Counting octets and implementing the octet counting mode
US6226682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0025
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communications system implementing Signaling System No. 7, the system comprising a link, a transmitter for transmitting digital data on the link, and a receiver; a communications method comprises: coupling to the link for receiving data; receiving data from the link; detecting an error condition of SS7 requiring the receiver circuit to operate in an octet counting mode; and initiating the counting of received octets, the counting beginning after detecting the error condition. The method can be implemented in a variety of ways, including without limitation, as a specially dedicated stand alone unit, as an adapter card in a computer system, or as a computer-readable medium such as a diskette or a digital transmission.
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