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EP 1078536 A1 20010228 - METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN A SIGNALING TRANSFER POINT

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN A SIGNALING TRANSFER POINT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR SIGNALISIERUNG IN EINEM SIGNALISIERUNGSTRANSFERPUNKT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE SIGNALISATION DANS UN POINT DE TRANSFERT DE SIGNALISATION

Publication

EP 1078536 A1 20010228 (DE)

Application

EP 99920848 A 19990504

Priority

EP 99920848 A 19990504
EP 9903048 W 19990504
EP 98108645 A 19980512

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9959349A1] Routing loops may occur in signaling networks so that messages are routed to a destination in a loop without ever reaching said destination. The invention shows how such loops can be detected and eliminated as speedily as possible.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 3/00

IPC 8 full level

H04Q 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04Q 3/0025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9959349A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9959349 A1 19991118; CA 2331706 A1 19991118; CN 1300507 A 20010620; EP 1078536 A1 20010228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9903048 W 19990504; CA 2331706 A 19990504; CN 99806124 A 19990504; EP 99920848 A 19990504