Methods, systems, and computer program products for suppressing congestion control at a signaling system 7 network node

A method for suppressing congestion control, the method comprising:

• at an SS7 network node:
• (a) determining whether a transfer controlled (TFC) message triggering condition exists for at least one signaling link in a telecommunications network;
• and
• (b) in response to determining that a transfer controlled message triggering condition exists, suppressing generation of a transfer controlled message based on a number of unacknowledged messages associated with the least one signaling link.

A system for suppressing congestion control comprising:

• at an SS7 network node:
• (a) logic configured to determine whether a transfer controlled (TFC) message triggering condition exists for at least one signaling link in a telecommunications network;
• and
• (b) logic configured to, in response to determining that a transfer controlled message triggering condition exists, suppress generation of transfer controlled messages for a predetermined time period.

A system for suppressing congestion control comprising:

• at an SS7 network node
• (a) logic configured to determine whether a transfer controlled (TFC) message triggering condition exists for at least one signaling link in a telecommunications network;
• and
• (b) logic configured to, in response to determining that a transfer controlled message triggering condition exists, suppress generation of a transfer controlled message based on a number of unacknowledged messages associated with the least one signaling link.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:

• at an SS7 network node:
• (a) determining whether a transfer controlled (TFC) message triggering condition exists for at least one signaling link;
• and
• (b) in response to determining that a transfer controlled message triggering condition exists, suppressing generation of transfer controlled messages for a predetermined time period.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps at a signaling system 7 (SS7) network node in a telecommunications network, the steps comprising:

• at an SS7 network node:
• (a) determining whether a transfer controlled (TFC) message triggering condition exists for at least one signaling link;
• and
• (b) in response to determining that a transfer controlled message triggering condition exists, suppressing generation of a transfer controlled message based on a number of unacknowledged messages associated with the least one signaling link.