Lucent Technologies Inc.

Michael Arthur McGrew

Alec Brusilovsky

David Michael Rouse

Samar Basu

Eric Christopher Lawson

Janusz Dobrowolski

A communication system utilizes an open system network protocol, such as the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), to transport Intelligent Network signaling messages from an SS7 network to a service provider which is not directly linked to the SS7 network. A gateway/bridge is provided between the SS7 network and a network which operates in accordance with an Internet protocol to transform Internet protocol messages, such as TCP/IP format messages, into SS7 format, and vice versa. In this way, an Internet protocol network may be used to transport Intelligent Network signaling messages between an SS7 network and a non-SS7 network service provider.

Intelligent network signaling using an open system protocol

An apparatus having an identification code in a communication network comprising a transceiver coupled to the communication network receiving a message having an alias identification code assigned to a switch call controller and a separate independent switch fabric controller portion. The apparatus also having a processor coupled to the transceiver, an input/output port for communicating with the independent switch fabric controller device, for sending a resource allocation message to the input/output port for transmission to the switch fabric device in response to receiving the message having the switch fabric data portion.

Message transfer part level three alias point codes

A virtual transport server apparatus in a telecommunication network having a packet network and a circuit network with a telephonic switching device, a circuit signaling interface for terminating a signaling link between the virtual transport server apparatus and the telephonic switching device coupled to the circuit network and a packet signaling interface for terminating a packet link between the virtual transport server apparatus and the packet network. A circuit receiver is coupled to a processor and the circuit signaling interface for receiving call origination information having a circuit identification code from the telephonic switching device at the circuit receiver and a packet transmitter coupled to the processor and the packet signaling interface for transmitting the call origination information from the virtual transport server apparatus to a packet circuit gateway in response to the processor processing the call origination information from the circuit receiver. Additionally, a packet receiver is coupled to the processor and the packet signaling interface for receiving virtual circuit information and in response to the processor processing the received virtual circuit information transmitting from the packet transmitter to another virtual transport server apparatus the call origination information and the virtual circuit information.

Virtual transport server in a telecommunication network

A telecommunication network having a telephonic switch with a message signal controller connected to a plurality of other telephonic switches by a plurality of associated common-channel signaling links, each associated common-channel signaling link terminating at the message signaling interface at the telephonic switch and one of the plurality of other telephonic switches for transmission of telephonic signaling information.

Method and system for a scaleable virtual switch

A telecommunication system network having a public telephonic network switch which communicates signaling information in accordance with Signaling System 7 protocol with a signal transfer point. A primary message signaling interface at the public telephonic network switch receives signaling information under normal operating conditions via a link set from the signal transfer point. Another secondary message signaling interface at the same network switch receives signaling information via another link set parallel to the one link set from the signal transfer point upon the occurrence of certain preselected conditions and in which both link sets terminate on the same pair of signaling point codes.

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Michael Arthur McGrew