RU2300852C2 - Method and device for storing client data - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: communication networks.

SUBSTANCE: method includes stages of dispatching of message, associatively connected to client, and of introduction of client identification-related data into it; dispatching of aforementioned message along the route into first network element based on routing and identification information, preserved in register; after aforementioned message is received in first network element, second network element is provided with client data needed by second network element for servicing aforementioned client; and refreshing of routing information, associatively connected to client, in register, to send next signal along the route to second network element.

EFFECT: preservation of client profile in its own position register after predetermined time passes.

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Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the storage of subscriber data by subscribers of a radio communication network and, in particular, but not only, for storing data of inactive subscribers.

State of the art

Cellular radio communication systems are communication systems that are based on the use of radio access elements and / or wireless service areas. An access element typically refers to cells. Examples of cellular telecommunication systems include standards such as GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) or various GSM-based systems (such as GPRS: General Packet Radio Service), AMPS (Advanced Mobile Communications Service), DAMPS (Digital AMPS) , WCDMA (Broadband Code Division Multiple Access), TDMA / CDMA (Time Division Multiple Access / Code Division Multiple Access) in UMTS (Universal Mobile Radio System), IMT 2000 (Advanced Mobile Telephony) ), IP-telephony and so on.

In a cellular system, a base transceiver station (BTS) provides a wireless communications facility that serves mobile stations (MSs) or similar wireless user equipment (UEs) via an air or radio interface within a cell coverage area.

The difference between the cellular system is that it provides mobility for mobile stations. In other words, mobile stations are given the opportunity to move from one location zone to another different location zone. Mobile stations can even move from one network to another compatible with the standard to which this mobile station is adapted. A sign of the mobility function is that it records information about the location area regarding the location of a particular mobile station at a given time. A cellular communication system typically comprises a location register or multiple location registers for location management purposes. The location management function typically operates such that whenever a mobile station enters a new location or routing area, the location information associated with the mobile station is updated in an associated register or multiple location registers.

For example, in a GSM network (global system for mobile communications) with channel switching, the controller function is provided through a mobile switching center (MSC). The location information of the mobile station is centrally kept operational by its own location register (HLR), in which the mobile station is constantly registered as a subscriber profile in its own location register. At the same time, the mobile station is registered locally by the guest location register (VLR). VLRs are typically implemented in conjunction with MSCs, but the system treats MSCs and VLRs as separate logic elements. The mobile station will be registered in the guest location register only temporarily. Each of the mobile switching centers (MSC) is typically provided with a guest location register. The VLR in which the mobile station is currently temporarily registered is the VLR register of the MSC currently serving the mobile station. The HLR may be an autonomous element in the network, or the HLR may be combined with another network element, such as located within one of the switching centers provided in the network. Although this is not necessary, the activities are usually such that the HLR register knows the VLR register in which the MS is currently registered, and the VLR also knows the effective location zone (LA) within which the MS is currently located.

Location information is required for various purposes. For example, when someone tries to establish a call termination connection with a mobile station or send a short text message to a mobile station, the communication system must be aware of the location area so that it can route signaling related to the call and send the call to the correct location zone and accompany the mobile station in such a zone.

Therefore, despite the fact that the subscriber profiles are constantly registered in the HLR, the subscriber only needs to be registered in the HLR if the subscriber is active, that is, at those moments when the subscriber can make or receive a call. However, today a large amount of storage space in HLR registers is occupied by profiles for subscribers who are inactive, that is, those who are not able to send and / or receive calls. This means that the storage space of the HLR register that stores profiles for subscribers that are inactive is actually wasted. Since consuming storage space is expensive, this is highly undesirable.

The subscriber information in the mobile communication system can also be stored in a number of other elements, such as voice mail systems, short message service centers, continuous service servers, and a multimedia message sending center. Information about the subscriber in these elements is typically provided at the same time as in the HLR register, so these same problems of waste of storage space also apply to these elements. To provide, a specialized provisioning solution is typically used, hereinafter referred to as a providing gateway.

