Methods and systems for providing database node access control functionality in a communications network routing node
First Claim
1. A network element for providing service control point (SCP) or database node front end processing (FEP) service and routing data packets through a communications network, the network element comprising:
- (a) a first module capable of transmitting data packets to and receiving data packets from a communications network, wherein the first module is adapted to receive a data packet from the communications network;
(b) a second module for receiving the data packet and for forwarding the data packet to one of a plurality of SCP or database nodes being separate from the first module and being without individual front end processors, wherein the network element is adapted to provide FEP service for the SCP or database nodes and to eliminate the need for the SCP or database nodes to have individual front end processors.
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Abstract
A network element provides service control point or database node front end processing functionality, as well as routing functionality for routing data packets through a network. The network element includes a first communication module for receiving data packets from a first communication network. A second communication module transmits data packets over a second communications network. A database access control (DAC) process queries a DAC database and modifies received packets to include information returned by the database lookup.
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109 Claims
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1. A network element for providing service control point (SCP) or database node front end processing (FEP) service and routing data packets through a communications network, the network element comprising:
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(a) a first module capable of transmitting data packets to and receiving data packets from a communications network, wherein the first module is adapted to receive a data packet from the communications network; (b) a second module for receiving the data packet and for forwarding the data packet to one of a plurality of SCP or database nodes being separate from the first module and being without individual front end processors, wherein the network element is adapted to provide FEP service for the SCP or database nodes and to eliminate the need for the SCP or database nodes to have individual front end processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for providing service control point (SCP) or database node front end processing (FEP) service and for routing a data packet in a communications network, the method comprising:
providing, from a first network element having a first SS7 point code (PC), FEP service for a plurality of SCPs being separate from the first network element and being without individual front end processors, wherein providing FEP service includes; (a) at the first network element receiving a data packet having a first SS7 destination point code (DPC) from a first communications network; (b) determining whether the received data packet is intended for an SCP or database node that is provisioned to receive front end processing (FEP) service; (c) in response to determining that the received data packet is intended for an SCP or database node that is provisioned to receive FEP service, modifying the received data packet; and (d) transmitting the modified data packet to one of the SCPs over a second communications network. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A network element for providing service control point (SCP) or database node front end processing (FEP) service and routing data packets through a communications network, the network element comprising:
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(a) a first module capable of receiving data packets from a first communications network and transmitting data packets to a second communications network, wherein the first module is adapted to receive a data packet from the first communication network; (b) a second module for receiving the data packet and for forwarding the data packet to one of a plurality of SCP or database nodes being separate from the first module and being without individual front end processors, wherein the network element is adapted to provide FEP service for the SCP or database nodes and to eliminate the need for the SCP or database nodes to have individual front end processors. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A network routing element for routing signaling messages having a first signaling system 7 (SS7) network address, the network routing element being adapted to receive messages addressed to the first SS7 network address intended for processing by a service control point (SCP) or database node that resides in an Internet protocol (IP) network, the network routing element comprising:
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(a) a first module capable of receiving data packets from a communications network and transmitting data packets to a second communications network, wherein the first module is adapted to receive a data packet from the first communications network; (b) a second module for receiving the data packet and for forwarding the data packet to one of a plurality of SCP or database nodes in the second communications network, the SCP or database nodes being separate from the first module and being without individual front end processors, wherein the second communications network comprises an IP network, and wherein the network element is adapted to provide FEP service for the SCP or database nodes and to eliminate the need for the SCP or database nodes to have individual front end processors. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109)
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