System for managing telecommunications
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1. A telecommunication processing system comprising:
- a first signaling interface configured to receive a first signaling message from a narrowband network element;
a message handler configured process the first signaling message to recognize a trigger, identify a communication service responsive to the trigger, obtain data to implement the communication service, and process the data to generate a route instruction;
a second signaling interface configured to transfer the second signaling message indicating the route instruction to a packet network element, wherein the packet network element receives the second signaling message, receives user communications transferred from the narrowband network element, and transfers the user communications over a packet network responsive to the second signaling message; and
wherein the first signaling interface, the second signaling interface, and the message handler are external to the narrowband network element, the packet network element, and other network elements that transfer the user communications.
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Abstract
The invention includes a system for processing telecommunications signaling. Signaling for a call is received into a signaling processor. The signaling processor processes the call and generates new signaling incorporating the processing. The new signaling is transferred to network elements as appropriate. The signaling processor is not coupled to a switch matrix and only communicates with the network elements over signaling links.
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1. A telecommunication processing system comprising:
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a first signaling interface configured to receive a first signaling message from a narrowband network element;
a message handler configured process the first signaling message to recognize a trigger, identify a communication service responsive to the trigger, obtain data to implement the communication service, and process the data to generate a route instruction;
a second signaling interface configured to transfer the second signaling message indicating the route instruction to a packet network element, wherein the packet network element receives the second signaling message, receives user communications transferred from the narrowband network element, and transfers the user communications over a packet network responsive to the second signaling message; and
wherein the first signaling interface, the second signaling interface, and the message handler are external to the narrowband network element, the packet network element, and other network elements that transfer the user communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a telecommunication processing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signaling message from a narrowband network element;
processing the first signaling message to recognize a trigger;
identifying a communication service responsive to the trigger;
obtaining data to implement the communication service;
processing the data to generate a route instruction;
transferring a second signaling message indicating the route instruction to a packet network element, wherein the packet network element receives the second signaling message, receives user communications transferred from the narrowband network element, and transfers the user communications over a packet network responsive to the second signaling message; and
wherein the telecommunication processing system is external to the narrowband network element, the packet network element, and other network elements that transfer the user communications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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