Patent ID: 8606962
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. Method of operating a signalling gateway in a decoupled mode of operation for routing signalling messages between an SS7 network and an IP-based network, the method comprising: in response to receiving from a first network node in one of the SS7 or the IP-based networks a connection request message requesting a connection with a second network node in a different one of the SS7 or the IP-based networks, transcribing the received message into a corresponding message and routing the transcribed message to the second network node without storing information at the signalling gateway coupling sections of the requested connection together; and in response to receiving a connection oriented data message from the SS7 network, performing a selection of an application server on the basis of a message transfer part 3 routing label comprised in the message and forwarding the message to an application server process of the application server in the IP-based network.