Patent ID: 6496577
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A signal transmission system including a plurality of long distance signaling transfer point (L-STP) stations, each of which includes a plurality of regional signaling transfer point (R-STP) stations, each of which includes a plurality of signaling end point (SEP) stations,wherein one of said plurality of SEP stations as an originating SEP station transmits a message to another of said plurality of SEP stations as a destination SEP station, said message having a header section including a point code of said destination SEP station as a DPC, and wherein one of said plurality of R-STP stations including said originating SEP station as an originating side R-STP station determines one of a route to said destination SEP station, a route to one of said plurality of R-STP stations including said destination SEP station as a destination side R-STP station, and a route to one of said plurality of L-STP stations including said destination side R-STP station as a destination side L-STP station, based on said DPC in said header section of said message, and transfers said message based on the determined route; wherein said originating side R-STP station includes a routing data table in which full routes are written, said full routes indicating the route to said destination SEP station, and said originating side R-STP station refers to said routing data table based on said DPC to determine the route.