Methods, systems, and computer readable media for collecting data from network traffic traversing a high speed Internet protocol communication links are disclosed. According to one method, a plurality of packet classification filters is cascaded to form n stages of the packet classification filters connected to seri...

Systems, methods, and computer program products for distributing application or higher layer communications network signaling entity operational status information among SIP entities are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining operational status information for an application or higher...

Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing presence data from multiple presence information providers are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing presence service using presence information from multiple presence information providers....

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IDENTIFYING A SERVING HOME SUBSCRIBER SERVER (HSS) IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a serving home subscriber server (HSS) in a communications network are described. One method includes obtaining a subsc...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media tor providing sedation service in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes steps that are performed at a session initiation protocol (SIP)...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing message deposit transaction screening. One method includes receiving a call setup signaling message for a call for which a message deposit transaction is indicated and determining a message deposit transaction...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing services in a telecommunications network using an IOS/SIP adapter. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for providing supplementary services to IMS devices and non-IMS devi...

Methods  systems  and computer readable media for detecting a service data flow using a Gx rule are disclosed. According to one method  a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) node sends to a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) node  a Gx rule for triggering the PCEF node to generate a notification m...

According to one aspect  the subject matter described herein includes a method for determining condition-triggered policies. The method occurs at a Diameter node. The method includes receiving a notification of a network condition. The method further includes determining  based on the network condition  policy infor...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing a message service message through a communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes, at. a signaling node upstream from a sending party message server, receiving a message service message that includes a sending party identifier a...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for using signaling system 7 (SS7) subsystem numbers to route message to session initiation protocol (SIP) nodes. According to one method, an SS7 message can be received. A SIP message can be generated based on the SS7 message. A subsystem number associated with the SS...

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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Met hods, systems, and computer program products for a hierarchical, redundant OAM&P architecture for use in an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for managing an Internet protocol multimedia system (I...

Title: METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OFFLOADING CALL CONTROL SERVICES FROM A FIRST NETWORK OF A FIRST TYPE TO A SECOND NETWORK OF A SECOND TYPE Methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading call control services from a first network of a first type (100) to a second network ...

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Methods, systems, and computer program products for inhibiting message traffic to an unavailable terminating SIP server are disclosed. According to one method, at least one list of SIP servers accessible by a call 5 session control function (CSCF) is maintained at an originating...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing signaling messages associated with delivery of streaming media content to subscribers via a broadcast and multicast service (BCMCS) are disclosed. According to one method, at least one signaling message transmitted between network elements associated with...

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Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing prepaid account balance screening are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for performing prepaid account balance screening. The method includes receiving, at a network entity for processing network si...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems and computer program products for a redundant, geographically diverse, and independently scalable message service (MS) content store system. According to one aspect, the system includes a content store function (CSF) including at least one content store (...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing a short message service (SMS) message from a 2G network to a dual mode 2G/session initiation protocol (SIP) device are disclosed. According to one method, at a communications signaling message routing node, a 2G mobility location information query message f...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for using an LRN based query and response mechanism (e.g., a switching office number portability processing system) to route calls to IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) subscribers are disclosed. According to one method, an LRN based response message including a communicati...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for selectively processing or redirecting SCCP messages. According to one method, an SCCP message addressed to an STP and sent route-on-PC-SSN is received at the STP. It is determined whether the SCCP message can be processe...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunication services between a SIP network and an SS7 network are disclosed. In one method, SIP/SS7 gateway receives an INVITE message from a SIP proxy server. The SIP/SS7 gateway extracts a called party number from the INVITE message and determines...

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SURVEILLANCE OF MESSAGING SERVICE MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Methods, systems, and computer program products for surveillance of messaging service messages in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system is provided for i...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing fault-tolerant service interaction and mediation function in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein Includes a method for providing fault-tolerant service interaction and mediation capability. ...

According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein comprises methods, systems, and computer program products for accessing number portability (NP) and E.164 number (ENUM) data in a combined NP/ENUM database. One method includes receiving a query including a telephone number (TN). A common NP/ENUM data loca...

It is an object of the presently disclosed subject matter to provide billing and usage data to downstream applications. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for acquiring billing and usage data in an IP multimedia subsystem (SMS) environment. The method includes copying at l...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a country code identifier in an international ENUM system are disclosed. According to one method, a message is received that includes a telephone number and information associated with a country of origin of the telephone number, A country code identifier...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically controlling a PSTN network element from an IP network element using signaling are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method may include receiving a first SIP message from an IP application server. The first SIP message may identify a call event trigg...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for enabling short code dialing in an ENUM environment are provided. According to one method, an ENUM query message that includes a calling party identifier and a called party short code identifier is received. An ENUM translation is performed to locate at least one UR...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address. A subscriber identifier in the message is utilized to access su...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a call attempt triggered messaging service in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises intercepting a call signaling message including a calling party subscriber identifier and a called party subscriber identifier. A ...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for managing congestion in a multi-layer telecommunications signaling network protocol stack. According to one method, a congestion parameter is set for a first layer in a telecommunications signaling network protocol stack....

