Method system and apparatus for telecommunications control
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1. A communication network comprising:
- a processing system configured to process one of a Signaling System #7 (SS7) signaling message and a Q.931 signaling message for a call to select packet routing information for the call and to transfer a control message indicating packet routing information; and
a communication system configured to receive a user communication for the call and the control message, and in response, convert the user communication into a packet format including the packet routing information selected by the processing system and transfer the user communication in the packet format to a packet system that routes the user communication based on the packet routing information selected by the processing system.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method, system, and apparatus for providing communication control. The invention includes a method in which signaling is processed externally to a switch before it is applied by the network elements. The processor is able to select network characteristics and signal the network elements based the selections. A network employing the processing method is also included, as well as a signaling system that employs the processing method.
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1. A communication network comprising:
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a processing system configured to process one of a Signaling System #7 (SS7) signaling message and a Q.931 signaling message for a call to select packet routing information for the call and to transfer a control message indicating packet routing information; and a communication system configured to receive a user communication for the call and the control message, and in response, convert the user communication into a packet format including the packet routing information selected by the processing system and transfer the user communication in the packet format to a packet system that routes the user communication based on the packet routing information selected by the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a communication network, the method comprising:
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in a processing system, processing one of a Signaling System #7 (SS7) signaling message and a Q.931 signaling message for a call to select packet routing information for the call and transferring a control message indicating packet routing information; and in a communication system, receiving a user communication for the call and the control message, and in response, converting the user communication into a packet format including the packet routing information selected by the processing system and transferring the user communication in the packet format to a packet system that routes the user communication based on the packet routing information selected by the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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