SG 200 may further include a high-speed link (HSL) module 112 that provides signaling (e.g., SS7, SIGTRAN, SIP, H.323, etc.) over asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) links SG 200 may further include a database services module (DSM) 114 that provides database services, such as global title translation, number portability translation, messaging service (MS) screening, and others.