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Methods and apparatus for controlling signalling gateways

  • US 7,496,087 B2
  • Filed: 07/23/2004
  • Issued: 02/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a signalling gateway that performs a signalling gateway process, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining, by the signalling gateway process executed by a computer, routing information that is to be provided to an application server process performed by an application server, to identify a signalling gateway process to which to direct signalling messages destined for a particular point code on a network;

    making the routing information available to the application server process; and

    based on the routing information received, directing, by the application server process executed by a computer, the signalling messages for the particular point code based on the information, and the routing information takes the form of a routing table that serves to distribute signalling gateway process identifiers over signalling link selector values included in signalling messages sent by the application server process performed by the application server.

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