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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Thomas Matthew Mccann, Morrisville, NC (US);
Raghavendra Gopala Rao, Morrisville, NC (US);
Paul Henry Hardy, Sr., Apex, NC (US);
James Arnold Young, Apex, NC (US);
Thomas Matthew McCann, Morrisville, NC (US);
Raghavendra Gopala Rao, Morrisville, NC (US);
Paul Henry Hardy, Sr., Apex, NC (US);
James Arnold Young, Apex, NC (US);
Tekelec, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for load sharing signaling messages among signaling links in a network utilizing an international signaling protocol are disclosed. A routing node receives a signaling message formatted according to an international signaling protocol. The routing node generates a signaling link selection parameter for the signaling message. The routing node selects an outbound signaling link based on the generated signaling link selection parameter. The number of bits in the generated SLS value is user-configurable, thus allowing load sharing among arbitrary numbers of signaling links.