Patent ID: 7773586

Claim:
A method for updating configuration data within a signal transfer point (STP), comprising: on a computer system, (a) prompting a user for a first point code, and a second point code, and a Common Language Location Identifier code (CLLI code) corresponding to the first point code; (b) determining the identity of a second STP in response to the second point code; (c) retrieving configuration data from the second STP; (d) determining one or more linksets in response to the first point code and the CLLI code, wherein the step of determining one or more linksets comprises: (i) searching the configuration data for entries related to the first point code (ii) if entries related to the first point code are found, displaying the linksets from the entries related to the first point code to the user; and (iii) if entries related to the first point code are not found: (A) searching the configuration data for entries related to point codes similar to the first point code; and (B) displaying the linksets from the entries related to point codes similar to the first point code to the user; and (C) prompting the user to select one or more of the linksets from the entries related to point codes similar to the first point code; (e) automatically generating new signaling data supporting a new trunk line from the first and second point codes, the CLLI code, and the linksets; (f) inserting the new signaling data in the configuration data; and (g) storing the modified configuration data in the second STP.