Integrated information communication system

• US 20070133573A1
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Distribution Systems Research Institute (GS1 AISBL)
• Original Assignee: Hisao Furukawa, Shoji Miyaguchi
• Inventors: Miyaguchi, Shoji, Furukawa, Hisao
• Granted Patent: US 7,787,428 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/400
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18582 Arrangements for data linking, i.e. for data framing, for error recovery, for multiple access
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4608 LAN interconnection over ATM networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4633 Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5617 Virtual LANs; Emulation of LANs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5618 Bridges, gateways [GW] or interworking units [IWU]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/562 Routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5621 Virtual private network [VPN]; Private-network - network-interface (P-NNI)
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5642 Multicast/broadcast/point-multipoint, e.g. VOD
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5643 Concast/multipoint-to-point
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5652 Cell construction, e.g. including header, packetisation, depacketisation, assembly, reassembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5667 IP over ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5685 Addressing issues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/30 Types of network names
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/604 Address structures or formats
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/65 Telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2212/00 : Encapsulation of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 : Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/742 : Route cache; Operation thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 : for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/309 : Header conversion, routing tables or routing tags
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 : of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 : across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 : between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2532 : Clique of NAT servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2535 : Multiple local networks, e.g. resolving potential IP address conflicts
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2571 : for identification, e.g. for authentication or billing charging arrangements H04L12/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 : using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 : using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 : Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 : Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 : Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 : Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 : received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 : Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 : specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 : Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/161 : Implementation details of TCP/IP or UDP/IP stack architecture; Specification of modified or new header fields
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 : Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 : Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 : for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 : Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 : Provisions for broadband connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 : Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 : using security domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 : Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 : Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 : Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 : Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185

Abstract

To provide an integrated information communication system without using dedicated lines or the Internet, ensuring communication speed, communication quality, communication trouble countermeasures in a unified manner, wherein security and reliability in communication is ensured. The system is comprised of an access control apparatus for connecting a plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment to each, and a relay device for networking the aforementioned access control apparatus, the system having functions for performing routing by transferring information by a unified address system, and is configured such that the aforementioned plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment can perform communications in an interactive manner.

Claims

1. An IP transfer network including plural access control apparatus and one or more domain name server, wherein said access control apparatus include plural logical terminals, plural external terminals are connected to said logical terminals, an access control apparatus 1 and an access control apparatus 2 respectively include a logical terminal 1 and a logical terminal 2, a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected to said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2 via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, a telephone number of said terminal 2 is TN2 and an ICS user address is AD2, in a communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

wherein when said IP transfer network received an ICS user frame including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1, said IP transfer network receives an ICS user address of said terminal 2 by presenting said telephone number TN2 to said domain name server and defines a communication path 12 between said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2,

an ICS user address AD2 of said terminal 2 corresponding to said telephone number TN2 is replied to said terminal 1,

when an ICS user frame 1 including a digital voice is sent from said terminal 1 to said communication line 1 as a destination being said ICS user address AD2, an ICS network frame 1 including a logical terminal discriminating information and said ICS user frame 1 is formed from said ICS user frame 1 receiving via said logical terminal 1 based on said ICS user address AD2 in said ICS user frame 1 and said logical terminal 1, and said ICS network frame 1 is transferred to said logical terminal 2 via said communication path 12,

said ICS user frame 1 is restored from said ICS network frame 1 at said logical terminal 2 and said restored ICS user frame 1 is sent to said terminal 2 via said communication line 2, and

said communication path 12 in which said digital voice is transferred to said terminal 2 is defined based on said telephone number TN2 of said terminal 2 and said logical terminal

2. An IP transfer network including plural access control apparatus, wherein said access control apparatus include plural logical terminals, plural external terminals are connected to said logical terminals, an access control apparatus 1 and an access control apparatus 2 respectively include a logical terminal 1 and a logical terminal 2, a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected to said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2 via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, a telephone number of said terminal 2 is TN2 and an ICS user address is AD2,

in a communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

wherein when said IP transfer network received an ICS user frame including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1, said IP transfer network defines a communication path 12 between said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2,

an ICS user address AD2 of said terminal 2 corresponding to said telephone number TN2 is replied to said terminal 1,

when an ICS user frame 1 including a digital voice is sent from said terminal 1 to said communication line 1 as a destination being said ICS user address AD2, an ICS network frame 1 including a logical terminal discriminating information and said ICS user frame 1 is formed from said ICS user frame 1 receiving via said logical terminal 1 based on said ICS user address AD2 in said ICS user frame 1 and said logical terminal 1, and said ICS network frame 1 is transferred to said logical terminal 2 via said communication path 12,

said ICS user frame 1 is restored from said ICS network frame 1 at said logical terminal 2 and said restored ICS user frame 1 is sent to said terminal 2 via said communication line 2, and

said communication path 12 in which said digital voice is transferred to said terminal 2 is defined based on said telephone number TN2 of said terminal 2 and said logical terminal 1.

3. An IP transfer network including plural access control apparatus, wherein said access control apparatus include plural logical terminals, plural external terminals are connected to said logical terminals, an access control apparatus 1 and an access control apparatus 2 respectively include a logical terminal 1 and a logical terminal 2, a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected to said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2 via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, a telephone number of said terminal 2 is TN2 and an ICS user address is AD2,

in a communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

wherein when said IP transfer network received an ICS user frame including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1, said IP transfer network defines a communication path 12 between said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2,

an ICS user address AD2 of said terminal 2 corresponding to said telephone number TN2 is replied to said terminal 1,

when an ICS user frame 1 including a digital voice is sent from said terminal 1 to said communication line 1 as a destination being said ICS user address AD2 and inputted from said logical terminal 1, said ICS user frame 1 is sent to said logical terminal 2 via said communication path 12, and said ICS network frame

1 is transferred to said logical terminal 2 via said communication line 2, and

said communication path 12 in which said digital voice is transferred to said terminal 2 is defined based on said telephone number TN2 of said terminal 2 and said logical terminal 1.

