Patent ID: 8687651
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a first control message from a first network at a first network element in communication with the first network and a second network, wherein the first network is configured to operate according to a first protocol, wherein the second network is configured to operate according a second protocol, and wherein the first control message includes a message parameter; determining, at the first network element, whether the first control message includes a message parameter associated with a second network element in communication with the second network; in response to determining that the first control message includes the message parameter associated with the second network element, generating a second control message based on the first control message at the first network element, wherein the generating comprises mapping a message parameter from a set of stored message parameters to a message parameter in the second control message, and wherein the second control message is configured for transmission to the second network element via the second network.