For example, subscriber profiles are created in HLR for SIM cards (subscriber identity module cards) sold in so-called “prepaid” mobile phones. Prepaid mobile phones are those that can be purchased off the shelf without the need for a contract. In order to make calls from a mobile phone, the user must pay in advance the network operator before making any calls. Before the prepaid mobile phones are sold and registered by the user, the storage space in the HLR allocated to unsold phones does not generate revenue and therefore is wasted.

An additional example of when the storage space of the HLR register is occupied by the subscriber and does not generate income is the example when the prepaid subscriber keeps his credit balance at zero. One solution to this problem is to remove the subscriber profile from the HLR after a predetermined time has elapsed, typically a couple of months. However, this decision is unsatisfactory, because when subscribers express a desire to resume using their prepaid mobile phone, they are forced to buy a new SIM card.

Another additional example is the example when a newly paid subscriber becomes temporarily inactive. The inactive state can drag on for a significantly longer time (for example, a subscriber abroad or uses another subscription). Despite the inactive state, the network operator may have legal obligations to keep the subscriber's record in the HLR operational; or the network operator cannot wish to force the subscriber to buy a new SIM card if the subscriber wishes to return to using the subscription.

Disclosure of invention

Embodiments of the present invention seek to solve one or more of the problems described above.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, it provides a method for managing subscriber data in a communication network, the method comprising sending a message associated with the subscriber, and including data related to the identification of said subscriber, routeing the message to the first network element based on identification and routing information stored in the register, subsequent to receiving the message in the first network element, providing the second network element with subscriber data required in oromu network element to be able to service the subscriber and update the routing information associated with the subscriber to register to direct route subsequent signaling to the second network element.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system for servicing subscribers, comprising a first network element for storing subscriber data for inactive subscribers, a second network element for storing subscriber data required to resolve service profiles for communication system subscribers, a register for providing routing information for routing messages associated with subscribers, means for providing the second network element with subscriber data, asso associated with the subscriber, which must be activated and stored in the first network element based on a message including information related to the identification of the subscriber, events that are such that the subscriber is activated by providing the second network element with subscriber data from the first network element and by updating routing information associated with the subscriber in the register to route subsequent signaling associated with the subscriber -mentioned subscriber to the second network element.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, it provides a method for managing subscriber data for a communication network, this method for managing subscriber data provides storage of subscriber data for an inactive subscriber, and provides at least one further element of a communication network with subscriber data associated with the subscriber, which should be activated based on the message, including information related to the identification of this subscriber.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a register for a communication network, said register providing routing information relating to the identification of a large number of subscribers in order to route the signaling associated with inactive subscribers to the first network element and update routing information for at least one of the subscribers of said large number of subscribers in order to route signaling along a route to a second network an event when at least one subscriber from said large number of subscribers becomes active.

Embodiments of the invention may provide a method and apparatus by which it is possible to provide more efficient and flexible management of subscriber data. Such embodiments may enable more cost-effective storage of subscriber data.

Embodiments in accordance with a second aspect of the invention may provide a method and apparatus by which it is possible to retain data associated with subscribers that have become inactive. Such embodiments may eliminate the need for inactive subscriber card failure.

Brief Description of the Drawings

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a portion of a public land mobile network (PLMN) in which embodiments of the present invention may be applied;

2 schematically shows an area covered by a large number of access elements;

3 shows a schematic representation of signaling between nodes in a network implementing an example of the present invention;

4 shows a block diagram implementing an example of the present invention;

5 shows an additional part of a public land mobile network (PLMN) in which embodiments of the present invention can be applied;

6 shows a schematic representation of signaling between nodes in a network implementing an alternative example of the present invention.

