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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Klaus Turina, Backnang, DE;
Josephus Kuster, Prosper, TX (US);
Dimitris Papadimitriou, Marousi, GR;
Hans-peter Lippelt, Neuss, DE;
Klaus Turina, Backnang, DE;
Josephus Kuster, Prosper, TX (US);
Dimitris Papadimitriou, Marousi, GR;
Hans-Peter Lippelt, Neuss, DE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A communication apparatus running a protocol stack implementation for interworking between a signaling source node and a signaling target node provides improved support for introducing server pools in packet networks and for achieving transparency for applications. A first protocol implementation unit (SCTP) runs a signaling control layer on top of a packet transfer network (IP) for exchanging signaling messages via one or more signaling associations. A second protocol implementation unit (SUA, M3UA) runs a user adaptation layer on top of the signaling control layer SCTP for supporting signaling connection control services (RANAP) used by the signaling source node. A name mapping unit receives a signaling target node name from the signaling source node and maps the name into a peer signaling association.