliver_SM from ESME and confirm/deny PDU

[0103] MDIS receives the MSISDN be used for ESME and interrelate with them and the ephemeral data of IMSI.When MAP-FSM arrived MDIS, it carried out the IMSI search, to determine which ESME IMSI is assigned to.If this ESME is connected to MDIS, then MDIS transmits SM by SMPP to ESME, and returns the MAP-FSM response.

[0104] for the ESME start message, MDIS and SS7 network and EMSE be interface as follows:

● receive SMPP Bind_Transceiver PDU from ESME

● send SMPP Bind_Transceiver PDU to ESME

● receive Submit_SM PDU from EMSE

● send Submit_SM PDU to EMSE

● send the MAP-SRI-SM solicit operation to HLR

● receive the MAP-SRI-SM response from HLR

● send MAP-(MT)-FSM operation to MSC

● receive MAP-(MT)-FSM response from MSC

● send Deliver_SM to ESME and confirm/deny PDU

[0105] MDIS receives the ephemeral data that is used for ESME and MSISDN that is associated with them and IMSI.When MDIS receives when being used for to request that cell phone transmits from ESME, it just sends the MAP-SRI-SM request to HLR, and sends the MAP-FSM operation to the address of returning in the MAP-SRI-SM response.Then, MDIS sends " ack " (affirmation) or " nack " (denying) to ESME.

[0106] MDIS as described above (and the VMR/VMSC described in WO 03/001819) can be modified to the function that extra execution IP-SM gateway 20 is asked.

Claims

1. one kind at first network be connected to the method for route messages between the client computer of second network, and described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, and wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described method comprises:

The identifier allocation of a mobile device that will be associated with described first network is given described client computer; And

Use the identifier that is distributed, route messages between described first network and described client computer.

2. method according to claim 1, wherein said client computer identifies by the address in described second network, and described method comprises that further memory allocation gives the mapping between the described address of the described identifier of described client computer and described client computer.

3. method according to claim 2, it further comprises the message that should be fed to described mobile device from described first network reception; Use the mapping of being stored to determine the address of described client computer; And use determined address that described message is sent to described client computer by described second network.

4. method according to claim 3 wherein sends described message to described client computer and comprises to the received notice of described client computer transmission message; Receive response, whether the message that its indication is received should be transmitted to described client computer; And if described response is sure, then send described message to described client computer.

5. method according to claim 4, it further comprises if receive the positive response of notice in given time restriction, just sends described message to described client computer.

6. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said first network comprises the network node of a plurality of representative mobile device tie points, and further comprising provides an interface node, and it represents a tie point of described client computer.

7. method according to claim 6, wherein said first network comprises location database, it has write down the information about the network node that is associated with position that the last time of given mobile device learns; Described method further comprises the mobile device that has been assigned to described client computer for identifier, and the network node that the position that described interface node replaces with the described last time of described mobile device learns is associated is recorded in the described location database.

8. method according to claim 7, wherein said location database provides by attaching position register or home subscriber server.

9. according to each described method among the claim 6-8, further comprise the request of the routing iinformation that receives described mobile device, and the response described request, the routing iinformation that is associated with described interface node is provided.

10. according to each described method among the claim 6-9, wherein said network node is a mobile switching centre.

11. according to each described method among the claim 6-10, wherein said interface node provides the interface between described first and second networks.

12., further comprise by described second network receiving the message that should be fed to described first network from described client computer according to each described method in the aforementioned claim; And send described message to described first network.

13. method according to claim 12 further comprises receiving the indication whether described client computer asks the transmission report relevant with described message; And write down described indication.

14., further comprise from described first network receiving with described message whether successfully transmit relevant transmission report, and send described transmission report to described client computer by described second network according to claim 12 or 13 described methods.

15. method according to claim 14, wherein described transmission report is sent to described client computer and comprise that the Storage Mapping between the address of using the identifier of distributing to described client computer and described client computer determines the address of described client computer, and use determined address to transmit described transmission report.

16. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said client computer comprises one of following or both: client devices and the client applications of carrying out on client devices.

17. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said second network comprises based on network Internet protocol, i.e. IP.

18. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said second network comprises WLAN (wireless local area network), i.e. WLAN.

19. method according to claim 18, wherein said client computer comprise WLAN enabler client equipment.

20. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said identifier comprises international mobile subscriber identifier, i.e. IMSI.

21. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said identifier comprises mobile subscriber ISDN number, i.e. MSISDN.

22. according to each described method in the aforementioned claim, wherein said identifier comprises the combination of IMSI and MSISDN.

23. message application that is used for being connected to the client devices of first network by second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, described message application comprises the device that is used to receive Mobile Equipment Identifier, and uses the identifier that is received to transmit the device of message by described second network between described client devices and described first network.

24. according to claim 23 message application, wherein said receiving system comprises the device that is used to be connected to mobile device, and the device that is used for receiving from described mobile device described Mobile Equipment Identifier.

25. according to claim 23 or 24 described message application, wherein said first network comprises the interface node that is used to provide interface between described first and second networks, and described message application further comprises and being used for by the device that be connected of described second network foundation with described interface node.

26. according to each described message application among the claim 23-25, wherein said conveyer comprises the device that is used for sending to described first network message.

27. according to each described message application among the claim 23-26, wherein said conveyer comprises the device that is used for receiving from described first network message.

28. according to claim 26 and 27 described message application, wherein said dispensing device comprises the device that is used to send transmission report request, described receiving system further comprises the device that is used to receive the transmission report.

29. according to claim 27 or 28 described message application, wherein said receiving system comprises the device that is used to receive the notice that message should be transmitted, and the device that is used to respond described notice, described response comprises whether the described message of expression should be transferred to the indication of described message application.

30. according to each described message application among the claim 23-29, it is suitable for participating in each described method among the claim 1-22.

31. a client devices, it comprises according to each described message application among the claim 23-30.

32. one kind is used at first network and is connected to the equipment of route messages between the client computer of second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, and wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described equipment comprises:

The described identifier allocation that is used for the mobile device that will be associated with described first network is given the device of described client computer; And

Be used to use the device of the identifier route messages between described first network and described client computer that is distributed.

33. equipment according to claim 32 further comprises being used for the device that enforcement of rights requires each described method of 2-22.

34. computer program or computer program, it is used at first network and is connected to route messages between the client computer of second network, described first network is a mobile telecommunications network, wherein mobile device is assigned unique identifier, and described computer program or computer program comprise:

35. computer program according to claim 34 or computer program further comprise being used for the device that enforcement of rights requires each described method of 2-22.

36. being suitable for enforcement of rights, an interface node that uses with mobile telecommunications network, described interface node require each described method among the 1-22.

37. a message route system, it is suitable for enforcement of rights and requires each described method among the 1-22.

38. the method for a route messages, it is substantially described and as illustrated among Fig. 1-7 with reference to figure 1-7 as this paper.

39. a client devices, and the message application of sending out that is used for client devices, it is basic described with reference to figure 1-7 as this paper.

40. an interface node, it is basic described with reference to figure 1-7 as this paper.

41. a message route system, it is basic described with reference to figure 1-7 as this paper.