The implementation of the invention

First, reference is made to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows a portion of a public land mobile network (PLMN) in which embodiments of the present invention may be applied. Figure 2 schematically shows the area covered by a large number of access elements, that is, cells of the cellular communication system of figure 1. Each cell has a base station 6 associated with it. A 3rd generation communication system base station may be referred to as a node B. The term base station will be used in this document to surround all elements that transmit and / or receive signals from base station 1 or a similar broadcast interface. Similarly, a wireless station or mobile stations 1 are capable of transmitting signals to and receiving signals from a corresponding base station via wireless communication with a base station.

The base stations of FIG. 2 are shown as having a radio coverage defined by a hexagon, however, in practice, a base station may provide a differently defined radio coverage. It should be appreciated that the size and shape of the cells or other access elements are typically not as regular as those shown in FIG. 2, but will depend on the conditions in the area and the application of the communication.

Mobile stations 1 are able to move within the cell, as well as from the coverage area of one cell to the coverage area of another cell. The location of the mobile station can thus change over time, since the mobile station is free to move within the coverage area of the communication system.

Some elements of the mobile communication system used in the present invention will now be discussed in more detail. The equipment 1 of the mobile station or user is adapted to communicate via the air interface with the corresponding base station 6 of the radio network subsystem 10. Each base station is controlled by a respective network controller 7, such as a third generation radio network controller RNC of a radio communication system or a BSC base station controller in a GSM system. The device network access controller is not essential for the implementation of the invention and therefore will not be discussed in any more detail.

A network access controller 7 may be connected to a controller node, such as an MSC (mobile switching center). MSC provides various monitoring functions. Combined with the MSC is VLR (Guest Location Register). The MSC together with the VLR register, simultaneously indicated by 12, save the location of the mobile station in order to route the call, as previously discussed, and perform security and access control functions. Although not shown, the radio access system is typically coupled to other parts of the communication system through appropriate interfaces and / or gateways.

MSC / VLR 12 are connected to SRR 13 (Service Routing Register). The SRR register is an element currently used in mobile communications to enable portability of a mobile number.

Each subscriber is provided with an MS-ISDN number (mobile station number of a digital communication network with integrated services) and an IMSI number (international identification number of a mobile subscriber). MS-ISDN provides a number that is known to the public as the “telephone number” of the subscriber. MS-ISDN is unique for each subscriber and is used by telephone networks globally to identify the subscriber and route calls along the route. The use of MS-ISDN numbers is based on the so-called E.164 number allocation scheme.

The IMSI number, in turn, is used for mobility management messages between the mobile station, VLR registers, and HLR registers. IMSI is used only in a mobile network environment, that is, inside a mobile network and for traffic between mobile networks. The ranges of IMSI numbers are allocated to operators in accordance with the international standard known as E.212. Number ranges identify countries and operators within their respective countries to facilitate mobility management routing. IMSI also identifies the subscriber.

For technical reasons, MS-ISDN numbers cannot be used for mobility management messages, since the MS-ISDN number is not typically known to a mobile station (MS). Instead, only the IMSI is stored in the mobile station identification module. The identification module may be provided by a microchip, such as a SIM card (subscriber identity module), U-SIM (SIM universal mobile radio communication system), and so on.

The MS-ISDN number was used to route calls between operators, as discussed earlier. However, according to the introduction of number portability, in which subscribers are able to keep the same MS-ISDN number, for example, when changing network operators, routing simply based on the MS-ISDN number is no longer possible.

In order to overcome this, the network element indicated by the SRR (Service Routing Register) position was improved / adapted to route calls by identifying MS-ISDN numbers belonging to subscribers who changed networks but retained the same MS-ISDN number. Therefore, an SRR register attached to the appropriate controller node may be provided to the mobile network to enable calls to and from the ported number. 1, an SRR register 13 is attached to an MSC / VLR 12.

It is also possible to route IMSI-addressed mobility management messages in a similar style as MS-ISDN-addressed messages through the SRR register. Typically, this did not become necessary because the operators used mainly a fixed numbering scheme within their range of IMSI numbering. For example, it is generally accepted that the first two digits within a range indicate a special HLR register, so it is easy to maintain tables in multiple MSCs.

