Method and apparatus in which call signaling messages bypass in-transparent switching nodes or networks

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PATENT NO 8705566
APP PUB NO 20120281691A1
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13389104

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A method is disclosed for initiating a call in a communication network between a first signaling entity and a second signaling entity each connected to a respective node and the nodes connected to a network wherein communications between the signaling entities and the nodes are conducted using a first protocol and communications are carried over the network using a second protocol. Call setup information is also exchanged between the first node and the second node over a separate connection.

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Eberhart, Ranier Munich, DE 1 0
Lehmann, Dietmar Zorneding, DE 1 0

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