4. An IP transfer network including plural logical terminals wherein plural external terminals are connected to said logical terminals, a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected to said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2 via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, a telephone number of said terminal 2 is TN2 and an ICS user address is AD2

in a communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

wherein when said IP transfer network received an ICS user frame including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1, said IP transfer network defines a communication path 12 between said logical terminal 1 and said logical terminal 2,

an ICS user address AD2 of said terminal 2 corresponding to said telephone number TN2 is replied to said terminal 1,

when an ICS user frame 1 including a digital voice is sent from said terminal 1 to said communication line 1 as a destination being said ICS user address AD2 and said ICS user frame 1 is inputted to said IP transfer network via said communication line 1 and said logical terminal 1,

said logical terminal 2 is discriminated by using said ICS user address AD2 in said ICS user frame 1, an ICS network frame 1 including a logical terminal discriminating information of said logical terminal 2 and said ICS user frame 1 is formed, said ICS network frame 1 is transferred to said logical terminal 2 via said communication path 12,

said ICS user frame 1 is restored from said ICS network frame 1 at said logical terminal 2 and said restored ICS user frame 1 is sent to said terminal 2 via said communication line 2, and

said communication path 12 in which said digital voice is transferred to said terminal 2 is defined based on said telephone number TN2 of said terminal 2 and said logical terminal 1.

5. An IP transfer network according to claim 4, wherein said IP transfer network uses a domain name in place of said telephone number.

6. An IP transfer network, wherein plural external terminals are connected to said IP transfer network via a communication lien, a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected to said IP transfer network via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, a telephone number of said terminal 2 is TN2 and an ICS user address is AD2,

in a communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

wherein when said IP transfer network received an ICS user frame including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1, an ICS user address AD2 of said terminal 2 corresponding to said telephone number TN2 is replied to said terminal 1 and a communication path 12 between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2,

when an ICS user frame 1 including a digital voice is sent from said terminal 1 to said communication line 1 as a destination being said ICS user address AD2, said ICS user frame 1 is transferred via said communication path 12 and then is sent to said terminal 2 via said communication line 2, and

said communication path 12 in which a telephone communication between said terminal 1 and said terminal 2 is transferred is defined based on said telephone number TN2 of said terminal 2.

7. An IP transfer network according to claim 6, wherein said IP transfer network uses a domain name in place of said telephone number.

8. An IP transfer network, wherein plural external terminals are connected to said IP transfer network via a communication lien, an internal domain name server is connected to said IP transfer network via an internal communication line, and a

terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2,

wherein said domain name server receives an IP packet including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1 via said communication line 1, defines an IP address for communicating with said terminal 2 and replies said IP address to said terminal 1, and

said terminal 1 carries out a telephone communication with said terminal 2 by using said defined IP address.

9. An IP transfer network according to claim 8, wherein said IP transfer network uses a domain name in place of said telephone number.

10. An IP transfer network according to claim 8, wherein said terminals 1 and 2 are mobile terminals, said communication lines 1 and 2 are wireless telephone lines, and said telephone communication between said mobile terminals is carried out via said IP transfer network.

11. An IP transfer network according to claim 8, wherein said terminals 1 and 2 are wireless terminals, said communication lines 1 and 2 are wireless communication lines, and said telephone communication between said wireless terminals is carried out via said IP transfer network.

12. An IP transfer network according to claim 8, wherein said terminal 2 is a mobile terminal 2 or a wireless terminal 2, said communication line 2 is a wireless telephone line 2 or a wireless communication line 2, and said telephone communication between said terminal 1 and said mobile terminal 2 or said wireless terminal 2 is carried out via said IP transfer network.

13. An IP transfer network, wherein plural external terminals are connected to said IP transfer network via a communication lien, and a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 are respectively connected via a communication line 1 and a communication line 2,

wherein an IP packet including a telephone number of said terminal 2 sent from said terminal 1 via said communication line 1 is received, an IP address for communicating with said terminal 2 is defined and said IP address is replied to said terminal 1, and

said terminal 1 carries out a telephone communication with said terminal 2 by using said defined IP address.

14. An IP transfer network according to claim 13, wherein said IP transfer network uses a domain name in place of said telephone number.

15. An IP transfer network according to claim 13, wherein said terminals 1 and 2 are mobile terminals, said communication lines 1 and 2 are wireless telephone lines, and said telephone communication between said mobile terminals is carried out via said IP transfer network.

16. An IP transfer network according to claim 13, wherein said terminals 1 and 2 are wireless terminals, said communication lines 1 and 2 are wireless communication lines, and said telephone communication between said wireless terminals is carried out via said IP transfer network.

17. An IP transfer network according to claim 13, wherein said terminal 2 is a mobile terminal 2 or a wireless terminal 2, said communication line 2 is a wireless telephone line 2 or a wireless communication line 2, and said telephone communication between said terminal 1 and said mobile terminal 2 or said wireless terminal 2 is carried out via said IP transfer network.