摘要 |
Embodiments of the invention are concerned with improving the efficiency of Home Location Registers. One embodiment involves a method of provisioning subscriber records corresponding to devices in a telecommunications system, the telecommunications system having a storage system (14) holding a plurality of sets of data records, each set of data records corresponding to a network subscription associated with a said device and being capable of providing the device with access to network services provided by the telecommunications system. The method comprises: providing the storage system with a first processing system (301) capable of generating a first set of standard Mobile Application Part (MAP) responses and of generating at least one non-standard response, the non-standard response comprising notifying the set of data records corresponding to said network subscription as a set of data records to be transferred to a further storage system (12), wherein the further storage systemis in operative association with a second processing system capable of generating a second set of standard Mobile Application Part (MAP) responses, the second set of standard Mobile Application Part (MAP) responses being greater than the first set of standard Mobile Application Part (MAP) responses. |