System and method for interworking SCFs and protocols in open service gateway

A method of interworking service capability features and protocols in an open service gateway, the method comprising:

• (a) requesting a service to be provided from an open application server to a service capability feature in the open service gateway;
• (b) generating a protocol message required to accomplish the service, and encoding the protocol message to include a message identifier which differentiates the service capability feature from other service capability features;
• (c) transmitting the encoded protocol message to a unit for maintaining a protocol corresponding to the service capability feature;
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• (d) allocating a protocol identifier to the transmitted protocol message, the protocol identifier differentiating protocols from one another.

A method of interworking service capability features and protocols in an open service gateway, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving a protocol message which includes a protocol identifier and a message identifier, the protocol identifier differentiating protocols from one another and the message identifier differentiating service capability features from one another;
• (b) decoding the received protocol message;
• (c) checking the protocol identifier included in the protocol message, and transmitting the protocol message to a unit for maintaining a protocol corresponding to the protocol identifier;
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• (d) checking the message identifier included in the protocol message, and providing the protocol message to a corresponding service capability feature.