Common services and applications agent

• US 20020186684A1
• Filed: 06/07/2001
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Armbruster, Peter J., Shaughnessy, Mark L., Schaefer, Bradley R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,002,987 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/127 where the session control protocols comprise SIP and SS7

Abstract

A common services and applications agent (10) handles a number of input sources of voice and data information (11-16). These sources of voice and data information are converted (20) to session initiation protocol. The session initiation protocol for the voice and data information is provided to the communication network (40).

Claims

1. A common services and applications agent for a communication network, the common services and applications agent comprising:

a plurality of sources of voice and data information in a plurality of protocols;

means for converting the plurality of protocols to a session initiation protocol; and

means for providing the session initiation protocol to the communication network.

2. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included a plurality of applications and services for providing common voice and data information processing, said plurality of applications and services coupled to the means for providing.

3. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 2, wherein there is further included a feature server for providing state information to the plurality of applications and services, the feature server coupled between the means for providing and the plurality of applications and services.

4. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication network is a voice over internet protocol network.

5. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication network comprises a third generation mobile network.

6. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of sources of voice and data information include a general system mobile (2.5G) input, the general system mobile (2.5G) input including:

an A interface 4.08 circuit voice; and

a Gb interface 4.08 packet data.

7. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources of voice and data information include CDMA inputs, the CDMA inputs including:

an A1 interface circuit voice; and

an A9 interface packet data.

8. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources of voice and data information includes an iDEN input, the iDEN input including:

an A interface 4.08 circuit voice; and

a MDG interface.

9. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources of voice and data information includes an xDSL interface, the xDSL interface including:

an integrated services digital network (ISDN) circuit voice; and

an internet protocol packet data.

10. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources of voice and data information includes a UMTS input, including:

an IuCS 24.008 circuit voice;

an IuPS internet protocol packet data; and

an IuPS SIP protocol packet voice.

11. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources of voice and data information includes a cable modem input including:

an HFC internet protocol packet data; and

an HFC (NCS/DCS) packet voice.

12. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included a call state monitor for maintaining a call state of a communication network message for each of the plurality of protocols, the call state monitor coupled to the means for converting.

13. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for converting includes:

means for converting control protocols of the plurality of protocols to a control session initiation protocol; and

means for converting user traffic protocols of the plurality of protocols to a common user traffic protocol.

15. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 14, wherein there is further included a plurality of applications and services for providing common voice and data information processing, said plurality of applications and services coupled to the means for providing.

16. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 15, wherein there is further included a feature server for providing state information to the plurality of applications and services, the feature server coupled between the means for providing and the plurality of applications and services.

18. In a voice over internet protocol environment, a common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 17, wherein there is further included means for providing state information of the session initiation protocol to the common services and applications agent.

19. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 17, wherein there is further included a plurality of applications and services for providing common voice and data information processing, said plurality of applications and services coupled to the means for providing.

20. A common services and applications agent as claimed in claim 19, wherein there is further included a feature server for providing state information to the plurality of applications and services, the feature server coupled between the means for providing and the plurality of applications and services.

14. In a voice over internet protocol environment, a common services and applications agent for a mobile communication network, the common services and applications agent comprising:

an input plurality of types of voice and data information in a corresponding plurality of protocols;

means for converting the corresponding plurality of protocols to a session initiation protocol;

means for providing state information of the session initiation protocol to the common services and applications agent; and

means for providing the session initiation protocol to the mobile communication network.

17. In a voice over internet protocol environment, a common service and applications agent for processing messages in a mobile communication network, for each message of the messages the common services and applications agent comprising:

an input plurality of types of voice and data information in a corresponding plurality of protocols;

means for converting the corresponding plurality of protocols to a session initiation protocol; and

means for providing the session initiation protocol to the mobile communication network.