Methods and systems for transmitting user part messages between signaling system seven (SS7) signaling points over an internet protocol (IP) network include receiving, at a signal transfer point, a first SS7 user part message. The first SS7 user part message can be received from a first SS7 signaling...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7242695?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7242695 - System for communicating signaling system 7 messages over an internet protocol network
