SS7 map provider system

Claim 1

A MAP provider system for processing SS7 (signalling system No.7) MAP (mobile application part) protocol between a MAP user and a TCAP (transaction capabilities application part), comprising: a first processing means for receiving from the MAP user a MAP common primitive and a MAP specific primitive for a dialogue initiated by the MAP user and converting the MAP common primitive to a TCAP dialogue handling primitive; a second processing means for receiving the MAP specific primitive from the first processing means to convert it to a TCAP component handling primitive if the first processing means receives the MAP specific primitive after the MAP common primitive, wherein the TCAP dialogue handling primitive is transferred from the first processing means to the TCAP after the converted TCAP component handling primitive is transferred from the second processing means to the TCAP; the first processing means receiving from the MAP user the MAP common primitive and the MAP specific primitive for another dialogue initiated by the MAP user and converting the MAP common primitive for said another dialogue while the second processing means performs the MAP specific primitive conversion; a third processing means for receiving from a TCAP the TCAP dialogue handling primitive and a TCAP component handling primitive for a dialogue initiated by the TCAP and converting the TCAP dialogue handling primitive to a MAP common primitive; a fourth processing means for receiving the TCAP component handling primitive from the third processing means to check whether or not the third processing means receives the TCAP component handling primitive after receiving the TCAP dialogue handling primitive; and a fifth converting means for receiving the TCAP component handling primitive from the fourth processing means to convert the TCAP component handling primitive to a MAP specific primitive if the third processing means receives the TCAP component handling primitive after receiving the TCAP dialogue handling primitive, wherein the MAP common primitive is transferred from the third processing means to the MAP user after the MAP specific primitive is transferred from the fifth processing means to the MAP user; the fourth processing means receiving from the TCAP the TCAP component handling primitive for another dialogue initiated by the TCAP and checking whether or not the third processing means receives the TCAP component handling primitive after receiving the TCAP dialogue handling primitive while the fifth processing means performs the TCAP component primitive conversion.