A distributed processing system (100) includes a protocol server (101) that enables a plurality of clients (103-104) to share the use of one set of Signaling System 7 (SS7) links (99), that centralizes the link-termination circuitry (110) for use by the plurality of clients, and that provides access...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6011803?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6011803 - Distributed-protocol server