SRR 13 facilitates routing using two databases, the first of which stores a list from a range of MS-ISDN / IMSI numbers. Each range indicates a specific network operator HLR. The second database stores a list of individual MS-ISDN numbers for subscribers who have changed networks, together with a list of HLR registers to which signaling information should be directed. This second database in the SRR overlaps the first and is checked before the signaling information is routed to the HLR corresponding to the stored ranges of MS-ISDN numbers.

SRR 13 is typically attached to a large number of HLR registers. Typically, for reasons of availability and network capacity, there are two or more SRR registers, the databases of which are identical and must also be kept identical by the providing system, however, due to clarity, figure 1 shows single HLR 15 and SRR 13 registers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, SRR 13 further stores a list of personal IMSI numbers for inactive subscribers. This will be discussed in detail below.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a location register (HLR) 14 is provided. Virtual HLR 14 can be observed as an additional network element, adapted to store data for inactive subscribers and provide the HLR register with subscriber data, which should bring the inactive subscriber to an active state. Thus, this element in the following description will be referred to as providing its own location register (pHLR). The term “inactive subscribers” can definitely refer to any situation in which the IMSI number was worked out by the operator, but for some reason the IMSI number was not in use. This can occur after creating a SIM card for a prepaid phone that has not yet been sold or registered by the network. In this case, an IMSI number will exist for the SIM card, but the SIM card will not be in use. The second example of a situation in which the term “inactive subscriber” can be used is when the network recognizes that the existing subscriber has not used his phone for a predetermined time, for example, a month. A third example may be when the subscriber or operator has decided that the subscription should be deactivated so that it can later be accepted for use again. These examples are not exhaustive, and additional examples of “inactive subscribers” are presented below.

When an inactive subscriber has been identified, for example, by a network operator after creating a prepaid SIM card that has not yet been sold, the IMSI number and other possible subscription data are stored in pHLR 14. SIM cards can be adapted to be a member of a specific IMSI- range. This range has been configured in the SRR register database to indicate alarms to pHLR 14, instead of HLR 13.

Next, reference is made to FIG. 3, which shows signaling between nodes in a network in an embodiment of the present invention, as well as to the flowchart of FIG. 4, showing the main steps of an embodiment.

When the mobile station 1 associated with the inactive subscriber is activated and tries to register with the network, the mobile station sends a message 31 via the radio access network 10 to the MSC / VLR 12. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the message 31 includes the subscriber's IMSI number. In response to receiving message 31, MSC / VLR 12 sends message 32 to SRR 13. Message 32 again includes the IMSI from SIM, from which message 31 started.

As previously discussed, the SRR register 13 is set to indicate pHLR for IMSI numbers associated with inactive subscribers. Therefore, in response to receiving message 32, SRR 13 sends message 33 to pHLR 14. This message 33 again includes an IMSI number.

Upon receipt of message 33 from the SRR, the pHLR register 14 compares the data in the message related to the identification of the subscriber, in this embodiment, the IMSI number, with a list of IMSI numbers stored in pHLR 14.

If the pHLR finds a match between the IMSI number contained in the message that it has received and the stored IMSI number, then the pHLR responds to this message by sending message 34 to the MSC / VLR 12. This response message can optionally also be configured to go through via SRR 13, it depends on how the operator wishes to configure the network. This message 34 may serve to draw the attention of the MSC / VLR 12 to the fact that the subscriber identified by the IMSI number contained in messages 31-33 is a bona fide subscriber who has the right to access the network.

Message 34 sent from the pHLR register 14 to the MSC / VLR 12 may include authentication triplets and encryption keys inserting a temporary profile into the MSC / VLR for the subscriber, and thus provide the network with the ability to provide the subscriber with pre-service during the registration sequence .

