Combining narrowband applications with broadband transport
First Claim
1. An interworking node operatively connectable to a plurality of call control nodes each including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric and a plurality of connection control nodes each including broadband switching fabric and each being capable of processing a communication using one of a plurality of formats, said interworking node comprising:
- means for interworking between said plurality of call control nodes and said plurality of connection control nodes; and
a database for linking a particular one of said plurality of connection control nodes with a corresponding one of said plurality of formats.
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Abstract
The combination of narrowband applications with broadband transport may be enabled with a tri-level nodal communications architecture including a call control node having both switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric, a plurality of connection control nodes having broadband switching fabric and an intermediate node for interworking between the call control node and the plurality of connection control nodes. The intermediate node includes a database providing an indication of which format(s) of multiple formats a given connection control node uses. When an incoming communication arrives to/from a specific connection control node, the database is consulted to ascertain the corresponding particular format(s) used by that specific connection control node. Accordingly, the incoming communication may be translated responsive to the ascertained particular format(s).
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24 Claims
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1. An interworking node operatively connectable to a plurality of call control nodes each including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric and a plurality of connection control nodes each including broadband switching fabric and each being capable of processing a communication using one of a plurality of formats, said interworking node comprising:
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means for interworking between said plurality of call control nodes and said plurality of connection control nodes; and
a database for linking a particular one of said plurality of connection control nodes with a corresponding one of said plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for combining narrowband and broadband transport mechanisms in a communications network, comprising:
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a call control node including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric;
a plurality of connection control nodes each including broadband switching fabric and each being capable of processing a communication using one of a plurality of formats; and
an intermediate node operatively connectable to said call control node and said plurality of connection control nodes, said intermediate node being adapted to interwork between said call control node and said plurality of connection control nodes, said intermediate node further including a database for linking a particular one of said plurality of connection control nodes with a corresponding one of said plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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13. A method for combining narrowband and broadband transport mechanisms in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a call control node including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric, a plurality of connection control nodes each including broadband switching fabric and each being capable of processing a communication using one of a plurality of formats and an intermediate node for interworking between said call control node and said plurality of connection control nodes; and
linking a particular one of said plurality of connection control nodes with a corresponding one of said plurality of formats at said intermediate node.
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18. A method for processing a communication associated with a particular one of a plurality of connection control nodes at an intermediate node in a communications network combining narrowband and broadband transport mechanisms, said communications network further comprising a call control node including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric, said connection control node including narrowband switching fabric, said intermediate node interworking between said call control node and said plurality of connection control nodes, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a communication from said particular connection control node at said intermediate node;
ascertaining a corresponding format used by said particular connection control node in processing said communication, said corresponding format being one of a plurality of formats usable by said plurality of connection control nodes; and
translating said communication responsive to said ascertained corresponding format.
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21. A method for processing a communication associated with a particular one of a plurality of connection control nodes at an intermediate node in a communications network combining narrowband and broadband transport mechanisms, said communications network further comprising a call control node including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric, said connection control node including narrowband switching fabric, said intermediate node interworking between said call control node and said plurality of connection control nodes, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a communication for said particular connection control node at said intermediate node;
ascertaining a corresponding format usable by said particular connection control node in processing said communication, said corresponding format being one of a plurality of formats usable by said plurality of connection control nodes; and
translating said communication responsive to said ascertained corresponding format. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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