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Patent US8224928 - Methods and systems for distributing operating status information within a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsDisclosed is a communications network element that is capable of routing signaling messages and also performing inter-network management functions in a converged telephony-data network environment. A signaling gateway routing node is adapted to facilitate signaling communication between nodes in a signaling...http://www.google.com/patents/US8224928?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8224928 - Methods and systems for distributing operating status information within a converged networkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8224928 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/986,500Publication dateJul 17, 2012Filing dateNov 21, 2007Priority dateJun 1, 2000Also published asDE60142564D1, EP1290854A2, EP1290854B1, US7318091, US7743131, US20010049730, US20080075068, US20080075115, WO2001093526A2, WO2001093526A3, WO2001093526B1Publication number11986500, 986500, US 8224928 B2, US 8224928B2, US-B2-8224928, US8224928 B2, US8224928B2InventorsDan Alan Brendes, Joseph William Keller, Seetharaman KhadriOriginal AssigneeTekelec, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (274), Referenced by (2), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and systems for distributing operating status information within a converged network
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of the present invention, all of which include a network element that performs functions similar to that of a traditional telecommunications network packet routing switch, such as a signaling gateway routing node (SG). Each of the embodiments described and discussed below, employs an internal architecture similar to that of high performance signal transfer point (STP) and SG products which are marketed by the assignee of the present application as the Eagle� STP and IP7 Secure Gateway™, respectively. A block diagram that generally illustrates the base internal architecture of the IP7 Secure Gateway™ product is shown in FIG. 4. A detailed description of the IP7 Secure Gateway™ may be found in Tekelec publication PN/909-0767-01, Rev B, August 1999, entitled Feature Notice IP 7 Secure Gateway™ Release 1.0, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Similarly, a detailed description of the Eagle� STP may be found in the Eagle� Feature Guide PN/910-1225-01, Rev. B, January 1998, published by Tekelec, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The specific functional components of an IP7 Secure Gateway™ for transmitting and receiving transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) messages over an Internet Protocol (IP) network are described in commonly-assigned, co-pending International Patent Publication No. WO 00/35155, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Similarly, the functional components of an IP7 Secure Gateway™ for transmitting and receiving ISDN user part (ISUP) messages over an Internet Protocol (IP) network are described in commonly-assigned, co-pending International Patent Publication No. WO 00/35156, the disclosure of which is also incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. As described in the above referenced Feature Notice IP 7 Secure Gateway™, an IP7 Secure Gateway™ 250 includes the following subsystems: a Maintenance and Administration Subsystem (MAS) 252; a communication subsystem 254 and an application subsystem 256. MAS 252 provides maintenance communications, initial program load, peripheral services, alarm processing and system disks. Communication subsystem 254 includes an Interprocessor Message Transport (IMT) bus that is the main communication bus among all subsystems in the IP7 Secure Gateway™ 250. This high-speed communications system functions as two 125 Mbps counter-rotating serial buses.
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