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Coverting a routing address within a telecommunications network

  • US 5,867,788 A
  • Filed: 06/03/1996
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for transmitting a signal from a first Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) network to a second SS7 network wherein said first SS7 network and said second SS7 network use an incompatible addressing mechanism, said method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving at said first SS7 network a mobile subscriber identification number from a mobile station associated with a home location register (HLR) for storing subscriber information related to said mobile station and wherein said HLR is located within said second SS7 network;

    prepending a particular country code associated with said second SS7 network with said mobile subscriber identification number received at said first SS7 network; and

    transmitting a SS7 signal from said first SS7 network to said HLR within said second SS7 network using said prepended country code with said received mobile subscriber identification number as a routing address.

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