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Video and TELCO network control functionality

  • US 5,541,917 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1994
  • Issued: 07/30/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrated communication system, comprising:

  • a telephone central office switching system selectively providing switched telephone call communications services to a plurality of telephone stations coupled thereto and detecting triggering events during processing of certain telephone calls;

    a local router selectively providing switched telephone call communications services to a plurality of telephone stations coupled thereto and selective broadband digital services to a plurality of digital terminals coupled thereto and detecting triggering events during set up of at least some of the selective broadband digital services;

    a telephone trunk circuit coupling the telephone central office switching system to the local router;

    a broadband trunk circuit supplying broadband digital service signals to the local router;

    a central data base, separate from the telephone central office switching system and the local router, storing data for generating control signals for controlling at least some of the telephone call communications services provided by the telephone central office switching system and at least some of the selective broadband digital services provided by the local router; and

    a signaling communication system, separate from the trunk circuits, said signaling communication system carrying two-way signaling data between the central data base and the telephone central office switching system and between the central data base and the local router,wherein said telephone central office switching system and said local router each obtain control signals from said central data base via the signaling communication system in response to detection of triggering events.

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