Data element information management in a network environment

The present invention proposes a method for data element information management in a network environment, the network environment comprising a plurality of data element information database entities (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), each keeping a respective record of data element information for a plurality of sub...

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Main Authors EKOLA KEIJO, HAVELA ANNA-MALIJA, SILFVERBERG KARI, AALTONEN TIMO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.11.2004
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:The present invention proposes a method for data element information management in a network environment, the network environment comprising a plurality of data element information database entities (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), each keeping a respective record of data element information for a plurality of subscribers, and a request routing entity (3), adapted to route (4, S2) requests to a selected one of said plurality of database entities, the method comprising the steps of transmitting (S1) a data element information update for a specific subscriber to said request routing entity (3), selecting, at said request routing entity (3), one (5b) of said plurality of database entities for said specific subscriber, forwarding (S2) said data element information update to said selected database entity (5b), and relaying (S5) said data element information update from said selected database entity (5a) to another database entity (5d) of said plurality of database entities. Also, the present invention concerns a request routing entity and a database entity, adapted to mutually cooperate with each other in order to perform the method according to the present invention.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030477321