Gateway Services

Provide highly secure and reliable transport and data access with Gateway Services to support efficient call processing.

ISDN User Part (ISUP) Gateway

ISDN User Part (ISUP) Gateway provides transport of your SS7 trunk call set-up messages to other service providers’ networks throughout the U.S. and Canada, saving you the time and expense of establishing SS7 links to multiple networks. This service transports SS7 signaling for traffic carried over your Feature Group D trunks to all RBOC/LEC access tandems and end offices, as well as your message trunks to CLECs, wireless providers and interexchange carriers without having to connect SS7 links to each LATA network. The SS7 team will customize the service to fit your specific requirements and will coordinate the many activities required to establish connections to other LATA networks. This service simplifies SS7 transport, improves operational efficiency and is extremely cost effective. Plus get access to a comprehensive suite of SS7-based services — all carried on the same links as your call set-up messages.

Data Gateway

Data Gateway service supports industry efforts to accurately match telephone numbers to local service providers in order to reduce billing errors and help eliminate Return Code 50 rejects. The “Least Cost Query” feature is designed to provide you access to more economical query types by determining whether they are supported by the distant database. Queries may be processed as a batch file or on a real-time basis depending upon your service needs. Data Gateway is a great tool for revenue assurance programs and supports wireless SMS message routing applications, billing validation, interconnection validation and more.

Local Number Portability (LNP) Gateway

Local Number Portability (LNP) Gateway provides access to national ported telephone number information — both wireline and wireless. This platform contains the routing information provided to the industry by the seven regional U.S. NPACs.

8XX Gateway

8XX Gateway facilitates proper routing of toll-free telephone calls. Utilizing an 8XX Database that is maintained and updated with direct access to the National Service Management System (NSMS). This service translates the dialed 8XX number to a POTS number, and/or to a carrier identification code (CIC), which is then returned to your switch for further call processing.