High speed SS7 signaling adaptation device

• US 6,154,467 A
• Filed: 01/14/1998
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hanson, Gary D., Yagel, Scott M., Hager, Kevin W.
• Primary Examiner(s): RAO, SEEMA SRINIVAS
• Application Number:
  US09/006,694
• Time in Patent Office: 1,049 Days
• Field of Search: 370/384, 370/410, 370/466, 370/467, 370/522, 370/524, 370/395, 370/264, 370/409, 379/220, 379/229, 379/230
• US Class Current: 370/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/563 Signalling, e.g. protocols, reference model
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling

Abstract

A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device (200) includes a platform manager (120) having a high speed control interface and operable to configure and monitor the operations of the adaptation device. An SS7 user parts process (122) is in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol, and a message transfer part layer 3 process (124) is in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions. A data link and physical layer process (126) is further in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport. A plurality of high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices are distributed in an intelligent telecommunications network. The distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices are coupled to signal transfer points which are operable to configure, manage and monitor the distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices.

Claims

1. A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device, comprising:

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions; and

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to interface with at least one electrical DS-0 based SS7 signaling data link via an edge multiplexer.

2. A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device, comprising:

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions; and

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to interface with at least one electrical multi-channel T1 SS7 signaling data link via an edge multiplexer.

3. A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device, comprising:

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions; and

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to interface with at least one electrical multi-channel E1 SS7 signaling data link via an edge multiplexer.

4. A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device, comprising:

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions; and

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to interface with a 16-link link set, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to transmit broadband SS7 signaling messages on one or more links of the 16-link link set.

5. A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device, comprising:

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions; and

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to interface with a 16-link link set, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to evenly distribute broadband SS7 signaling messages on two or more links of the 16-link link set.

6. An intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:

a plurality of signal transfer points;

a plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each being coupled to one of the plurality of signal transfer points and being configured, managed and monitored by the signal transfer points;

a plurality of intelligent network nodes each being coupled to one of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device; and

a transmission facility having a plurality of asynchronous transfer mode virtual circuits coupled to the plurality of signal transfer points and distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices, wherein the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each comprises;

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions;

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport; and

a concentration device coupled between each of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices and the intelligent network nodes, the concentration device being adapted to interface the data link and physical layer process with at least one electrical DS-0 based SS7 signaling data link.

7. An intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:

a plurality of signal transfer points;

a plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each being coupled to one of the plurality of signal transfer points and being configured, managed and monitored by the signal transfer points;

a plurality of intelligent network nodes each being coupled to one of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device; and

a transmission facility having a plurality of asynchronous transfer mode virtual circuits coupled to the plurality of signal transfer points and distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices, wherein the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each comprises;

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions;

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport; and

a concentration device coupled between each of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices and the intelligent network nodes, the concentration device being adapted to interface the data link and physical layer process with at least one electrical multi-channel T1 SS7 signaling data link.

8. An intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:

a plurality of signal transfer points;

a plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each being coupled to one of the plurality of signal transfer points and being configured, managed and monitored by the signal transfer points;

a plurality of intelligent network nodes each being coupled to one of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device; and

a transmission facility having a plurality of asynchronous transfer mode virtual circuits coupled to the plurality of signal transfer points and distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices, wherein the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each comprises;

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions;

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport; and

a concentration device coupled between each of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices and the intelligent network nodes, the concentration device being adapted to interface the data link and physical layer process with at least one electrical multi-channel E1 SS7 signaling data link.

9. An intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:

a plurality of signal transfer points;

a plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each being coupled to one of the plurality of signal transfer points and being configured, managed and monitored by the signal transfer points;

a plurality of intelligent network nodes each being coupled to one of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device; and

a transmission facility having a plurality of asynchronous transfer mode virtual circuits coupled to the plurality of signal transfer points and distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices, wherein the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each comprises;

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions;

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport; and

a concentration device coupled between each of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices and the intelligent network nodes, the concentration device being adapted to interface the data link and physical layer process with a 16-link link set, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to transmit broadband SS7 signaling messages on one or more links of the 16-link link set.

10. An intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:

a plurality of signal transfer points;

a plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each being coupled to one of the plurality of signal transfer points and being configured, managed and monitored by the signal transfer points;

a plurality of intelligent network nodes each being coupled to one of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device; and

a transmission facility having a plurality of asynchronous transfer mode virtual circuits coupled to the plurality of signal transfer points and distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices, wherein the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices each comprises;

a platform manager having a high speed control interface operable to configure, manage and monitor the operations of the high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device;

an SS7 user parts process in communications with the platform manager and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol;

a message transfer part layer 3 process in communications with the platform manager and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions;

a data link and physical layer process in communications with the platform manager and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport; and

a concentration device coupled between each of the plurality of distributed high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices and the intelligent network nodes, the concentration device being adapted to interface the data link and physical layer process with a 16-link link set, wherein the data link and physical layer process is operable to evenly distribute broadband SS7 signaling messages on two or more links of the 16-link link set.