Patent ID: 6680952
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A telecommunications network, comprising:a gateway in communication with a packet-switching network and a first node originating a first voice call bearing first signaling data according to a first signaling protocol; a media gateway controller coupled to the gateway and configured to control one or more gateways, in communication with the packet-switching network and a terminating node terminating the voice call, based on the first signaling data to provide voice communications over the packet-switching network between the first node and a terminating gateway; wherein the gateway is further configured to extract the first signaling data from the first voice call, package the first signaling data into a first message, and transmit the first message to the media gateway controller, said first message including a first message header indicating the first signaling protocol and a first message body containing a first protocol data unit encapsulating the first signaling data.