The pre-service may comprise sending a message 36 to the mobile station announcing that the service flow is currently in progress. The initial service profile can be defined by the operator, enabling, for example, a limited number of services, such as voice-only connection.

Message 36 may further request that the mobile station be disconnected for a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes, in order to provide time to complete the registration sequence. Again, this is preferably operator-defined behavior to provide all necessary network elements.

Asking the user to turn off the mobile station gives the pHLR register 14 time to provide services to the subscriber through the provisioning gateway 16 (shown in FIG. 5). In a preferred embodiment, the pHLR will monitor the provision of the subscriber with the subscriber profile in the HLR 15 in response to receiving message 33.

In order to provide HLR 15, pHLR 14 sends the HLR register data related to subscriber identity through the providing gateway. In a preferred embodiment, the pHLR sends IMSI / MS-ISDN subscriber numbers to the HLR.

Message 31 for routing the message includes the identification of the MSC and VLR in which MS 1 is located. Additional information may be included, such as information related to the location of the mobile station. The location may relate to the cell in which the mobile phone is currently located, and may therefore be determined by including the identification of the base station with which the mobile station is in communication. Messages 32 and 33 may then also include the location of the mobile station and / or the identification of the MSC / VLR 12, or any additional information that is required.

The pHLR register can also send data related to the location of the mobile station and / or MSC / VLR identification in the HLR, so that routing information can be stored in the HLR after creating a subscriber profile via the providing gateway. The HLR can then automatically update the subscriber profile in the VLR.

The communication between the VLR register and other nodes in the network is facilitated by the support of appropriate mobile network communication and signaling protocols, such as those based on SS7 (signaling system number 7). For example, in GSM MAP networks (the mobile part of the application), GSM sits on top of SS7, providing the ability to communicate between pHLR, SRR, HLR, and VLR registers.

Typically, each network operator has 1 to 15 HLR registers. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pHLR register 14 may be coupled to all network operator HLRs, SRRs, and other elements containing subscriber data via the providing gateway 16, as shown in FIG. 5. 5 shows a portion of a network in which some embodiments of the invention may be applied. In this embodiment, the pHLR register can provide HLR dynamically by placing a subscriber profile in the HLR that has the largest amount of unused capacity. The pHLR controls the provisioning gateway for those subscribers who are in the pHLR. The subscription data is stored in the data storage 17 for inactive subscribers waiting to be activated. The customer billing and care system (CCB) is a system used for the services of a customer care operator. Typically, it also controls the providing gateway for mail-paid subscriptions. Through the gateway providing the pHLR register is able to control the provision of all required network elements 19, such as voice mail systems, short message service centers, continuous service servers, multimedia message sending centers.

In one embodiment, after a subscriber profile has been created in HLR 15 and other network elements containing subscriber-specific data, the routing information for the subscriber stored in SRR 13 is updated to indicate HLR 15. This can be done using the conventional SRR register-providing functionality. This is typically based on MML (Human Machine Language) over TCP / IP (Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol). This type of operation is supported by the provisioning gateway.

Once routing information has been updated in register SRR 13, the temporary profile created for the subscriber in MSC / VLR 12 can be deleted if it has not been automatically updated. A profile can be deleted in response to message 35 sent from pHLR 14.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to finally reload a new profile in the VLR, the user can turn on the mobile station after the predetermined time specified in message 36 has expired. When the mobile phone is turned on, a message 37 containing the subscriber’s IMSI number and the location of the mobile station is sent to the MSC / VLR 12 to register the mobile phone with the network. Upon receipt of the message 37, the MSC / VLR 12 sends a message 38 containing the subscriber’s IMSI number to the SRR register 13.

Since the routing information stored in SRR 13 was updated when the SRR received message 38 from the MSC / VLR, message 39 containing the MSC / VLR numbers of the subscribers and the MSC / VLR identification / location of the mobile station can be sent via the route directly to HLR 15, in which the subscriber profile was created.

