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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Brian Stucker, Sachse, TX (US);
Inventor:
Brian Stucker, Sachse, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0407 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An administrative interface is provided between a first network and a second network, where the administrative interface is separate from one or more communications session signaling interfaces between the first network and second network. At least one of authorization, authentication, and accounting messages is communicated over the administrative interface. A module associated with the administrative interface is provided to perform topology hiding of the first network such that topology information of the first network is hidden from the second network.