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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 inPatentsDisclosed 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, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso 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 (330), Non-Patent Citations (274), Referenced by (9), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and systems for distributing operating status information within a converged network
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