Distributed edge switching system for voice-over-packet multiservice network
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Abstract
A network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
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22 Claims
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9. A network device comprising:
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a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface;
a processor;
a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores call routing tables, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to perform call routing according to the call routing tables, the telephone calls using the telephone line interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network device comprising:
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a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface;
a processor; and
a machine-readable storage medium which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to log a telephone event record to a telephone event repository, the event record describing a telephone call communication mediated by the network device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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