Patent ID: 11963070
Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for processing signaling messages in a network node in a telecommunications network, the network node configured to operate in a first configuration and a second configuration, the system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
instantiate a message manipulation function configured to manipulate signaling messages according to one or more pre-defined message manipulation rules,
in the first configuration of the network node:
determining an egress characteristic indicative of how an outgoing signaling message is to be outputted from the network node, wherein in the first configuration, the message manipulation function is instantiated in an ingress part of the network node; and
manipulating, using the message manipulation function, an incoming signaling message based on the determined egress characteristic; and
in the second configuration of the network node:
determining an ingress characteristic indicative of how an incoming signaling message has been received at the network node, wherein in the second configuration, the message manipulation function is instantiated in an egress part of the network node; and
manipulating, using the message manipulation function, an outgoing signaling message based on the determined ingress characteristic.