Processing of signalling messages according to one of a plurality of protocol stacks

摘要

The method involves retrieving an indication of a network type associated with a point code, from a data store. Signaling message is processed through one of a set of protocol stack layers in accordance with the retrieved network type. The signaling message is processed in accordance with any one of message transport port layer 3 (MTP3) and MTP3 user adaptation layer (M3UA). An independent claim is also included for an apparatus for processing a signaling message received from a service application.