Abstract: A method of processing an intelligent network service call in a service switching point (SSP) which has a DTMF processor and is connected to the originating local exchange/transit exchange to provide an intelligent network service. The SSP receives a digit from the other exchange in a R2MFC signalling mode to process a trunk signal from the other exchange upon generation of a trunk line seizure request from the other exchange. The SSP analyzes the received digit to check whether a call from the other exchange is a normal call or an intelligent network service call in which subscriber's information must be received in the middle of the service. If the call from the other exchange is the intelligent network service call, the SSP collects a calling number and a calling category from the other exchange, releases the R2MFC signalling mode and forms a speech path with the other exchange to communicate directly with a service user.

Abstract: An internal routing method in an internal network for improving signaling message processing capability by balancing the workload among message handling processors (MHP) in common channel signaling system used in electronic exchanges. An internal routing algorithm is provided in the internal network to balance the workload among MHP's based on the characteristics of a circuit identification code (CIC). An identifying trunk circuit is uniformly distributed, and a load unbalancing factor is formulated approximately as a function of the number of failed MHP's as a worst case. With this approach, all MHP's are loaded almost equally regardless of the number of failed MHP's.

Abstract: Universal signaling service unit for providing such signal that required to connection and progress of calling in time-division electronic switching system. The invention, in constitution that TSU, TSP, ASTU, ASIP, DTIU, DTIP, FIU, FIP, USTU, LSIP, IPCB, ASP are made to cooperate together, is organized such that: PCM signal data are transmitted and received by the control via telephony device-bus TD-bus, fault status is informed via alarm bus, various service functions requiring real time process are commonized to make one universal signaling tranceiver assembly USTA, signaling service function in USTA is divided into signal tone transmitting and receiving mode service group, and standby mode service group, and USTU is divided into USTU .0. and USTU 1; wherein USTA block is organized with TD-bus interface block, control block, sending block, receiving block, SHW interface block, and messages of FIGS.