According to a capability depending on the performance of the HLR 15, the pHLR can also provide the HLR 15 (again using the providing gateway) information about the location of the mobile station and request the HLR to insert new profile data in the VLR, without a new LockUp message (about location update) from mobile station. With this feature in the HLR it is possible to simplify the instructions for the subscriber of the mobile station. For example, the instructions may be: “wait a bit”, “you are secured”, then an SMS message, “welcome to our network”.

6 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention. The messages referenced in FIG. 6 as 51, 52 and 53 are the same as the messages 31, 32 and 33, respectively, which were discussed in relation to FIG. 3.

In this embodiment, the pHLR register 14 provides the HLR 15 without creating a temporary profile for the subscriber during registration. Therefore, in response to a message 53 sent from SRR 13, the pHLR register 14 immediately provides the HLR profile for the subscriber through the providing gateway 16. As before, once the HLR register is provided, the routing information for the subscriber’s IMSI number is stored in SRR 13, updated to indicate HLR. The subscriber may need to wait a period of time until the service is activated.

In this embodiment, the information required to route calls is sent to the MSC / VLR in message 54 from the HLR. Therefore, in this embodiment, the mobile station only needs to send a message 51 to register with the network.

Whether or not the network operator decides to provide the subscriber with the service before the HLR is provided will depend on the length of time that it takes for the pHLR 14 to provide HLR 15 and SRR 13. This will depend on the hardware used and the compatibility of pHLR and HLR .

In an additional embodiment of the present invention, data related to the subscriber profile in the HLR can be transferred to the pHLR and removed from the HLR. This may occur in response to the subscriber becoming inactive after the subscriber profile has been created in the HLR for the subscriber.

A previously active subscriber can be identified as inactive in response to the number of situations:

- By a prepaid phone, a subscriber can be identified as inactive if the remainder of the prepaid amount remains at zero for a predetermined time.

- The contract / paid by mail subscriber who did not make or did not receive the call in a predetermined time.

- A subscriber who has shown that he does not want to make or receive calls for a limited period of time, but wants to leave his subscription subscription with the same IMSI number. This can happen when the subscriber leaves for the holidays, but does not want to use his mobile station.

- A subscriber can be identified as active by one network operator, but identified as inactive by a competitive network operator when a subscriber is offered a contract with a competitive network operator.

The above situations only provide examples and should not be construed as exhaustive.

It will be appreciated that while embodiments of the present invention have been described with respect to mobile stations, embodiments of the present invention are applicable to any other suitable type of user equipment. For example, in an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a subscriber profile can be created in the HLR by activating the SIM in the equipment used to pay for the on-site sale.

Figure 1 illustrates a single pHLR 14. An SRR can be attached to a large number of pHLR registers (providing native location registers).

In addition to storing IMSI and MS-ISDN numbers for inactive users, pHLR can also store security information and additional details related to the subscriber and network subscription terms.

The network operator may be responsible for the pHLR, similar to the way in which the network operator is responsible for its own HLR. In an alternative embodiment, the pHLR will be operated by a third party that maintains the pHLR for various network operators on behalf of.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the HLR will not save inactive subscriber profiles.

It should also be appreciated that in further embodiments of the present invention, the pHLR may be adapted to provide any services, and not only be limited to providing HLR registers. Other possible applications may include voice mail systems, mail servers, multimedia messaging services, wireless application gateways (WAP gateways), prepaid servers, and so on. In addition, the HLR may contain second generation HLR (2G) or third generation HLR (3G). HLR can support various access systems, such as GSM and WCDMA access systems for dial-up calls and packet data access through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).

An embodiment of the present invention has been described in the context of a channel switching network domain. This invention also applies to any other technologies, including those with packet-switched network domains.

The present description provides examples of carrying out the invention, and there are some variations and modifications that can be made in relation to the presented examples without going beyond the scope of the present invention, as defined in the attached claims.

