Encapsulation of proprietary protocol information conforming to the ITU-T recommendation Q.763 ISUP standard

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  "publication_number": "US5872782A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Encapsulation of proprietary protocol information conforming to the ITU-T recommendation Q.763 ISUP standard",
  "abstract": "The present invention is a system and method for transmitting proprietary parameters in a telecommunications network conforming to the ISUP Standard. The method includes the steps of identifying proprietary parameters to be transmitted as part of an ISUP signaling message that includes a network specific Generic Digits parameter and encapsulating those parameters within the network specific Generic Digits parameter.",
  "claims": [
    "1. In a telecommunications network conforming to the ISUP standard, a method for transmitting proprietary parameters, comprising the steps of: (a) identifying proprietary parameters to be transmitted as part of an ISUP signaling message that includes a network specific Generic Digits parameter; and (b) encapsulating said parameters within said network specific Generic Digits parameter.",
    "2. The method of claim 1, wherein said ISUP standard is the ITU-T Recommendation Q.763 Signaling System No. 7 ISUP standard.",
    "3. The method of claim 2, wherein said ISUP standard is a country-specific ISUP standard and said network specific Generic Digits parameter is a country-specific Generic Digits parameter.",
    "4. In a telecommunications network conforming to the ISUP standard, a computer program product comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer system, said computer readable program code means comprising: a computer readable first program code means for causing the computer system to identify proprietary parameters to be transmitted as part of an ISUP signaling message including a network specific Generic Digits parameter; and a computer readable second program code means for causing the computer system to encapsulate said parameters within said network specific Generic Digits parameter.",
    "5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein said ISUP standard is the ITU-T Recommendation Q.763 Signaling System No. 7 ISUP standard.",
    "6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein said ISUP standard is a country-specific ISUP standard and said network specific Generic Digits parameter is a country-specific Generic Digits parameter.",
    "7. In a telecommunications network conforming to the ISUP standard, a system for transmitting proprietary parameters, comprising: means for identifying proprietary parameters to be transmitted as part of an ISUP signaling message including a network specific Generic Digits parameter; and means for encapsulating said parameters within said network specific Generic Digits parameter.",
    "8. The system of claim 7, wherein said ISUP standard is the ITU-T Recommendation Q.763 Signaling System No. 7 ISUP standard.",
    "9. The system of claim 8, wherein said ISUP standard is a country-specific ISUP standard and said network specific Generic Digits parameter is a country-specific Generic Digits parameter."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/653,885, filed May 28, 1996.\n\n1 Field of the Invention\n\nThe present invention relates generally to systems and methods for network switching, and more particularly to efficient routing of communication paths in a telecommunications system.\n\n2. Related Art\n\nA conventional Common Channel Signaling (CCS) telecommunications network comprises three basic components: Customer Premises Equipments (CPEs; for example, a private branch exchange (PBX)), communications busses (also known as links; for example, telephone lines) and nodes (for example, switches). The switches are used to selectively connect the CPEs via the links. A CCS network is characterized by the separation of signaling links and traffic links. Switches in a CCS network establish traffic links between CPEs by exchanging signaling messages via signaling links that specify tasks to be performed on the traffic links. The format of these signaling messages is typically specified by a standard.\n\nOne such standard is the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP) standard, referred to hereinafter as \"the standard\" or \"the ISUP standard.\" The North American ISUP standard is presented in a document entitled \"American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP), ANSI T1.113 (1995),\" which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The international ISUP standard is also presented in a document entitled \"ITU-T Recommendation Q.763 Signaling System No.",
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  "assignees": [
    "MCI Worldcom Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Ranga R. Dendi"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1997-05-28",
  "publication_date": "1999-02-16",
  "grant_date": "1999-02-16",
  "priority_date": "1996-05-28",
  "application_number": "US-86425397-A",
  "family_id": "24622666",
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