Base station subsystem multiplexer with support for local switching

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9955405
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14823534

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In one embodiment, a wireless system comprises a host MSC/VLR of a public land mobile network (PLMN) and a plurality of base station subsystems (BBSs). Each BSS includes a respective base station controller (BSC) and one or more base transceiver stations (BTSs). The wireless system further comprises a virtual base station controller (VBSC) communicatively coupled to the plurality of BSSs and the host MSC/VLR. The VBSC appears, from the perspective of the host MSCNLR, to be a base station controller for the BTSs in the plurality of BSSs. The VBSC and at least some of the BSSs include functionality for locally switching calls in the BSSs.

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Chan, Siu Bun Kowloontong, CN 8 46
Schmidt, Robert D Redwood City, US 35 991
Zhu, Qiming Palo Alto, US 6 38

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