Integrated voice/data/control switching system
First Claim
1. A communications system for enabling transmission of data and control information between a station device (290) and a node (21) using a shared time multiplexed signal path, the system comprising:
- a digital communication device (614) operative to generate and receive data information, device (614) further being operative to selectively request access to the facilities of a packet channel circuit;
a controller (612) connected to the device (614) and operative to enable a path to the packet channel circuit in response to the request for access to the facilities of a packet channel circuit;
station ports (284,286) connected to the station device (290) and to the node (21);
a microtelephone controller (611) connected to the station ports (284,286), device (614) and controller (612), the microtelephone controller (611) being operative to communicate data between the device (614) and the station ports (284,286) and to communicate control information between controller (612) and the station ports (284,286), the controller (611) being further operative to formulate the control information and the data information in a time multiplexed signal stream; and
wherein the node (21) is adapted to receive the time multiplexed signal stream and to direct the control information to a packet channel circuit (385,390) and to direct the data information to a data network (382,384, 386,388).
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Abstract
A communications switching system is provided for transferring information between a plurality of node information highways (66,68) and between node information highways (66,68) and station ports (284,286), the system (221) comprising a plurality of switches (243) each switch having a station to highway section (244) and a highway to station section (246), each section (244,246) being in electrical communication with a station port (284,286) and with a plurality of node information highways (272,274). The station to highway section (244) and highway to station section (246) are each independently and dynamically configurable to communicate a selected bandwidth of information between the station ports and a selected node information highway. Each section (244,246) further being operative to serially integrate control information into the data stream communicated to the station port, and to derive control information from the serial signal stream received from the station port. Thus, connectivity requirements between the station device and the network signal stream are simplified and greater utilization of the network signal stream is possible.
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15 Claims
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1. A communications system for enabling transmission of data and control information between a station device (290) and a node (21) using a shared time multiplexed signal path, the system comprising:
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a digital communication device (614) operative to generate and receive data information, device (614) further being operative to selectively request access to the facilities of a packet channel circuit; a controller (612) connected to the device (614) and operative to enable a path to the packet channel circuit in response to the request for access to the facilities of a packet channel circuit; station ports (284,286) connected to the station device (290) and to the node (21); a microtelephone controller (611) connected to the station ports (284,286), device (614) and controller (612), the microtelephone controller (611) being operative to communicate data between the device (614) and the station ports (284,286) and to communicate control information between controller (612) and the station ports (284,286), the controller (611) being further operative to formulate the control information and the data information in a time multiplexed signal stream; and wherein the node (21) is adapted to receive the time multiplexed signal stream and to direct the control information to a packet channel circuit (385,390) and to direct the data information to a data network (382,384, 386,388). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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