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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Klaus Turina, Backnang, DE;
Josephus Kuster, Prosper, TX (US);
Dimitris Papadimitriou, Dallas, TX (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
To achieve an improved support for introduction of server pools in packet networks and further to achieve transparency for applications the present invention provides a communication apparatus running a protocol stack implementation for interworking between a signaling source node and a signaling target node. The communication apparatus comprises a first protocol implementation unit (SCTP) adapted to run a signaling control layer on top of a packet transfer network (IP) for exchange of signaling messages via at least one signaling association. Further, the communication apparatus comprises a second protocol implementation unit (SUP, M UA) adapted to run a user adaptation layer on top of the signaling control layer (SCTP) for support of signaling connection control services (RANAP) used by the signaling source node. A name mapping unit is adapted to receive a signaling target node name from the signaling source node and to map the signaling target node name into a peer signaling association.