Lucent Technologies Inc.

James Joseph Sowa

Albert Joseph Sawyer

Robin Jeffrey Thompson

Michael F Dolan

Deborah L Barclay

Kenneth Wayne Strom

Alex Lawrence Wierzbicki

E-Ling Lou

Laurel Ann Salvador

Robert Shaw Sellinger

Joe Thomas Hall

Bhupesh J Desai

Robert Dennis Schweickert

The sharing of trunk groups is accomplished by performing incoming call routing analysis on the incoming call to determine if the call is intended for wireless applications on the network or for wireline applications on the network. The results of the incoming call routing analysis form the basis for determining those actions necessary to process the call. If the incoming call is wireless, executing the wireless related application code, notify the mobile switching center of the incoming call, and wait for directions. If the incoming call in wireline, attempting to deliver the call to a particular wireline, fire an advanced intelligent network (AIN) terminating trigger, and tandem the call through to another switch. Outgoing calls are simply allowed to hunt across shared trunk groups rather than being limited to trunk groups specified for the application.

Method and apparatus for tracking truck groups between wireless and wireline applications

Coupling together two or more communication systems that use different signaling protocols requires a protocol converter. A protocol converter is provided that includes interfaces to communications systems to be coupled together mimics the operation of the communications systems each interface is coupled to providing a seamless coupling between the systems.

Methods and apparatus for translating between telephone signaling protocols

The system of the invention has particular application to a wide area network (WAN) where call routing information often changes in one local area network (LAN) (e.g. a switching system) while other LANs (e.g. cellular communication systems) are unaware of the changes. Because of the heavy flow of traffic in such networks, the minimization of administrative traffic data is desirable. The invention solves the need for constant updating and auditing of the LANs in the WAN. One LAN is considered the master LAN for a given parameter and contains an accurate directory of administrative data for that parameter. Each of the other LANs operate on the assumption that the administrative or directory information it contains is correct. If this assumption is wrong for a particular parameter and a LAN contains incorrect information, in response to a communication to or from the LAN, the system: 1) recognizes that the information relating to the parameter is incorrect; 2) determines the correct information and completes the communication based upon the correct information; and 3) updates the LAN with the correct information from the master LAN such that the next time the same communication is attempted the LAN has the correct information. In this manner, the LANs are updated on a need to know basis only after an actual communication is attempted thereby eliminating the constant transmission of administrative information between the LANs that exists in the prior art systems.

Method and apparatus for exchanging administrative information between

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