Patent ID: 7302495
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for the transmission of signaling messages, comprising: transmitting data between an interconnected data transmission network and a data packet transmission network; receiving an original signaling message that is defined for an interconnected data transmission and has signaling data for the data transmission; and transmitting a partner signaling message that is defined for the received original signaling message and is suitable for the transportation of the original signaling message via the data packet transmission network but does not contain the original signaling message, wherein the partner signaling message includes a message element that indicates the participation of an interconnected data transmission network, and the partner signaling message includes the signaling data from the original signaling message that is necessary for signaling to a terminal of the data packet transmission network that other signaling data from the original signaling message is not contained in the partner signaling message, wherein a check is made to determine whether additional performance features of the interconnected data transmission network that must be supported by the opposing side are required in the original signaling message or whether such essential performance features are not requested, and depending on the results of the check the partner signaling message has an indication that the additional performance features are supported by the transmitter of the partner signaling message but do not have to be supported by the receiver of the partner signaling message.