METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WHICH CALL SIGNALING MESSAGES BYPASS IN-TRANSPARENT SWITCHING NODES OR NETWORKS

摘要

A method is disclosed for initiating a call in a communication network between a first signaling entity and a second signaling entity each connected to a respective node and the nodes connected to a network wherein communications between the signaling entities and the nodes are conducted using a first protocol and communications are carried over the network using a second protocol. Call setup information is also exchanged between the first node and the second node over a separate connection.