Method and apparatus for transmitting, receiving, and executing an application query messages via an internet protocol transport

摘要

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving SS7 user adaptation messages (301) is provided herein. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an SS7 application proxy function (105) is provided that receives particular SS7 User Adaptation Messages (301) within an IP packet (300), determines the type of application requested, and forwards these messages to an appropriate application (106). Because standard SS7 messages (301) are transmitted via an IP transport, the transport advantages if IP are combined with the existing applications/services provided by SS7.