Apparatus and methods for per-session switching for multiple wireline and wireless data types
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a sub-element processing (SEP) module configured to perform sub-element processing for each of a plurality of data elements included in data being switched between ones of a plurality of transmission links;
wherein the data includes wireless packet data, wireless non-packet data, wireline packet data and wireline non-packet data; and
wherein the sub-element processing includes at least one of extracting and bundling at least one of voice data, encoding data and signaling data corresponding to one of a plurality of channels bundled within individual ones of the plurality of data elements.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a sub-element processing (SEP) module configured to perform sub-element and/or per-session processing for each of a plurality of data elements included in data being switched between ones of a plurality of transmission links. The data can include wireless packet data, wireless non-packet data, wireline packet data, wireline non-packet data, and combinations thereof. The sub-element and/or per-session processing includes at least one of extracting and bundling at least one of voice data, encoding data and signaling data corresponding to one of a plurality of channels or sessions bundled within individual ones of the plurality of data elements.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a sub-element processing (SEP) module configured to perform sub-element processing for each of a plurality of data elements included in data being switched between ones of a plurality of transmission links;
wherein the data includes wireless packet data, wireless non-packet data, wireline packet data and wireline non-packet data; and
wherein the sub-element processing includes at least one of extracting and bundling at least one of voice data, encoding data and signaling data corresponding to one of a plurality of channels bundled within individual ones of the plurality of data elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
integrated means for switching;
ones of a plurality of received universal-mobile-telecommunications-service (UMTS) communications to ones of a plurality of public switched telephone network (PSTN) destinations;
ones of a plurality of received code-division-multiple-access-2000 (CDMA2000) communications to ones of the plurality of PSTN destinations;
ones of a plurality of received PSTN communications to ones of a plurality of UMTS destinations; and
ones of the plurality of received PSTN communications to ones of a plurality of CDMA2000 destinations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. The apparatus of clam 12 further comprising at least one network interface by which ones of the plurality of received UMTS communications are received from at least one wireless network component that is not integral to the apparatus.
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving first and second PCM streams each corresponding to first and second PSTN-to-non-PSTN communications, respectively;
switching the first and second PCM streams to a sub-element processing (SEP) module via a TDM switching matrix;
extracting first voice data from the first PCM stream and second voice data from the second PCM stream;
building at least one data element that includes the first and second voice data in combination with encoding and signaling data associated with a non-PSTN destination of at least one of the first and second PSTN-to-non-PSTN communications; and
switching the at least one data element via a non-PSTN switching matrix. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
a processing module configured to process each of a plurality of multimedia data elements on a per-session basis to switch the plurality of multimedia data elements between ones of a plurality of transmission links on a per-session basis. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving unlicensed mobile access (UMA) communications; and
means for switching the UMA communications to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and to a non-PSTN network.
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37. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communications; and
means for switching the Wi-Fi communications to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and to a non-PSTN network.
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38. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving wireless local area network (WLAN) communications; and
means for switching the WLAN communications to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and to a non-PSTN network.
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39. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communications; and
means for switching the WiMAX communications to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and to a non-PSTN network.
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