Patent ID: 7515607

Claim:
A method for performing linkset-related SS7 network functions based on messages in accordance with M3UA, the method comprising the following steps: a) mapping M3UA connections to pseudo linksets, a pseudo linkset being defined as the set of M3UA connections between a signaling gateway and an application server and being uniquely determined by a set of SS7 parameters and parameter values, the parameters and parameter values uniquely laying down the scope of the traffic processed by the application server; b) storing the data describing the pseudo linksets as linkset data in a database; and c) performing the linkset-related SS7 network functions by determining an assigned pseudo linkset and by applying the SS7 network functions to the messages of the M3UA connection determined by the database, wherein for user part messages the screening parameters Origination Point Code OPC, Destination Point Code DPC, Service Indicator SI, Network Indicator NI or Signaling Link Selection SLS are taken from the M3UA protocol data parameter of an M3UA message and all other screening parameters are taken from the user protocol data field of the M3UA message, and wherein for SS7 management messages determination takes place on the basis of the M3UA message class, and the Screening Parameter Origination Point Code OPC or Destination Point Code DPC are determined on the basis of the data of the pseudo linkset stored in the database.