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Patent US7522580 - Edge device and method for interconnecting SS7 signaling points (SPs) using ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and systems for interconnecting SS7 signaling points include connecting an edge device to a plurality of SS7 service switching points using fixed-bandwidth SS7 links. The edge device is connected to an SS7/IP gateway using a variable-bandwidth signaling link. The edge device multiplexes SS7 messages...http://www.google.com/patents/US7522580?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7522580 - Edge device and method for interconnecting SS7 signaling points (SPs) using edge deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7522580 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/130,422Publication dateApr 21, 2009Filing dateMay 12, 2005Priority dateDec 4, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6940866, US6944184, US7564870, US20050238036, US20060034329Publication number11130422, 130422, US 7522580 B2, US 7522580B2, US-B2-7522580, US7522580 B2, US7522580B2InventorsPaul Andrew Miller, Venkataramaiah RavishankarOriginal AssigneeTekelecExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (43), Classifications (34), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEdge device and method for interconnecting SS7 signaling points (SPs) using edge device
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