Broadband telecommunications system interface
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
- transferring a dial tone from a bearer interface for a caller;
receiving Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signals from the caller into the bearer interface;
processing the DTMF signals in the bearer interface to determine a called number;
transferring a first message indicating the called number from the bearer interface to a processing system;
processing the called number in the processing system to select an identifier;
transferring a second message indicating the identifier from the processing system to the bearer interface; and
receiving the user communications into the bearer interface, and in response to the second message, converting the user communications into a packet format including the identifier and transferring the user communications in the packet format including the identifier to a communication network, wherein the communication network routes the user communications based on the identifier.
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Abstract
The invention is a system for interfacing a GR-303 system with a broadband system. The broadband system can be an ATM system. The invention can process the GR-303 signaling to select ATM connections and then interwork the GR-303 connections with the selected ATM connections. The invention can interwork GR-303 signaling and SS7 signaling. The invention can also process SS7 signaling to select GR-303 connections and then interwork ATM connections with the selected GR-303 connections.
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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transferring a dial tone from a bearer interface for a caller;
receiving Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signals from the caller into the bearer interface;
processing the DTMF signals in the bearer interface to determine a called number;
transferring a first message indicating the called number from the bearer interface to a processing system;
processing the called number in the processing system to select an identifier;
transferring a second message indicating the identifier from the processing system to the bearer interface; and
receiving the user communications into the bearer interface, and in response to the second message, converting the user communications into a packet format including the identifier and transferring the user communications in the packet format including the identifier to a communication network, wherein the communication network routes the user communications based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system comprising:
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a bearer interface configured to transfer a dial tone for a caller, receive Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signals from the caller, process the DTMF signals to determine a called number, and transfer a first message indicating the called number;
a processing system configured to process the called number to select an identifier and transfer a second message indicating the identifier; and
wherein the bearer interface is further configured to receive the second message and the user communications, and in response to the second message, convert the user communications into a packet format including the identifier and transfer the user communications in the packet format including the identifier to a communication network, wherein the communication network routes the user communications based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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