Abstract: Configuration data within a session border controller (SBC) is updated to support a new external node in an automatic fashion by a computer system. A user is prompted for an identity of a node external to the communication network that transfers the signaling, and a call processor internal to the communication network that receives and processes the signaling. The identities are then processed to select at least one session border controller (SBC), and configuration data is retrieved from the selected SBC. This configuration data from the selected is automatically updated to allow signaling from the external node to the call processor. Signaling received from the external node into the SBC, is then transferred the signaling to the call processor based on the updated configuration data.

Abstract: Configuration data within a Signal Transfer Point (STP) is updated to support a new trunk line in an automatic fashion by a computer system. A user is prompted for a first and second point code for switches on either end of the new trunk line, and the identity of one or more STPs is determined from the second point code. One or more linksets are determined from the first and second point codes. Network configuration data is then retrieved from the STPs, and linksets corresponding to the first point code are determined. New signaling data to support the new trunk line is automatically generated from the point codes and the linksets, and the new signaling data is inserted into the configuration data. The modified configuration data is then stored back into the STPs.