METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED MTP LEVEL 2 ARCHITECTURE

摘要

An apparatus and method for distributing the SS7 Message Transfer Part Level 2 (MTPL2) between a Media Gateway and a Signalling Gateway in a Voice over IP Switch is disclosed. The distribution of the MTP Level 2 stack allows data links in a fully associated SS7 network to be terminated on the Media Gateway and SS7 messages to be exchanged between the Media Gateway and the Signalling Gateway over an IP backbone.