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The invention relates to a mobile-service switch in which the load of channel control and call set-up for individual wireless zones formed under the mobile-service switch is distributed to processors corresponding to the respective wireless zones and a processor that is to perform a channel control

The invention relates to a mobile-service switch in which the load of channel control and call set-up for individual wireless zones formed under the mobile-service switch is distributed to processors corresponding to the respective wireless zones and a processor that is to perform a channel control and call set-up on a termination call that actually has occurred is efficiently determined while cooperation is made with a home location register and a gateway switch, as well as to a home memory node and a gateway switch that cooperate with the mobile-service switch. In a mobile communication system provided with such a mobile-service switch, home memory node, and gateway switch, the service quality is improved at a low cost while high reliability attained by the load distribution is not lowered and flexible adaptation is made to a variety of forms of functional distribution of the mobile-service switch, the home memory node, and the gateway switch.

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1. A mobile-service switch comprising: a plurality of distributed call processing means for performing call processing, as distributed processing according to a load distribution scheme, by associating with a plurality of radio base stations, on a call from an incoming line formed between the plur

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A mobile-service switch comprising: a plurality of distributed call processing means for performing call processing, as distributed processing according to a load distribution scheme, by associating with a plurality of radio base stations, on a call from an incoming line formed between the plurality of distributed call processing means and a gateway switch office and to be terminated at one of mobile stations that can be located in wireless zones individually formed under the radio base stations; path forming means for forming a path between said gateway switch office and said plurality of radio base stations based on a procedure of said call processing by said plurality of distributed call processing means, and wherein in response to an inquiry made by said home location register having location information of said mobile stations as database, made about a mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call, said plurality of distributed call processing means judges whether or not termination at the mobile station is possible, determines one, of said plurality of distributed call processing means, which is to perform call set-up in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone where said mobile station visits, and notifies the determined distributed call processing means and the judgment result to one of said home location register and said gateway switch office.2. A mobile-service switch according to claim 1, wherein in response to an inquiry from said home location register, said plurality of distributed call processing means pages a mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call, and determines one, of said plurality of distributed call processing means, which has obtained a response to the paging as a distributed call processing means which is to perform a call set-up in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone where said mobile station visits. 3. A mobile-service switch according to claim 1, wherein: in response to an inquiry from said home location register, said plurality of distributed call processing means pages a mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call; and one of said plurality of distributed call processing means which independently determines a response to said paging notifies of itself as the determined distributed call processing means to one of said home location register and said gateway switch office. 4. A mobile-service switch according to claim 1, wherein: an inquiry from said home location register includes an identifier of a wireless zone where a mobile station to be a destination party of said call can be located, among said wireless zones individually formed under said radio base stations; and said plurality of distributed call processing means judges whether or not termination is possible at said mobile station which is to be destination party of said call, only for said wireless zone indicated by said identifier included in said inquiry. 5. A mobile-service switch according to claim 1, wherein: an inquiry from said home location register includes an identifier of one of said distributed call processing means which is to perform call processing in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone where a mobile station to be a destination party of said call can be located; and one of said plurality of distributed call processing means indicated by said identifier included in said inquiry judges whether or not termination is possible at said mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call. 6. A mobile-service switch comprising: a plurality of distributed call processing means for performing call processing, as distributed processing according to a load distribution scheme, by associating with a plurality of radio base stations, on a call from an incoming line formed between the plurality of distributed call processing means and a gateway switch office and to be terminated at one of mobile stations that can be located in wireless zones individually formed under the radio base stations; path forming means for forming a path between said gateway switch office and said plurality of radio base stations based on a procedure of said call processing by said plurality of distributed call processing means, and wherein in response to an inquiry made by said home location register having location information of said mobile station as database, made about a mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call from, said plurality of distributed call processing means judges whether or not termination at the mobile station is possible and notifies the judgment result to said home location register.7. A mobile-service switch according to claim 6, wherein: an inquiry from said home location register includes an identifier of a wireless zone where a mobile station to be a destination party of said call can be located, among said wireless zones individually formed under said radio base stations; and said plurality of distributed call processing means judges whether or not termination is possible at said mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call, only for said wireless zone indicated by said identifier included in said inquiry. 