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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Robert J. Delaney, Raleigh, NC (US);
John L. Hildebrand, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Tekelec, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for distributing signaling messages among multiple processors for stateful processing and/or sequenced processing of the messages on a per sequence basis are disclosed. A signaling message is received and it is determined whether the signaling message requires stateful and/or sequenced processing. If the signaling message requires stateful and/or sequenced processing, a sequence identifier is computed for the signaling message. The sequence identifier is unique on a per sequence basis. The sequence identifier is then used to distribute the signaling message to an application processor for stateful and/or sequenced processing.