Method, apparatus and computer program product for relaying camel related messages in a telecommunications network

A method for relaying CAMEL-related messages in a telecommunication network, the method which comprises:

• analyzing a received CAMEL-related message and corresponding subscriber data;
• translating the CAMEL-related message into a non-CAMEL message;
• relaying the non-CAMEL message to a service delivery framework on a basis of a result obtained in the analyzing step;
• receiving a non-CAMEL response from the service delivery framework;
• re-translating the non-CAMEL response into a standard CAMEL operation response;
• and
• sending the translated response to initiator of the received CAMEL-related message.

An apparatus for relaying CAMEL-related messages in a telecommunication network, the apparatus comprising:

• a service broker component for receiving CAMEL-related messages and corresponding subscriber data;
• and
• an analyzing component for analyzing the CAMEL-related messages and subscriber data;
• said service broker component including a translator unit to translate a received CAMEL-related message to a non-CAMEL message, a relay unit to relay the non-CAMEL message to a service delivery framework based on an analyzing result, and a re-translator unit to re-translate a non-CAMEL response received from said service delivery framework into a standard CAMEL operation response, wherein said relay unit sends the re-translated response to initiator of the received CAMEL-related message.