摘要 |
<p>A network element provides service control point or database node front end processing functionality, as well as routing functionality for routing data packets through a network. The network element includes a first communication module (502) for receiving data packets from a first communication network. A second communication module (510) transmits data packets over a second communications network. A database access control (DAC) (508) process queries a DAC database and modifies received packets to include information returned by the database lookup.</p> |