Comprehensive signaling node and method, including a plurality of signaling routines

A method of operating a comprehensive signaling node for transmitting and receiving signaling communications between a communication network and a communication device, wherein the communication device is operated by a user, comprising:

• receiving a signaling communication;
• receiving a configuration command in the comprehensive signaling node, with the configuration command specifying an enable or disable operation for one or more specified signaling routines of the MGC routine, the SIP routine, the SBC routine, the PTT routine, the H.323 routine, the WAN compression routine, and the CALE routine, wherein the user determines the enable or disable operation for one or more specified signaling routines of the MGC routine, the SIP routine, the SBC routine, the PTT routine, the H.323 routine, the WAN compression routine, and the CALE routine;
• performing the configuration operation of the configuration command, wherein the configuration operation enables or disables the one or more specified signaling routines;
• processing the signaling communication with a Media Gateway Controller (MGC) routine if appropriate;
• processing the signaling communication with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) routine if appropriate;
• processing the signaling communication with a Session Border Controller (SBC) routine if appropriate;
• processing the signaling communication with a Push-To-Talk (PTT) routine if appropriate;
• processing the signaling communication with a H.323 routine if appropriate;
• processing the signaling communication with a Wide Area Network (WAN) compression routine if appropriate;
• and
• processing the signaling communication with a Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement (CALE) routine if appropriate.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for operating a comprehensive signaling node for transmitting and receiving signaling communications between a communication network and a communication device, wherein the communication device is operated by a user, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to receive a signaling communication;

• to receive a configuration command in the comprehensive signaling node, with the configuration command specifying an enable or disable operation for one or more specified signaling routines of the MGC routine, the SIP routine, the SBC routine, the PTT routine, the H.323 routine, the WAN compression routine, and the CALE routine, wherein the user determines the enable or disable operation for one or more specified signaling routines of the MGC routine, the SIP routine, the SBC routine, the PTT routine, the H.323 routine, the WAN compression routine, and the CALE routine;
• to perform the configuration operation of the configuration command, wherein the configuration operation enables or disables the one or more specified signaling routines;
• and
• to process the signaling communication with a Media Gateway Controller (MGC) routine if appropriate, to process the signaling communication with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) routine if appropriate, to process the signaling communication with a Session Border Controller (SBC) routine if appropriate, to process the signaling communication with a Push-To-Talk (PTT) routine if appropriate, to process the signaling communication with a H.323 routine if appropriate, to process the signaling communication with a Wide Area Network (WAN) compression routine if appropriate, or to process the signaling communication with a Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement (CALE) routine if appropriate.