Method and apparatus for interfacing synchronous core network with asynchronous radio network

A system comprising:

• a first network element configured to process data transmissions between a first network and a second network, wherein the first network is configured to operate according to a first protocol and the second network is configured to operate according to a second protocol, wherein the first network element comprises:
• communications circuitry configured to receive a first control message from the first network, wherein the first control message includes one or more message parameters;
• processing circuitry configured to determine whether the first control message includes at least one message parameter associated with the first network element and at least one message parameter associated with a second network element in communication with the second network;
• storage circuitry configured to store a message parameter associated with the first network element in response to the processing circuitry determining that the first control message includes at least one message parameter associated with the first network element;
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• mapping circuitry configured to generate a second control message based on the first control message in response to the processing circuitry determining that the first control message includes at least one message parameter associated with the second network element.

An article of manufacture including a tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving a first control message from a first network at a first network element in communication with the first network and a second network, wherein the first network is configured to operate according to a first protocol, wherein the second network is configured to operate according to a second protocol, and wherein the first control message includes one or more message parameters;
• instructions for determining whether the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the first network element and a message parameter associated with a second network element in communication with the second network;
• instructions for processing a message parameter associated with the first network element in response to determining that the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the first network element;
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• instructions for generating a second control message based on the first control message in response to determining that the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the second network element.

A system comprising:

• means for receiving a first control message from a first network at a first network element in communication with both the first network and a second network, wherein the first network is configured to operate according to a first protocol, wherein the second network is configured to operate according to a second protocol, and wherein the first control message includes one or more message parameters;
• means for determining whether the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the first network element and a message parameter associated with a second network element in communication with the second network;
• means for storing a message parameter associated with the first network element when the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the first network element;
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• means for generating a second control message based on the first control message when the first control message includes a message parameter associated with the second network element.