Patent ID: 6424652
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of processing telecommunications signaling for a telecommunication network that includes a first network element, a second network element, and a plurality of connections between the first network element and the second network element, the method comprising:receiving a Signaling System #7 signaling message into a processing system that is external to any telecommunication switches; in the processing system, processing the Signaling System #7 signaling message to select one of the connections between the first network element and the second network element; in the processing system, generating a first control message indicating the selected connection between the first network element and the second network element; in the processing system, generating a second control message indicating the selected connection between the first network element and the second network element; transferring the first control message from the processing system for the first network element before the first network element has applied the Signaling System #7 signaling message; and transferring the second control message from the processing system for the second network element before the second network element has applied the Signaling System #7 signaling message.