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UNIVERSAL MOBILE MANAGER

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ABSTRACT
The present invention provides a method of interworking to

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support global roaming across circuit-switched and packet

switched domains. Embodiments of the methods include

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selecting a ?rst routmg number that 1dent1?es the mob1l1ty

manager as a gateway to the originating domain. The selec

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tion is performed at a mobility manager in response to receiv

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ing a request from a ?rst gateway in an originating domain to

locate a user. Embodiments of the method further include
identifying a second gateway that serves the user in a desti
nation domain using a ?rst user identi?er included in the

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request received from the ?rst gateway. Embodiments of the

mobility manager can store information associating the ?rst
routing number with a second routing number that identi?es
the second gateway.

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