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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Mark Ernest Davidson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Devesh Agarwal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Raghavendra Gopala Rao, Cary, NC (US);
Mark Ernest Davidson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Devesh Agarwal, Raleigh, NC (US);
Raghavendra Gopala Rao, Cary, NC (US);
Tekelec, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for load sharing and preserving sequencing of signaling connection control part (SCCP) messages are disclosed. According to one method, SCCP messages are received at an inbound interface module and assigned a sequence number. Each SCCP message is then transmitted using a load sharing algorithm to any one of a plurality of SCCP modules for SCCP processing. After the SCCP processing, the SCCP messages are returned to the inbound interface module and ordered based on the assigned sequence numbers the messages are then transmitted in order to an outbound interface module.