8. A mobile-service switch according to claim 6, wherein: an inquiry from said home location register includes an identifier of one of said distributed call processing means which is to perform call processing in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone where a mobile station to be a destination party of said call can be located; and one of said plurality of distributed call processing means indicated by said identifier included in said inquiry judges whether or not termination is possible at said mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call. 9. A home memory node comprising: a home memory for storing location information of a wireless zone where a mobile station is actually located, of mobile stations which can be located in a plurality of wireless zones formed under a plurality of mobile-service switch offices; and controlling means for notifying, when a call to be terminated at one of said mobile stations has occurred, location information of the mobile station and an identifier of the terminated call to one of said plurality of mobile-service switch offices which is to perform call processing in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone indicated by location information stored in said home memory, wherein said home memory stores said location information and identifiers of submodules provided in one of said mobile-service switch offices and sharing a load of call processing for one or both of said wireless zones and said mobile stations which can be located in said wireless zones; andsaid controlling means holds location information notified to one of said mobile-service switch offices and notifies, when receiving a response to the location information, of an identifier stored together with the location information in said home memory and the response to said gateway switch office.10. A home memory node according to claim 9, wherein: said home memory stores an attribute and location information of said mobile stations; and said controlling means notifies of an attribute of one of said mobile stations where said termination call has occurred stored in said home memory, together with said response and said identifier to said gateway switch office. 11. A home memory node comprising: a home memory for storing location information of a wireless zone where a mobile station is actually located, of mobile stations which can be located in a plurality of wireless zones formed under a plurality of mobile-service switch offices; and controlling means for notifying, when a call to be terminated at one of said mobile stations has occurred, location information of the mobile station and an identifier of the terminated call to one of said plurality of mobile-service switch offices which is to perform call processing in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone indicated by location information stored in said home memory, wherein said home memory stores location information and identifiers of submodules provided in one of said mobile-service switch offices and sharing a load of call processing for one or both of said wireless zones and said mobile stations which can be located in said wireless zones; andwhen a call to be terminated at one of said mobile stations has occurred, said controlling means acquires location information and an identifier stored in said home memory, relating to a mobile station where the call has been terminated, and notifies of the location information and the identifier of the termination call to one of said submodules indicated by the identifier.12. A home memory node comprising: a home memory for storing location information of a wireless zone where a mobile station is actually located, of mobile stations which can be located in a plurality of wireless zones formed under a plurality of mobile-service switch offices; and controlling means for notifying, when a call to be terminated at one of said mobile stations has occurred, location information of the mobile station and an identifier of the terminated call to one of said plurality of mobile-service switch offices which is to perform call processing in conformity with channel control over a wireless zone indicated by location information stored in said home memory, wherein said home memory stores said location information and identifiers of submodules provided in one of said mobile-service switch offices and sharing a load of call processing for one or both of said wireless zones and said mobile station which can be located in said wireless zones; andsaid controlling means notifies of said location information and an identifier stored in said home memory to one of said mobile-service switch offices, holds the identifier, and notifies, when receiving a response to said location information and the identifier, the held identifier as well as the response to said gateway switch office.13. A home memory node according to claim 12, wherein: said home memory stores an attribute and location information of said mobile stations; and said controlling means notifies of an attribute of one of said mobile stations where said termination call has occurred stored in said home memory, together with said response and said identifier to said gateway switch office. 14. A gateway switch comprising: call processing means for performing call processing on a call that has occurred on an incoming line and is to be terminated at one of a plurality of mobile stations that can be located in wireless zones individually formed under a plurality of radio base stations and for transferring the call to a mobile-service switch office performing call processing in conformity with channel control over the wireless zones; and path forming means for forming a path between said incoming line and said mobile-service switch office based on a procedure of said call processing performed by said call processing means, and wherein said call processing means requests location information of a wireless zone where one of said mobile stations to be a destination party of said call visits to a home location register, and when receiving a response to the request including an identifier of a submodule which is to share a load of call-processing the call, of said submodules provided in said mobile-service switch offices, said call processing means determines an outgoing line formed between said path forming means and a submodule indicated by the received identifier as an outgoing line for the call.15. A gateway switch according to claim 14, wherein: a response to said request for said location information from said home location register includes an attribute of a mobile station which is to be a destination party of said call; and said call processing means judges whether or not said attribute included in said response satisfies a predetermined condition and routes said call only when the judgment result is true.