Patent ID: 6011842
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A network element for use in a telecommunication network supporting at least one supplementary service, said telecommunications network including at least one node, a message associated with a supplementary service being transmittable within said network including an information element in a first format which is incompatible with said node, and a message associated with a supplementary service being transmittable within said network including an information element in a second format compatible with said node, said network element comprising:means for receiving messages from said network;means for determining whether a received message is associated with a supplementary service;means for detecting whether an information element within said supplementary service message is in the first or second format, and means for selective conversion of the format of said information element such that when said information element is in the first format at least a part of said information element is converted into the second format, and when said information element is in said second format, transmitting said message transparently.