System and method for mapping a PSTN trunk to a packet network endpoint

• US 20030214971A1
• Filed: 05/20/2002
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Viavi Solutions, Inc. (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: McDonald, David John, Carson, Douglas John, Sheldon, David Charles
• Granted Patent: US 7,324,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/126 Interworking of session control protocols

Abstract

A system for mapping dissimilar communication protocols is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises user communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks, a first communication protocol associated with a first communication network, a second communication protocol associated with a second communication network, and a software code segment configured to detect a call setup identifier and a call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol, the software code segment also configured to detect a call setup identifier and call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol, where the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol may occur within a predetermined amount of time before or after the call setup identifier or the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol. The system maps the call identifiers from the dissimilar networks so that the user information can be characterized over the dissimilar networks.

Claims

1. A system for mapping dissimilar communication protocols, comprising:

user communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks;

a first communication protocol associated with a first communication network;

a second communication protocol associated with a second communication network; and

a software code segment configured to detect a call setup identifier and a call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol, the software code segment also configured to detect a call setup identifier and call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol, where the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol may occur within a predetermined amount of time before or after the call setup identifier or the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the call setup identifiers and the call tear-down identifiers associated with the first and second communication protocols are saved to memory.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol comply with signaling system seven integrated services digital network user part (SS7 ISUP).

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol comply with media gateway control protocol (MGCP).

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the software code segment maps a point code circuit identification code (PC/CIC) associated with the first communication protocol to an MGCP endpoint name associated with the second communication protocol.

6. A method for mapping dissimilar communication protocol signaling messages, comprising:

receiving communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks;

detecting a call setup identifier and a call tear-down identifier associated with a first communication protocol; and

detecting a call setup identifier and call tear-down identifier associated with a second communication protocol, where the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol may occur within a predetermined amount of time before or after the call setup identifier or the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising saving the call setup identifiers and the call tear-down identifiers associated with the first and second communication protocols to a memory.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol comply with signaling system seven integrated services digital network user part (SS7 ISUP).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol comply with media gateway control protocol (MGCP).

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising mapping a point code circuit identification code (PC/CIC) associated with the first communication protocol to an MGCP endpoint name associated with the second communication protocol.

11. A computer readable medium having a program for mapping dissimilar communication protocol signaling messages, comprising:

logic for receiving communication information that spans at least two dissimilar communication networks;

logic for detecting a call setup identifier and a call tear-down identifier associated with a first communication protocol; and

logic for detecting a call setup identifier and call tear-down identifier associated with a second communication protocol, where the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol may occur within a predetermined amount of time before or after the call setup identifier or the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol.

12. The program of claim 11, further comprising logic for saving the call setup identifiers and the call tear-down identifiers associated with the first and second communication protocols to a memory.

13. The program of claim 12, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the first communication protocol comply with signaling system seven integrated services digital network user part (SS7 ISUP).

14. The program of claim 13, wherein the call setup identifier and the call tear-down identifier associated with the second communication protocol comply with media gateway control protocol (MGCP).

15. The program of claim 14, further comprising logic for mapping a point code circuit identification code (PC/CIC) associated with the first communication protocol to an MGCP endpoint name associated with the second communication protocol.