Method and apparatus for distributed MTP Level 2 architecture
US6687251B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for distributing the SS7 Message Transfer Part Level 2 (MTPL2) between a Media Gateway and a Signalling Gateway in a Voice over IP Switch is disclosed. The distribution of the MTP Level 2 stack allows data links in a fully associated SS7 network to be terminated on the Media Gateway and SS7 messages to be exchanged between the Media Gateway and the Signalling Gateway over an IP backbone.
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