System and Method for Bypassing Data From Egress Facilities
First Claim
1. A system for bypassing egress facilities of a telecommunications carrier, the system comprising:
- a receiving means for receiving voice calls and data calls;
a distinguishing means for distinguishing between said data calls and said voice calls; and
a converting means for converting said data calls into a form used by a data network, wherein the distinguishing means and the converting means intercommunicate, and wherein converting said data calls includes converting signaling information associated with the data calls into a format usable by an open architecture platform.
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Abstract
An open architecture platform bypasses data from the facilities of a telecommunications carrier, e.g. an incumbent local exchange carrier, by distinguishing between voice and data traffic, and handling voice and data traffic separately. An SS7 gateway receives and transmits SS7 signaling messages with the platform. When signaling for a call arrives, the SS7 gateway informs a control server on the platform. The control server manages the platform resources, including the SS7 gateway, tandem network access servers (NASs) and modem NASs. A tandem NAS receives the call over bearer channels. The control server determines whether the incoming call is voice traffic or data traffic, by the dialed number, and instructs the tandem NAS how to handle the call. Voiced traffic is transmitted to a switch for transmission from the platform. Data traffic is terminated at a modem NAS, where it is converted into a form suitable for a data network, such as a private data network or an Internet services provider (ISP). The converted data is sent by routers to the data network. The data network need not convert the data, as the function has already been provided by the platform. In lieu of a conversion, the modems can create a tunnel (a virtual private network) between a remote server and the data network.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for bypassing egress facilities of a telecommunications carrier, the system comprising:
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a receiving means for receiving voice calls and data calls;
a distinguishing means for distinguishing between said data calls and said voice calls; and
a converting means for converting said data calls into a form used by a data network, wherein the distinguishing means and the converting means intercommunicate, and wherein converting said data calls includes converting signaling information associated with the data calls into a format usable by an open architecture platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for bypassing data from egress facilities of a telecommunications carrier, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a call with an open architecture telecommunications system, wherein establishing the call includes converting signaling information associated with the call into a format used by the open architecture telecommunications system, wherein converting the signaling information is performed by a first application program running on a first host computer;
determining whether said call is a voice call or a data call; and
terminating said call onto a network access server for termination processing if said call is a data call, wherein determining whether said call is a voice call or a data call and terminating said call are performed by a second application program running on the first host computer or on a second host computer, wherein the first application program and the second application program intercommunicate. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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