Abstract: A method for routing a telephone call originating at a first network that utilizes a first signaling protocol to a termination in a second network that uses a second signaling protocol includes receiving a services request associated with a calling party from the first network and translating the service request. The method also includes determining a route for processing the service request over the second network and generating signaling specifying the determined route. Determining the route for processing the request over the second network includes determining an address for the calling party and accessing a table associated with the address. The table includes a plurality of pointers to a plurality of additional tables.

Abstract: For use in a telecommunications network containing a component to be tested ("UUT"), a system for, and method of, providing in-band and out-of-band signals to test and analyze the UUT. The system includes: (1) a programmable switch coupled to the UUT through the telecommunications network via an in-band and out-of-band signaling path capable of providing in-band and out-of-band signaling to the UUT and (2) a host controller coupled to the switch for communication of data therebetween, the host controller further couplable to the UUT via an out-of-band signaling path capable of providing out-of-band signaling to the UUT, the host controller capable of storing and executing a sequence of instructions to test the UUT via at least one of the in-band and out-of-band signaling paths, the switch being programmable and the sequence of instructions being adaptable to allow the switch and the host controller to adapt to a particular signaling protocol of the UUT.