Patent ID: 11902725
Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for load sharing class 1 signaling connection control part (SCCP) messages, the method comprising:
receiving a class 1 SCCP message requiring global title translation (GTT);
performing global title translation (GTT) on the message to select a load sharing group for the message;
generating a message signal unit (MSU) load sharing key using parameters from a combination of message transfer part (MTP) layer parameters and signaling connection control part (SCCP) layer parameters, wherein generating the MSU load sharing key using the MTP layer parameters and the SCCP layer parameters includes generating the MSU load sharing key using a called party global title (CdGT), an originating point code (GPC), and a signaling link selector (SLS) from the message;
using the MSU load sharing key to select a destination address from the load sharing group for the message;
inserting the destination address into the message; and
routing the message to a destination corresponding to the destination address.