System and method for determining whether a failed communication between signal transfer points was in error
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first signal transfer point configured to communicate with a second signal transfer point via a communication network, wherein said first signal transfer point is configured to determine whether a communication received from said second signal transfer point is authorized, and if not, generate an error message;
a monitoring system in communication with said first signal transfer point; and
an order system in communication with said monitoring system, wherein said order system is configured to store pending orders authorizing communication between said first signal transfer point and said second signal transfer point, andwherein said monitoring system includes a computing device configured to receive the error message generated by said first signal transfer point, query said order system to determine whether a pending order authorizing the communication between said first signal transfer point and said second signal transfer point exists, and reject the error message to allow the communication from said second signal transfer point to said first signal transfer point if the pending order authorizing the communication exists in the order system, and to reject the error message, said monitoring device is configured to transmit a notification to said first signal transfer point indicating that the communication from said second signal transfer point has been authorized.
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Abstract
An exemplary system includes a first signal transfer point configured to communicate with a second signal transfer point via a communication network. The first signal transfer point is configured to generate an error message in response to receiving an unauthorized signal from the second signal transfer point. A monitoring system is in communication with the first signal transfer point. An order system is in communication with the monitoring system and is configured to store orders authorizing communication between the first signal transfer point and the second signal transfer point. The monitoring system is configured to receive the error message generated by the first signal transfer point and query the order system to determine whether an order authorizing the communication between the first signal transfer point and the second signal transfer point exists.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first signal transfer point configured to communicate with a second signal transfer point via a communication network, wherein said first signal transfer point is configured to determine whether a communication received from said second signal transfer point is authorized, and if not, generate an error message; a monitoring system in communication with said first signal transfer point; and an order system in communication with said monitoring system, wherein said order system is configured to store pending orders authorizing communication between said first signal transfer point and said second signal transfer point, and wherein said monitoring system includes a computing device configured to receive the error message generated by said first signal transfer point, query said order system to determine whether a pending order authorizing the communication between said first signal transfer point and said second signal transfer point exists, and reject the error message to allow the communication from said second signal transfer point to said first signal transfer point if the pending order authorizing the communication exists in the order system, and to reject the error message, said monitoring device is configured to transmit a notification to said first signal transfer point indicating that the communication from said second signal transfer point has been authorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving a message at a first signal transfer point, the message being transmitted from a second signal transfer point; determining at the first signal transfer point whether communication between the first signal transfer point and the second signal transfer point is authorized; generating an error message at the first signal transfer point if the communication with the second signal transfer point is unauthorized; receiving, at a monitoring system, the error message from the first signal transfer point; determining, via the monitoring system, whether a pending order authorizing communication between the first signal transfer point and the second signal transfer point is stored in an order system; and if the pending order authorizing communication exists in the order system, rejecting the error message via the monitoring system to allow the communication to said first signal transfer point from said second signal transfer point, wherein rejecting the message includes transmitting a notification to the first signal transfer point indicating that the communication from the second signal transfer point has been authorized. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions for causing a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an error message generated by a first signal transfer point indicating unauthorized communication between the first signal transfer point and a second signal transfer point; querying an order system for pending orders that correspond to the error message and authorize communication between the first signal transfer point and the second signal transfer point; and rejecting the error message generated by the first signal transfer point if a pending order authorizing the communication exists by transmitting a notification to the first signal transfer point indicating that the communication from the second signal transfer point has been authorized, wherein querying the order system includes querying the order system for pending orders that include the first point code and the second point code. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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