Patent ID: 6628672
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method of reassembling an ordered sequence of Signaling Connection and Control Part (SCCP) message segments at the SCCP of a signaling node of a telecommunications network, where each segment contains a segmentation parameter indicating the correct order of the segments and an indicator indicating the number of segments following the segment, and where said message segments are received out of order at the signaling node, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a first of the message segments at the SCCP; initiating a reassembly process for the sequence to which the received segment belongs on the basis of said segmentation parameter and the origin of the message segment; storing the received segment as part of said initiated process; receiving and storing the remaining segments of the SCCP message; concatenating the received segments in the correct order on the basis of said segmentation parameters to obtain an SCCP user data block; and passing the reassembled SCCP user data block to an SCCP user.