AIN non-call associated signalling for service nodes and service control points in a telephone system
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1. A telephone system comprising:
- one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
a central office switch for providing for each service node call processing for calls over said one or more first channels of that service node in response to signalling on said at least one second channel of that service node;
one or more service control points each for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch;
said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligence network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits a given service node to access a given service control point through said central office switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node.
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Abstract
A telephone system in which a service node and a service control point are permitted to communicate with each other by adapting the central office switch to have a non-call associated signalling communication service which can be invoked by non-call associated signalling messages and which further utilizes the network access control and/or signalling channel of the service node.
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1. A telephone system comprising:
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one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information; a central office switch for providing for each service node call processing for calls over said one or more first channels of that service node in response to signalling on said at least one second channel of that service node; one or more service control points each for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch; said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligence network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits a given service node to access a given service control point through said central office switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for use in telephone system operation comprising:
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establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information for one or more service nodes, processing calls via a central office switch over said one or more first channels of each service node in response to signalling on said at least one second channel of that service node; establishing one or more service control points each for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch; establishing via said central office switch an advanced intelligent network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits a given service node to access a given service control point through said central office switch utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A central office switch for use with:
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one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
one or more service control points each for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch;
said central office switch comprising;means for providing for each service node call processing for calls over said one or more first channels of that service node in response to signalling on said at least second channel of that service node; and said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligent network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits a given service node to access a given service control point through said switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A service node for use with:
- a central office switch for providing for said service node call processing for calls over one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information of that service node in response to signalling on at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information of that service node;
one or more service control points each for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch;
said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligent network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits said service node to access a given service control point through said switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of said service node;
said service node comprising;means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information; and means for generating non-call associated signalling messages each containing an identifier which said central office switch recognizes as invoking said AIN non-call associated signalling service of said central office switch, said non-call associated signalling messages of a given service node being supplied to the at least one second channel of that service node. - View Dependent Claims (40)
- a central office switch for providing for said service node call processing for calls over one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information of that service node in response to signalling on at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information of that service node;
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41. A service control point for use with:
- one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
a central office switch for providing for each service node call processing for calls over said one or more first channels of that service node in response to signalling on said at least one second channel of that service node;
said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligent network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits a given service node to access a given service control point through said switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node;
said service control point comprising;means for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch; and means for generating non-call associated signalling messages each containing an identifier which said central office switch recognizes as invoking said AIN non-called associated signalling service. - View Dependent Claims (42)
- one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
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43. A service control point for use with:
- one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
a central office switch for providing for each service node call processing for calls over said one or more first channels of that service node in response to signalling on said at least one second channel of that service node;
said central office switch being further adapted to have an advanced intelligent network ("AIN") non-call associated signalling service which permits said service control point to access a given service node through said switch and utilizing the at least one second channel of that given service node;
said service control point comprising;means for communicating with said central office switch for providing information to and receiving information from said central office switch; and means for generating non-call associated signalling messages each containing an identifier which said central office switch recognizes as invoking said AIN non-called associated signalling service. - View Dependent Claims (44)
- one or more service nodes each including means for establishing one or more first channels for carrying one or more of voice and data information and at least one second channel for carrying one or more of telephone network access control and signalling information;
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