Common channel signaling network applications platform
First Claim
1. A platform for use with a Common Channel Signaling System No. 7 (CCS7) network which transports SS7 Signal units (SU) therethrough, wherein an SU can be of an SU type including a Fill-In Signal Unit (FISU) type, a Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU) type or a Message Signal Unit (MSU) type, wherein an MSU can be of an MSU category that is one of a plurality of MSU categories, said platform supporting a plurality of concurrently executable application software programs for processing SUs in accordance with diverse application functionality, respectively, said platform comprising:
- input interface means for receiving copies of said SUs from said CCS7 network, andfiltering means for separating said SUs into groups of MSUs of interest to said plurality of application software programs, respectively,said filtering means including SU filter means responsive to said copied SUs for passing said MSUs,said filtering means further including MSU filter means responsive to said MSUs passed by said SU filter means for separating said MSUs into said groups in accordance with said MSU category,said platform operative to direct said groups to said application software programs, respectively.
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Abstract
A platform for connecting to a CCS7 network for supporting concurrently running CCS related applications. Copies of the SUs flowing through the network are sent to the platform where the FISUs, LSSUs and MSUs are filtered to provide the desired SU type for each of the applications. The MSUs are filtered by MSU category and MSU type within category into groups of MSUs of particular interest to the applications, respectively. Linked lists of filter elements associated with the respective linksets of the CCS7 network perform the filtering by comparing category and type fields to the MSU categories and types to form the groups. Filter change data received at a user interface is utilized to modify the filters.
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1. A platform for use with a Common Channel Signaling System No. 7 (CCS7) network which transports SS7 Signal units (SU) therethrough, wherein an SU can be of an SU type including a Fill-In Signal Unit (FISU) type, a Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU) type or a Message Signal Unit (MSU) type, wherein an MSU can be of an MSU category that is one of a plurality of MSU categories, said platform supporting a plurality of concurrently executable application software programs for processing SUs in accordance with diverse application functionality, respectively, said platform comprising:
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input interface means for receiving copies of said SUs from said CCS7 network, and filtering means for separating said SUs into groups of MSUs of interest to said plurality of application software programs, respectively, said filtering means including SU filter means responsive to said copied SUs for passing said MSUs, said filtering means further including MSU filter means responsive to said MSUs passed by said SU filter means for separating said MSUs into said groups in accordance with said MSU category, said platform operative to direct said groups to said application software programs, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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