Intelligent broadband communication system and method employing fast-packet switches
First Claim
1. A broadband intelligent network comprising:
- a fast-packet switch having a plurality of ports;
a switch processor for managing virtual connections among the switch ports to establish switched virtual connections for routing of cells, in accordance with connection request data contained in a signaling cell sent by a calling party for each request for a connection between the calling party and a called party;
respective customer links having a relatively broad digital bandwidth connected to predetermined switch ports for transporting the cells to and from customer apparatus;
a network control processing system, interfaced to at least one of the switch ports, to receive signaling cells carrying customer service request data and to control network responses thereto;
the switch processor detecting each signaling cell received by the switch and routing each signaling cell to the network control processing system through the at least one switch port;
the network control processing system detecting the service request data in each received signaling cell and generating at least one output command for implementing requested service; and
the network control processing system sending at least one signaling cell to the calling party or the called party in implementing the requested service.
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Abstract
A broadband intelligent network (50) an ATM switch or other fast-packet switch (51) in a fiber optic, fast-packet communication system. The ATM switch (51) is directly coupled (53) through one of its ports to a network service control point (61) for the implementation of requested services without the use of an intermediate common channel signaling system. ATM cells, identified as signaling cells, carry customer service requests and are automatically routed through the ATM switch to the network service control point (61). The service control point (61) determines the requested service and executes a corresponding programmed procedure (210). Connection service requested by a particular signaling cell is implemented by the service control point (61) sending a command cell through a port of the ATM switch (51) to instruct the switch connection management processor (64) to establish a switched virtual circuit for the requested connection.
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50 Claims
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1. A broadband intelligent network comprising:
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a fast-packet switch having a plurality of ports; a switch processor for managing virtual connections among the switch ports to establish switched virtual connections for routing of cells, in accordance with connection request data contained in a signaling cell sent by a calling party for each request for a connection between the calling party and a called party; respective customer links having a relatively broad digital bandwidth connected to predetermined switch ports for transporting the cells to and from customer apparatus; a network control processing system, interfaced to at least one of the switch ports, to receive signaling cells carrying customer service request data and to control network responses thereto; the switch processor detecting each signaling cell received by the switch and routing each signaling cell to the network control processing system through the at least one switch port; the network control processing system detecting the service request data in each received signaling cell and generating at least one output command for implementing requested service; and the network control processing system sending at least one signaling cell to the calling party or the called party in implementing the requested service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A broadband intelligent network comprising:
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means for fast-packet switching among a plurality of ports; first means for processing label information from cells to route cells and to manage virtual connections between the ports to establish switched virtual connections that perform data cell routing in accordance with connection request data contained in a signaling cell sent for each request for a connection between a calling party and a called party; means for coupling customer apparatus through connections having a relatively broad digital bandwidth to predetermined switch ports to transport cells to and from the customer apparatus; second means for processing customer service request data detected from received signaling cells and to control network responses thereto; means for interfacing the second network control processing means to at least one of the switch ports; the first processing means detecting each signaling cell received by the fast-packet switch means and routing each signaling cell to the second processing means through the one switch port; the second processing means detecting service request data in each received signaling cell and generating at least one output command to implement the requested service; and the second processing means sending at least one signaling cell to the calling party or the called party. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for operating a broadband intelligent network, the steps of the method comprising:
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transporting cells between predetermined ports of a fast-packet switch and customer apparatus; using a switch processor to manage virtual connections among the switch ports, so as to establish switched virtual connections for routing of cells in accordance with data provided in an input signaling cell from a calling party for each connection request; processing customer service request data detected by a service control point processor from signaling cells received in the service control point processor through an interface with one of the switch ports to control network responses to the service request data; operating the switch processor to detect each signaling cell received by the fast-packet switch and routing each signaling cell to the service control point processor through the one switch port; and the customer service request processing step including operating the service control point processor to detect service request data in each received signaling cell and generate at least one output command to implement the requested service. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A broadband intelligent network comprising:
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a fast-packet switch having a plurality of ports; a switch processor for managing virtual connections among the switch ports to establish switched virtual connections for routing cells, in accordance with connection request data contained in a signaling cell sent by a calling party for each request for a connection between a calling party and a called party; respective customer links having a relatively broad digital bandwidth connected to predetermined switch ports for transporting the cells to end from customer apparatus; a network control processing system interfaced to at least one of the switch ports to receive signaling cells carrying customer service request data and to control network responses thereto; the switch processor detecting each signaling cell received by the switch end routing each signaling cell to the network control processing system through at least the one switch port; and the network control processing system detecting service request data in each received signaling cell and generating at least one output command for implementing the requested service.
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