Patent ID: 7573869
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for using a single broadband SS7 signaling gateway for multiple wireless access gateways, comprising the steps of: forming a cluster of media gateways, each of the media gateways having a respective transcoder; providing at least one first media gateway of the cluster of media gateways having an integrated broadband SS7 signaling gateway, at least one second media gateway of the cluster of media gateways being without an integrated broadband SS7 signaling gateway; and using the at least one first media gateway for SS7 signaling and using the at least one second gateway for resources other than SS7 signaling; and using the at least one single media gateway with an integrated broadband SS7signaling gateway as a single SS7 point code for more than one gateway of the cluster of media gateways whereby all resources of all media gateways in the cluster are available for a particular call; wherein a single broadband SS7 signaling gateway is used for multiple wireless access gateways, and wherein a call control entity is allowed to choose resources from all media gateways in the cluster of media gateways.