Network protocol conversion module within a telecommunications system
First Claim
1. A system for communicating a signal containing application layer data between a first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) network and a second Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) based SS7 network, said system comprising:
- a gateway Signal Transfer Point (STP) connecting said first SS7 network with said second SS7 network, said gateway STP comprising;
a Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) layer module; and
a conversion module interfaced with said SCCP layer module, said conversion module;
receiving said signal from one of said SS7 networks; and
converting SCCP parameter addressing data within said signal received from said one of said SS7 network between ANSI protocol and CCITT protocol in order to be recognizable by the other SS7 network.
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Abstract
Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) parameters within a signal generated within a first SS7 telecommunications network are converted into values and formats acceptable by a second SS7 telecommunications network by a converter residing within a gateway Signal Transfer Point (STP). Such a converter enables signals containing application layer data to be transported across two different SS7 telecommunications networks that are otherwise incompatible.
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1. A system for communicating a signal containing application layer data between a first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) network and a second Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) based SS7 network, said system comprising:
a gateway Signal Transfer Point (STP) connecting said first SS7 network with said second SS7 network, said gateway STP comprising; a Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) layer module; and a conversion module interfaced with said SCCP layer module, said conversion module; receiving said signal from one of said SS7 networks; and converting SCCP parameter addressing data within said signal received from said one of said SS7 network between ANSI protocol and CCITT protocol in order to be recognizable by the other SS7 network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for converting Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) parameters within a signal to transport said signal between a first American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) network and a second Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) based SS7 network, said system comprising:
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a Message Transfer Part module for receiving said signal from one of said SS7 networks; a SCCP module interfaced with said MTP module for retrieving said signal; and a conversion module interfaced with said SCCP module for converting said SCCP parameter within said signal received from said one of said SS7 networks between ANSI parameters and CCITT parameters in order to be recognizable by the other SS7 network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for transporting data transmitted between a first application module within an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) protocol based telecommunications network and a second application module within a Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) protocol based telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) parameters within a signal carrying said data transmitted by either application module; converting a Called/Calling Party Address within said SCCP parameters between the ANSI and CCITT protocols; and transmitting said signal with said converted Called/Calling Party Address to the other application module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for transporting data transmitted between a first application module within an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) protocol based telecommunications network and a second application module within a Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) protocol based telecommunications network, said system comprising:
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means for retrieving Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) parameters from a signal carrying said data transmitted by either application module; means for converting a Called/Calling Party Address within said SCCP parameters between the ANSI and CCITT protocols; and means for transmitting said signal with said converted Called/Calling Party Address to the other application module. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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