Claims (20)

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A method for managing subscriber data in a communication network, comprising the steps of: send from the mobile station associated with the subscriber, a message containing data related to the identification of the subscriber to the third network element; determining on the third network element whether the subscriber is active or inactive based on the identification of the subscriber and routing information stored in the register, and selectively routing said message from the third network element to one of the first network element and the second network element, wherein said message is routed to the first network element when it is determined that the subscriber is inactive, and to the second network element when it is determined that the subscriber is active; successively after receiving said message in the first network element, the second network element from the first network element is provided with subscriber data required by the second network element for servicing said subscriber, and updating said routing information associated with the subscriber so that the routing information indicates that the subscriber is active. 2. The method according to claim 1, which also comprises the steps of storing a plurality of subscriber identifiers in the first network element and providing the second network element with subscriber data if the data related to the subscriber identification in the message matches one of the plurality of subscriber identifiers. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message includes an international mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI). 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message also includes data related to the location of the mobile station. 5. The method according to claim 3, in which the data from the first network element is sent to the mobile station to provide the subscriber with preliminary services. 6. The method according to claim 5, in which the data sent from the first network element to the mobile station also contains authentication information. 7. The method according to claim 6, in which the preliminary service comprises transmitting a notification message to the mobile station to notify the subscriber that the service request is confirmed. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the notification message comprises a voice notification. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message is sent to the register through the second register. 10. The method according to claim 1, in which the register contains a register of routing services. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first network element comprises providing its own location register (pHLR). 12. The method according to claim 1, in which the second network element contains its own location register (HLR). 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the second register comprises a guest location register (VLR). 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second network element comprises one of: a voicemail system; mail server; multimedia messaging server; gateway of the wireless part of the application; prepayment server; intelligent network server; short message service center; location oriented services center; USSD server; GPRS server; account management and financial condition server. 15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subscriber data provides at least one additional network element. 16. A method for managing subscriber data in a communication network, comprising the steps of: determining, in at least one network element storing subscriber data for use in servicing active subscribers, that the first subscriber has become inactive; storing subscriber data related to the first subscriber in an auxiliary network element; update the information stored in the routing register to indicate the inactivity of the first subscriber and to send requests for subscriber data related to the first subscriber to the auxiliary network element and delete the subscriber data related to the first subscriber from at least one network element storing data for use in servicing active subscribers. 17. The method according to clause 16, which also determines that the first subscriber has become inactive if the time elapsed since the last message associated with the subscriber has been routed in excess of a predetermined time interval. 18. A communication system for servicing subscribers, comprising a first network element for storing subscriber data for inactive subscribers; a second network element for storing subscriber data required to provide service profiles for subscribers of a communication system; a register for providing routing information for determining whether a subscriber associated with a message from a mobile station is active or inactive and selectively route said message based on the subscriber’s identification and routing information stored in the register to one of the first network element and the second a network element, wherein said message is routed to the first network element when it is determined that the subscriber is inactive, and to the second network element when it is determined that the subscriber is active, with means for providing the second network element with subscriber data associated with the subscriber to be activated and stored in the first network element based on a message including information related to the identification of said subscriber, wherein the subscriber is activated when the second network element is provided with subscriber data from the first network element, and when updating said routing information associated with said subscriber in a register so as to indicate that said subscriber has become a active. 19. An element for managing subscriber data in a communication network, a subscriber data control element is adapted to store subscriber data only for inactive subscribers, to receive a message identifying an inactive subscriber to be activated, and to provide at least one other network element communication data of the subscriber associated with the inactive subscriber, which should be activated based on the received message. 20. Register for a communication network, the register is adapted to store routing information, to determine whether a subscriber associated with a message from a mobile station is active or inactive to route said message to a second network element, when the routing information indicates that the subscriber is active, and in order to route the said message to the first network element, when the routing information indicates that the subscriber is inactive, and when at least one of the many subscribers novitsya active, update said routing information to indicate that said subscriber has become active.

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