Patent ID: 6597701
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a Signaling System 7 (SS7) interface configured to receive an SS7 initial address message for a call indicating a called number and a first connection, transfer an SS7 query message indicating a translation of the called number, and receive an SS7 response message indicating call routing information; a call processor coupled to the SS7 interface and configured to process the called number from the initial address message to transfer a first message indicating the called number, process a second message indicating the translation of the called number to initiate the transfer of the SS7 query message from the SS7 interface, and process the call routing information from the SS7 response message to transfer a third message indicating the first connection and a second connection; a first service control point configured to process the first message indicating the called number to transfer the second message indicating the translation of the called number; a means for connecting the call processor to the first service control point to locate the call processor and the first service control point on a same platform and for transferring the first message and the second message between the call processor and the first service control point without using SS7 formatted messages; and an interworking unit configured to receive communications for the call from the first connection in a time division multiplex communication format, receive the third message, and in response to the third message, convert the communications from the time division multiplex communication format to an asynchronous communication format and transfer the communications in the asynchronous communication format over the second connection.