Patent ID: 7088728
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A network routing node for routing a signaling message via one of a plurality of different routes to the same destination based on origination information associated with the signaling message and independently of source node location, the network node comprising: (a) a signaling link interface module for receiving a signaling message originating from a signaling node that is not adjacent to the network routing node; (b) a routing database associated with the signaling link interface module, the routing database including a plurality of different routes to the destination identified by destination information in the signaling message, the routes being distinguishable from each other in the routing database using origination information associated with a plurality of non-adjacent signaling nodes; and (c) a routing function associated with the routing database for using origination information associated with the signaling message to select one of the plurality of signaling routes for routing the signaling message to the destination identified by the destination information based on the non-adjacent node origination information in the routing database.