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Patent US7839889 - Methods and systems for communicating signaling system 7 (SS7) user part ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and systems for transmitting user part messages between signaling system seven (SS7) signaling points over an internet protocol (IP) network include receiving, at a signal transfer point, a first SS7 user part message. The first SS7 user part message can be received from a first SS7 signaling...http://www.google.com/patents/US7839889?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7839889 - Methods and systems for communicating signaling system 7 (SS7) user part messages among SS7 signaling points (SPs) and internet protocol (IP) nodes using signal transfer points (STPs)Advanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7839889 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/282,966Publication dateNov 23, 2010Filing dateNov 18, 2005Priority dateDec 4, 1998Also published asUS7031340, US7046667, US7050456, US7190702, US7242695, US7327670, US20030161301, US20030231651, US20030231652, US20030231653, US20040100961, US20060077978, US20110064075Publication number11282966, 282966, US 7839889 B2, US 7839889B2, US-B2-7839889, US7839889 B2, US7839889B2InventorsDavid Michael Sprague, Dan Alan Brendes, Venkataramaiah Ravishankar, Paul Andrew MillerOriginal AssigneeTekelecExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (259), Classifications (27), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and systems for communicating signaling system 7 (SS7) user part messages among SS7 signaling points (SPs) and internet protocol (IP) nodes using signal transfer points (STPs)US 7839889 B2Abstract Methods and systems for transmitting user part messages between signaling system seven (SS7) signaling points over an internet protocol (IP) network include receiving, at a signal transfer point, a first SS7 user part message. The first SS7 user part message can be received from a first SS7 signaling point, such as a service switching point (SSP). The first SS7 signaling point is encapsulated in a first IP packet. The first IP packet is transmitted to a second SS7 signaling point over an IP network.
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