New IP-based network technologies are being merged into existing SS7 and SIGTRAN networks, creating a need for transitional signaling networking strategies and niche revenue opportunities.   In particular, growth continues to drive demand for short message services, next generation IN, and new and novel charging services – and the network infrastructure than enables them. Ulticom meets these signaling network routing challenges with a robust and cost effective line of products bridging SS7 and IP signaling networks with enhanced routing capabilities with our Signalware Network Router. Signalware Network Router (SNR) allows service infrastructures to bridge between SS7 to IP oriented SIGTRAN networks and enables  IT-style service architectures, such as, server farms. SNR provides unique traffic steering and load balancing enabling unprecedented service application scalability. It is a proven carrier grade solution providing signaling gateway, signaling transfer point, and load balancing for SIGTRAN and SS7 network traffic from the company that is the leader in signaling.