Methods and systems for providing message translation, accounting and routing service in a multi-protocol communications network environment
US6967956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element that is capable facilitating the routing and accounting of messages between a plurality of network elements that do not share a common signaling application protocol nor a common transport protocol suite. In one embodiment of the present invention, a Multi-Protocol Gateway (MPG) is adapted to receive a signaling message and subsequently translate both the signaling and transport protocol suite prior to message routing. The MPG node is also configured to create and maintain usage and measurements data that may subsequently be used to produce billing records.
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