The subject matter disclosed herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting among different global title translation modes based on a message originator and performing global title translation based on the selected mode. According to one method, a global title translation mode is selec...

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for triggering SIP nodes to include SS7 routing information in response messages including information requested by SS7 nodes. A message having SS7 routing information is received from a remote SS7 node. A corresponding SIP message is generated that inclu...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for using an LRN based query and response mechanism (e.g., a switching office number portability processing mechanism) to effect subscriber cutover are disclosed. According to one method, an LRN based response message including a communications service subscriber ident...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for using a location routing number (LRN) based query and response mechanism to effect advanced routing. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a location routing number (LRN) based query and generating an adva...

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for point code proxying. According to one method, a direct linkset interconnection between first and second signaling points is migrated to an interconnection including signaling message routing node. At the signaling messag...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a universal uniform resource identifier (UURI) are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for mapping a universal uniform resource identifier (UURI) to a uniform resource identifier (URI). The method incl...

The disclosure Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing variable rate prepaid telecommunication services utilizing a weighting function are disclosed. The method includes intercepting a signaling message that includes an available credit value associated with a prepaid communications session. A ...

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for decentralized triggerless processing of signaling messages in a multi-application processing environment. According to one method, a signaling message is received at a screening module. At least one application to perform message processing on the sig...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling access to voice resources using mobility management messages are disclosed. According to one method, a mobility management message associated with a mobile subscriber is received. A priority level of the mobile subscriber is determined based on the mobili...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading prepaid credit status queries from prepaid credit status databases for unlimited- plan prepaid in-network calls is provided. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method that includes intercepting, at a signaling message...

Attorney Docket No.: 1322/257/3 PCT ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) services in response to advanced intelligent network (AIN) triggers. According to one aspect, a me...

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) registration service to a non-IMS subscriber terminal are disclosed. According to one method, activity involving a non-IMS subscriber terminal is identified. In response to identifyin...

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TRANSFERRING A MESSAGE SERVICE PAYLOAD BETWEEN MESSAGING ENTITIES The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for transferring a message service payload between messaging entities. According to one aspect, the...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for using an E. 164 number (ENUM) database for message service message routing resolution among 2G and subsequent generation network systems are disclosed. According to one method, a message including message service message content is received. The message may include...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for session initiation protocol (SIP) dialog identification are disclosed. According to one method, a first SIP message associated with a SIP dialog is received. A dialog ID that is associated with the SIP dialog is computed using fields of the first SIP message. A secon...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing triggerless mobile location-based screening and routing are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for performing triggerless mobile location-based screening and routing. A telecommunications network eleme...

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for throttling traffic to an IP network server using alias hostname identifiers assigned to the IP network server with a domain name system are disclosed. One method includes maintaining a plurality of weight values and corresponding alias hostname identifiers for the IP...

Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing service interaction and mediation in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for providing service interaction and mediation in a communications network. The system includes a ...

According to one aspect  the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing Diameter protocol harmonization. The method includes steps occurring at a Diameter node. The method further includes determining a first Diameter protocol associated with received Diameter information that is to be sent to a...

The subject matter described herein includes methods  systems  and computer readable media for PCRF node selection. According to one aspect  a system for PCRF node selection is provided. The system includes a first PCRF selection node for receiving a first request message for which PCRF node selection is required. T...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting fraudulent message service message traffic are disclosed. According to one method, message service messages are monitored. It is determined that the message service message traffic indicates that the message service message traffic is fraudulent based on ...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing voicemail routing information in a network that provides customized voicemail services are disclosed. According to one method, a voicemaii routing query is received at an advanced voicemail routing node, where the query includes at least one parameter ass...

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing surveillance monitoring in a communication networl< based on a national surveillance database. Communication-related information is received from a national surveillance database that includes communication-related information relating to in...

Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing a call from a 2G network to a dual mode 2G/session initiation protocol (SIP) device are disclosed. According to one method, a 2G mobility location information query message requesting mobility location information for delivering a call to a dual mode 2G/SIP...

According to one aspect  the subject matter described herein includes a system for a Diameter signaling router with monitoring functionality. The system includes a Diameter signaling router comprising a network interface for receiving  from a first Diameter node  a first Diameter message having Diameter information....